About

I am a writer.  I have one husband, one child, one dog, two cats, and four chickens.    There's almost nothing I won't tell you.  I write a lot about what life is like being mentally ill.  But I also love writing about everything domestic- what is going on in our kitchen, our garden, and our other homesteading projects.

It is not difficult to irritate me.  I am irritated by: proselytizing, the mention of the word "Jesus" in the comments, people reading me scripture, self righteousness, arrogance, saying "lovemaking" instead of "sex", racism, sexual humor, jokes with punchlines (because if you're genuinely funny you don't need punchlines and besides- punchlines are painfully unfunny), people who ask "what is 'normal'?", people who believe that mental illness can be cured by daily enemas, Republicans, bigots, anti-gay beliefs, Kathy comics, bad advice, and produce people who don't know what eggplants are.

It's also not difficult to please me.  I am pleased by: comments, sharing stories, mutually supporting each other, great writing, honesty, kindness, humor, generosity, food, beer, cheese, other people's "100 things" lists, happy partnerships of all kinds (and gender combinations), old friends, open minds, elderly people being heard, people not taking life too seriously, chickens, evolution, beautiful digital photographs, fresh sheets, learning new things, everything home made.

Subscribe to my blog and I promise to keep sweeping up the crazy one dustpan at a time!

Want to know more?  Here are 100 things about me.