The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: help

  • Wanted: Equilateralism

    I need to know when to say when.

  • A Depressive’s Check List

    One thing at a time.

  • Bootstrapping Over Time

    Don’t try to do the impossible.

  • It’s Okay to Ask for Help

    If no one ever needed help, societies wouldn’t have been invented.

  • A Brief Pause for Defeat

    Sometimes I feel like giving up.

  • On Being Willing

    “I need you to palpate me,” I said.

  • Wounded Bird Syndrome

    False weakness is deplorable.

  • Falling Down the Customer Service Rabbit Hole

    What follows are the highlights of an online conversation I had with Tracfone Wireless. For reference, “You” is me, and anything italicized is my inner dialogue. (Because I’d never be quite so rude as to say these things out loud.) Items in bold are a synopsis of things I left out so as not to…

  • Reach Out

    I used to love to sit on my porch swing when I owned a house in Jacksonville, Florida. I could look out on the park across the street and take in a game of softball or lacrosse, or watch people come and go from the public library. I especially enjoyed seeing the various neighborhood dogs…

  • I’ve Come Undone

    I am at the end of my rope. I’m on the ragged edge. I’m losing it. I’m buying a house. I’m packing, I’m moving. I’m making changes and updating and getting rid of stuff. I’m doing paperwork. I’m documenting. I’m panicking that I won’t get everything done on time, or I’ll forget something important. And…