http://www.surprisinglysane.com Life on the Less Beaten Path Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:49:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ...I don't feel the urge to dance when I hear a good blues or hip-hop song. ...coffee and chocolate are the only things I can get myself to ingest for the majority of my meals. ...I don't want to bake cookies. ...going to the gym just sounds like too much work for me ... http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/11/i-know-its-depression-when/ I read a ton of blogs, some of which you can find on my Links page. However, I do want to spotlight a few that you may want to check out. These particular blogs either have a lot of focus on postpartum mood disorders (such as depression, anxiety, etc...), or are ... http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/09/blogosphere-for-postpartum-illness-and-abuse/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/09/dreams-and-abuse-email-me-for-password/ ...that was wearing white shorts the day her first period started. ...who dances like a swan but trips and falls on the curb into the street. ...who manages to be a doormat regardless of how hard she tries to be a bitch. ...that appears to live her life as an open book, but ... http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/08/im-the-girl/ [poll id="26"] I'll give you a hint on what I would consider myself: I live in Seattle, and I fit in extraordinarily well here. http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/06/a-poll-political-views/ Last night, I had a bit of a funny dream/sorta' nightmare involving Will Ferrell and that stupid half-ball thing. Would you like to see that torture device I bitch about constantly? It's called a BOSU. Imagine balancing on that damn thing on one foot with the ball-side down, one knee up ... http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/05/i-think-i-was-dreaming/ This is why my darling husband now has a VASECTOMY scheduled for the 24th of April at precisely 10:00 a.m. Yeeeeee-hawwwwww! (That happy squeal you heard was coming from me.) That adorable little stinker decided to see if she could climb up onto the counter. Luckily, her exasperated mother had ... http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/04/oh-so-clever/ While I was in Tucson last week, I had a bit of an epiphany. I am done having kids. As in, this baby factory is CLOSED. Forever and ever. Amen. You see, despite everything I have been through mentally and physically as a result of pregnancy, childbirth, and motherhood, I have been struggling ... http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/03/another-vaginalogue/ I head back to Seattle this afternoon. Sick. Still very, very sick. I finally went to a health clinic yesterday to see what the hell is going on. I avoid doctors at all costs for colds and flus and other common illnesses because I've learned that 90% of the time, I ... http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/03/02/running-its-course/ True to the fact that I have a life outside of Ralph and blogging and dance, I hosted my sister's bridal shower at The Chantilly Tea Room yesterday. It was the most perfectly girly setting for a bridal shower that one could possibly imagine, complete with porcelain tea cups and flowery ... http://www.surprisinglysane.com/2010/02/28/a-bridal-shower/