Going Bonkers (Again) … There are times when I feel like I’m completely losing my mind … like now. After a glorious week-long vacation at North Myrtle Beach with family, I return to what I left, times 10. I’m still trying decide where I want to go with this blog … how much personal stuff I want to put in, how much work stuff, how much ideological stuff, etc., so I’m perplexed about how much I can reveal right now to explain why I feel this way. Suffice it to say that this roller-coaster ride I’m unwillingly on stems from not knowing whether or not Brian has gotten this job back home. That unsurity has led me on a nasty little path that makes me feel quite worthless and self-loathing, for some reason. If anyone reading this has tips for me on how to stop thinking about something that is consuming their thoughts 90 percent of their waking hours, turning them into complete depressed lunatics, please reveal.

Side notes: Mighty Girl reveals that she’s meeting with publishers. Yea! I’ll be the first in line to buy her work. Go Maggie! ... Talking Points Memo is on my screen a lot lately. I have such admiration for smart people who do their homework and don’t seem arrogant. … I finally got a Kate Spade bag, thanks to my dear mummie! (I feel like such a child.) I do love it. It’s a mae’s messenger style, travel corners. God, I hope I can keep it clean. … Last but not least, my youngest, Ethan, just turned one this week. Bittersweet. He’s growing up so fast and I hate it, but at the same time my back is grateful that he’s walking more so I don’t have to carry him as much. Sigh …