Lent started today and it came on like a freight train: depression, anxiety, paranoia on top of today's penances. The snow on the roof and the spate of leaks in the house has me shaken: I almost don't feel safe here in this house and I've lived here all my life. It's like not feeling safe inside your own skin, and that's a feeling I've walked with ( Read more... )

Which I don't mind, though, as it's excellent exercise: we have a long driveway and I had to shovel out a path down to the end to clear out a spot for my dad to park his truck ( Read more... )

Whew! Got my income taxes done online at the CyberCafe in Lowell, so that takes one weight off my shoulders. Only trouble was ( Read more... )