Author Archives: Mrs. Spit

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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$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 →

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Expunging Guilt

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

Dear Universe, I feel guilty. I feel guilty for a thing that is not my fault, but the fact I shall have the benefit of it isn’t fair either. On the 20th of September, I was scrolling through the headlines … Continue reading →

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The People You Love

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

A year ago, Andy handed me the results from the pathology lab. Results, which were, it turns out, his death sentence. I texted my boss and stayed an extra day and took the kids to the trampoline park and the … Continue reading →

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All My Thoughts on Marriage

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Mrs. Spit

Dear Dean and Rachel: You have asked for all my thoughts on marriage as you get married. I thought very hard I realize, I only have 2 thoughts about marriage. Still, you wanted them, so here they are. While I … Continue reading →

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