Tracy Kornet's Blog

I got a late-night text from a ghost-writer friend in Dallas last night. I haven't seen her in at least 4 years. She sent me a link to an old blog post of mine with the message, "Keep writing." I said I would. But I didn't. Instead, I went on a sugar binge in front of the tv and barely woke up to take my ailing dog in for his 7:10am surgery. I did make it to the vet. I put on clean clothes and a smile to drop off Copper. But then I came home, crawled into bed, and slept until noon. This is not normal. I've been feeling this way for awhile now. As I look outside my kitchen window, thick black clouds are crawling across the sky. A beautiful storm is brewing. A few raindrops dot my window. I so want to stay home today. I am here alone. Sometimes I enjoy this me time. It gives me a chance to read, study, go to yoga, have coffee with a friend. Clearly, I did none of that today. I asked my daughter this week if she has ever felt that peopl...