Author Archives: Mrs. Spit

Recurring Dead Meat

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Mrs. Spit

My shoulders are locked up. I can’t quite turn my head. This is what happens when you spend the amount of time I spend staring at a screen. Off I went to my massage therapist tonight, and as he manipulated, … Continue reading →

Posted in Just a Working Stiff, Pandemic | 2 Comments

Select * From

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Mrs. Spit

One of my classes this semester is a SQL database class. At the ripe old age of 42, someone is demystifying the basics of database design, running an SQL query, importing data into a database. I love this class. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Grad Student, Pandemic | 1 Comment

Stalking Horse

Posted on February 4, 2021 by Mrs. Spit

I am swamped at work. I’m running 2 key applications and just got handled a huge chunk of Covid immunization work. Please don’t misunderstand, I’m thrilled, delighted, and proud to do the work (although I do wish my home province … Continue reading →

Posted in MS Gets on Your Nerves | 3 Comments

What’s Next?

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Mrs. Spit

Years ago – when my friend Maureen’s boys were little, we met in DC for a weekend. I was there for business and stayed an extra weekend. Maureen, who had lived there years before brought her boys and they showed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

The Lights in the Tree

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

It was a late August night when the sunset seems to last for hours, and even past the sunset the lights in the tree and the solar lights and the company make another sort of day out of night. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Feats of Wonder, Learning Life | 2 Comments

Maybe in 5 Months?

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

I realized that I hadn’t had a period in months. Seven to be exact. I thought about the times I wake up drenched in sweat and throw all the covers off (and positively snarl at poor Mark when he tries … Continue reading →

Posted in Feats of Wonder, Feminism | 4 Comments

Places You Can’t Go

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

It is 3 am on December 10th, and I am awake. Waking up to worry is a near constant part of the pandemic, the stress of my job, perhaps even my nature. Usually I can sleep until 4 am. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby Loss, Gabriel | 8 Comments

Hard Things

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

On the wall, above my bed is the photo that is in the blog header, and printed over it is “You were made to do hard things”. I sometimes think the lesson of 2014 was that I was made to … Continue reading →

Posted in Warthog Air | 2 Comments

Dangerous

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

Years ago a partner who did not drink watched me pour half a glass of wine down the sink before we went to bed. He said he’d not had a drink in more than a decade but my casual discard … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult Dating | 2 Comments

$50 Sad

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

The thing about where I live is that on the longest day of the year, it will be light for about 17 hours. Even when the sun goes down, it doesn’t really go down. The flip side to that is … Continue reading →

Posted in Pandemic | 5 Comments