We're not usually big celebrators of Valentine's Day in our house. For several years when Larry and I were dating, I was often performing in a production of The Vagina Monologues. Since getting married, our anniversary (five years this year, folks!) falls at the end of January and usually steals the romantic spotlight first thing each year. We … [Read more...]
I love New Year's Eve. It's such a precarious, if invented demarcation between the old and the new, the past and the future, a sliver of the present in transition. For many, it's the tabula rasa, the turn of the wheel, a moment of both ending and beginning. How fitting that Janus, the two-faced Roman god who faces both his past and future, should … [Read more...]
In case you missed it, the rush for the end of year holidays has begun. I find, that for the life of the infertile, that dash begins right around Hallowe'en, although Back to School season has begun creeping in on this territory, too. From Hallowe'en it's practically light warp speed straight to Christmas. Forget Thanksgiving. That poor bastard of … [Read more...]
I am thankful for my infertility. I'll let that sink in for a moment. It's true: I am both grateful and thankful for my infertility. Not exactly something you'd expect to hear just two days before Thanksgiving, but there it is. For all the pain, the mental and physical anguish of the past three and a half years, I wouldn't take it back. My … [Read more...]
I love giving gifts, to the point where I start to think very obsessively about not only the gift itself, but the gift recipient. I start thinking about all the little things I know about that person and how to make that gift the most relevant, awesome thing in their life right now. Case in point: my niece turns two next weekend. Shopping for a … [Read more...]
Chinese astrology dictates that 2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. Team Zoll, that is, Larry and I, heartily disagree. 2011 was the Year of the Zoll, you see. No, really: We started noticing this shortly after the New Year this year as we wrote the date. 2011, when written, looked remarkably like our last name. So we started calling 2011 the Year … [Read more...]
I was inspired this weekend by Jjiraffe's post this week about growing up with "It's a Wonderful Life." She, like me, has forgone Christmas for Hanukkah due to a loving, amazing Jewish husband. Even though I converted to Judaism 4 years ago and have been living Jewishly for easily over 10 years at this point... It's still really hard to let go of … [Read more...]
Folks, I am not a runner, let me just put that out there right now. And yet, it's that time of year where I need to throw on my pair of running shoes and lace them up tight, because we have a 64-day dash from Halloween to January 2nd. . . . Oh, hi. It's been, um, over a week. NaBloPoMo & NaNoWriMo - I appeared to have dropped the ball on both. … [Read more...]
NaBloPoMo, ICLW AND Time Warp Tuesday? Boy howdy there's a lot going on today! So let's get right to it. Today's Time Warp Tuesday theme is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is such a loaded term for me. It's my favorite holiday. But it's also the time of year I associate with what I believe was the chain of events that led me to my eventual infertility. … [Read more...]
Tonight at sundown, the Jewish New Year - Rosh HaShanah - begins. As Jews, we enter into the ten holiest days of the year, the Days of Awe, to culminate in the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This is one of my favorite times of the year: the holiday is about beginnings, sweetness, and humble reverence. It's … [Read more...]
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