Reasons I’m Weepy.

Note from Nyoka

I just filled out all of E’s forms for school and had to write “12″ in all of the “Grade” spaces. Do you know what that means? THIS IS MY LAST YEAR DOING THAT. I filled out most of them at the car dealership the other day and I had to fight back tears in the lobby surrounded by strangers. It’s killing me. TWELVE. This is the LAST GRADE. I’m... Read More

I know…I KNOW…I’m still talking about my allergies…

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So. I think we’re going on five weeks now of allergy hell and I’m slowly losing my mind. I’ve taken about all the advice you all gave me last time and I’m surviving, but there are some days/nights that are just…BAD. Tuesday night was one of those nights. I sneezed a million times and got 100% stopped up. Couldn’t even get Zicam or anything up... Read More

asdfghjkl; zzzzzzz… *cough* asdfghjkl; zzzzzz… COUGH!

I’m having a rough morning. I’ve had this cough for about a week now, but I’ve been trying to ignore it as that’s my method. The Cough interferes with The Sleep and even with The Medicine I’m still feeling like I’ve been run over by The Bus. Whenever I’m tired, the rest of my life feels like it falls apart. I don’t eat well and that... Read More

That Time When I Was Happy To See Monday.

My patience has been pushed to the limits this weekend. I went from a proud high on Saturday morning after a pretty decent long run (TWELVE MILES) to a stressed out low due to a number of things too boring to discuss on my blog. Basically I have a list of things to do today that include: 1) Call pest control 2) Taking a kid to the doctor 3) Making an appointment with the vet 4)... Read More

Calling All Stressed Out People! Come One! Come All!

BLAH. Every time I go to write something this morning it comes out as KIM IS BITCHING ABOUT SOMETHING. I start innocently enough and then BAM! Mid-paragraph a blog entry about tuna salad turns into me complaining about my broken washing machine. I don’t want to spend quality space on the interwebs complaining about all of the things stressing me out in my life. But it’s... Read More

Hi. I’m Kim.

This is my website where I've been writing since January, 2004. I call myself Zoot - a derivative of an old childhood nickname. I used to write about my struggles to have children, but eventually I succeeded and now, I write a lot about those kids. I have taken up long distance running as a hobby and chronicle that journey a lot here. I also periodically post recipes I like as I've been slowly (but surely) learning to cook and I like to share my discoveries. Finally? I'm an annoying pop culture fanatic so I'll periodically ramble about Hunger Games or the latest Parks and Recreation.

I hope you like it here. If not? Please don't tell me. I cry easily.
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