treading water

get uptake the traintake the busworktake the bustake the traingrocery storecook dinnerclean the apartmentlaundryread some blogswatch tv (online)make artpick tomorrow’s outfitget to bed on time. no wonder i feel spent. as i was writing an email tonight, i found words: every day i feel like i’m treading water just fast enough to stay afloat. but [...]

home sick today

sitting at the computer and listening to the kids on the playground of the lower school, which faces our back window. noticing that the last time i saw them in the summer, they were all sweat and tank tops. now they look like miniature Michelin men in all those puffy coats.