{"id":4034,"date":"2024-01-13T19:47:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T01:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/?page_id=4034"},"modified":"2024-01-21T18:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T00:33:12","slug":"essays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/essays\/","title":{"rendered":"Essays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-query-is-layout-constrained\">\n\n<ul class=\"columns-3 alignwide wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-1 wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-4508 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/love-clown-cars-and-your-mom-jokes\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cat-glasses-2.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"LOVE, CLOWN CARS, AND &#8220;YOUR MOM&#8221; JOKES\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cat-glasses-2.png 1080w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cat-glasses-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cat-glasses-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cat-glasses-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/cat-glasses-2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/love-clown-cars-and-your-mom-jokes\/\" target=\"_self\" >LOVE, CLOWN CARS, AND &#8220;YOUR MOM&#8221; JOKES<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-04-02T10:04:25-05:00\">April 2, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One of the critical building blocks of my marriage to Chris is silliness and ridiculous amounts of laughter. (I know\u2014hard to believe, right?) We get each other, which I think is a spectacular quality to have in any relationship. We&#8217;ll ride a joke or pun til it&#8217;s completely out of gas &#8230; and then we&#8217;ll&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/love-clown-cars-and-your-mom-jokes\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3669 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/the-tell-tale-snack\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-8.50.50-AM-1.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Tell-Tale Snack\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-8.50.50-AM-1.png 774w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-8.50.50-AM-1-300x277.png 300w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-8.50.50-AM-1-768x708.png 768w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-8.50.50-AM-1-200x184.png 200w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-8.50.50-AM-1-400x369.png 400w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-27-at-8.50.50-AM-1-600x553.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/the-tell-tale-snack\/\" target=\"_self\" >The Tell-Tale Snack<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-31T11:05:54-05:00\">October 31, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There are a few dessert items I do my best not to buy. It&#8217;s not because I don&#8217;t like them\u2014quite the opposite\u2014I will not rest until there are no detectable crumbs left inside or outside the packaging. I can compare the madness only to Poe&#8217;s &#8220;The Tell-Tale Heart.&#8221; I know that&#8217;s hella dramatic, but I&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/the-tell-tale-snack\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3662 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/we-have-gifts\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gifts.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"We Have Gifts!\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gifts.png 940w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gifts-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gifts-768x644.png 768w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gifts-200x168.png 200w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gifts-400x335.png 400w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gifts-600x503.png 600w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/gifts-800x671.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/we-have-gifts\/\" target=\"_self\" >We Have Gifts!<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-10-24T11:13:45-05:00\">October 24, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Everyone has gifts. Some are useful and others are just plain amusing. Although the useful ones may help us live our lives more efficiently or creatively, the latter is more interesting.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/we-have-gifts\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3645 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/optimism-and-cat-photos\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"48\" height=\"35\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/IMG_4755-e1694092635363.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Optimism and cat photos\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/optimism-and-cat-photos\/\" target=\"_self\" >Optimism and cat photos<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-09-07T08:08:52-05:00\">September 7, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I&#8217;ve been taking photos of my cats since I had to buy real film for my cheap little Kodak. There was no reviewing and deleting photos. I was damn lucky to get ONE decent photo out of the bunch. I knew this, and still I ordered doubles every.single.time. Why? Because I lived in a world&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/optimism-and-cat-photos\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3551 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/books-neighbors-and-an-audition-at-the-mall\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Books, neighbors, and an audition at the mall\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book.png 1080w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/book-800x800.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/books-neighbors-and-an-audition-at-the-mall\/\" target=\"_self\" >Books, neighbors, and an audition at the mall<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2023-02-27T11:49:20-06:00\">February 27, 2023<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When I was ten years old, I was desperate to audition for a kids\u2019 variety show that was part of an afternoon cartoon program I watched in Atlanta. I think it was called The Good Time Gang. I had no idea what my audition piece would be, but it was gonna be a real showstopper.&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/books-neighbors-and-an-audition-at-the-mall\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2150 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/insomnia-golden-girls-and-a-beef\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Insomnia, Golden Girls, and a beef\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend.png 1080w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/thank-you-for-being-a-friend-800x800.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/insomnia-golden-girls-and-a-beef\/\" target=\"_self\" >Insomnia, Golden Girls, and a beef<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-05-27T10:18:25-05:00\">May 27, 2021<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I experience semi-regular bouts of insomnia, and classic TV seems to be the cure. There&#8217;s something comforting about watching characters and storylines I grew up with &#8212; they&#8217;re like old friends.\u00a0 Lately, I&#8217;ve been rewatching (for the eleventy billionth time) episodes of The Golden Girls. Dorothy, Blanche, Rose, and Sophia are my late night buddies&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/insomnia-golden-girls-and-a-beef\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2098 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/frustrating-comfort-and-the-zen-of-jigsaw-puzzles\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/agate-puzzle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Frustrating comfort, and the Zen of jigsaw puzzles\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/agate-puzzle.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/agate-puzzle-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/agate-puzzle-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/agate-puzzle-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/agate-puzzle-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/agate-puzzle-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/agate-puzzle-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/frustrating-comfort-and-the-zen-of-jigsaw-puzzles\/\" target=\"_self\" >Frustrating comfort, and the Zen of jigsaw puzzles<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-12-21T10:07:00-06:00\">December 21, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I&#8217;ve always enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, but found myself annoyed when I couldn&#8217;t complete one in a single sitting. Plus, if there were sections similar in color or texture, I&#8217;d kinda lose my damn mind. So naturally, I took on a 550-piece puzzle of edge-to-edge Lake Superior agates. All agates, all the time. This puzzle featured&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/frustrating-comfort-and-the-zen-of-jigsaw-puzzles\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2088 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/notes-to-myself-from-pre-isolation-me\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Notes to Myself from Pre-Isolation Me\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM.png 858w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM-768x765.png 768w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM-200x199.png 200w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM-400x399.png 400w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM-600x598.png 600w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Screen-Shot-2020-04-30-at-10.40.33-AM-800x797.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/notes-to-myself-from-pre-isolation-me\/\" target=\"_self\" >Notes to Myself from Pre-Isolation Me<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2020-04-30T10:42:49-05:00\">April 30, 2020<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Here we are, in week 8379459 of isolation. Some people are working from home, we&#8217;re eating spaghetti with our hands, and we look like we&#8217;ve just returned from a student haircut at the Cousin It School of Cosmetology. Really, who could have predicted our lives would look like this? And we&#8217;re all figuring stuff out&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/notes-to-myself-from-pre-isolation-me\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1793 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/conversation-between-man-and-cat\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/janet-head-through-hole.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Conversation Between Man and Cat\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/janet-head-through-hole.jpg 576w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/janet-head-through-hole-270x300.jpg 270w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/janet-head-through-hole-200x222.jpg 200w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/janet-head-through-hole-400x444.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/conversation-between-man-and-cat\/\" target=\"_self\" >Conversation Between Man and Cat<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2019-01-06T15:04:27-06:00\">January 6, 2019<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Chris and I recently took Janet to the vet to check out a lump on the little kitty&#8217;s hindquarters. The vet tech aspirated a sample of the lumpy stuff and the vet decided to send it out for testing. We still haven&#8217;t heard from the clinic; however, the lump is progressively shrinking. After hearing many&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/conversation-between-man-and-cat\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1758 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-essay\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:30px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:30px;padding-left:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/bifocals-birthing-and-bones\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1204\" src=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bifocals, Birthing, and Bones\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318-768x722.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318-1024x963.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318-200x188.jpg 200w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318-400x376.jpg 400w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318-600x564.jpg 600w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318-800x753.jpg 800w, https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_8318-1200x1129.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center has-link-color has-text-color has-accent-4-color wp-elements-2901fa16e278bef6bcf02ada83d59b69 wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/bifocals-birthing-and-bones\/\" target=\"_self\" >Bifocals, Birthing, and Bones<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2018-12-04T17:40:29-06:00\">December 4, 2018<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I&#8217;ll be 49 years old in March. I&#8217;m not telling you this because I want you to start shopping for birthday gifts, but because I&#8217;m going to be 50 in no time flat, but I feel\u00a0younger than that &#8212; sometimes, anyway. I refuse to wear bifocals because I get motion sickness quite easily, and have&hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/blog\/essay\/bifocals-birthing-and-bones\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4034"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4034"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4356,"href":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4034\/revisions\/4356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/angie-bailey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}