Feeling Like A Hostage Negotiator

2019-05-312019-05-31 Miss Poison Writing Computer Drama, Delays, Health, May, Musings, My Brother, Poison In Lethal Doses, Stress, Writing

What's the holdup? Basically, my laptop will no longer charge and needs to be replaced. It's been too long already without being able to write, and I'm slowly losing my mind. I'm trying to hunt down a temporary replacement. Something used since I can't yet afford the model I need, and the manufacturer doesn't offer … Continue reading Feeling Like A Hostage Negotiator

Personal Public Service Announcement: Mother’s Day

2019-05-112019-05-11 Miss Poison Mother's Day, Writing Adult Orphans, Heartbreak, Honesty, May, Mother's Day, Motherless Daughters, Musings, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

Late-March into May is a difficult time for me. It's when my e-mail accounts (personal and professional) slowly become flooded with Mother's Day prompts. Last year, I deleted roughly sixty companies from my regular list because it was obnoxious and triggering. I wish I'd deleted more. This year, I almost certainly will do my best … Continue reading Personal Public Service Announcement: Mother’s Day

Boston Goes Green For Mental Health

Image 2019-05-102019-05-11 Miss Poison Images/Photos/Quotes, Mental Health Boston, May, Mental Health, Mental Health Awareness, Mental Health Month

What Does Fibromyalgia Feel Like?

Link 2019-05-062019-05-08 Miss Poison Articles, Fibromyalgia Articles, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia, Fibromyalgia Awareness, May

https://themighty.com/2019/04/fibromyalgia-symptoms/ The ninth circle of hell.

May 1st

Image 2019-05-01 Miss Poison Beltane, May Beltane, Images/Photos/Quotes, May, New Beginnings

I'm on my way. #NewBeginnings

A Decade

2018-05-172018-05-17 Miss Poison My Mother, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing A Decade, Emotional Pain, Honesty, Loss, Love, May, My Mother, Poison In Lethal Doses, Writing

If I added up the minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years I have spent missing my mother, I am pretty sure it would be an astronomical number. All those moments have brought me to this day; the tenth anniversary. A decade without my mother. It makes me sick to my stomach, putting the words … Continue reading A Decade

A Mother’s Day Wish For The Motherless, the Unmothered, the Mothering, and the Mothered

Image 2018-05-132018-05-15 Miss Poison Mother's Day, Motherless Daughters Images/Photos/Quotes, May, Mother's Day, Motherless Daughters

Spring-ish

Image 2018-05-08 Miss Poison Images/Photos/Quotes, May, Spring Boston, Images/Photos/Quotes, May, Observations, Salem, Spring

An intense heat wave caused a lot of things to bloom quickly. Pretty soon, I'll have garden photos, but for now, some observations.

New Moon In Gemini

2017-05-252017-05-28 Miss Poison New Moon Editing, Gemini, May, New Moon, New Moon In Gemini, Spring, Wicca, Writing

Tonight is the New Moon in Gemini. This will be a time of great transition. It is a time to let go of the past and look to the future. Life is moving forward swiftly now. Embrace changes and steer them in the direction you want them to go in. Allow a fresh perspective to … Continue reading New Moon In Gemini

The Countdown

2017-05-12 Miss Poison Adult Orphans, Writing Adult Orphans, Being Real, Fibromyalgia Pain, Honesty, May, Migraines, Mother's Day, Motherless Daughters, Pain, Pieces Of Me, Poison In Lethal Doses, Suffering, Writing

Every year, usually around mid-April, is the countdown reminder from every company I've ever done business with, or might do business with in the future, that Mother's Day is fast approaching. Last year, it angered me to the point where I unsubscribed from about 20-30 different mailing lists. I just couldn't take it any more. … Continue reading The Countdown