stark. raving. mad. mommy.: Where the Hell Have I Been?

You know it's bad when even
Diet Coke can't solve my problems.
Of course, in 1897 when this ad came out,
they were still putting cocaine in
"The Ideal Brain Tonic." So I guess it's less
ideal nowadays.
(Image via Tumblr)

You want to know how uncoordinated I am? I walked into a ceiling. It seems impossible, and yet...that's apparently how I roll, apparently. (And by "how I roll," I mean "whack my head and crumple into a heap on the floor.")

One of my kids was sitting on the floor in our upstairs hallway, tying her sneakers. I tried to go around her, but whacked my head on the sloped ceiling over the stairs. And gave myself a concussion.

The interesting thing about having a concussion is that I've been writing about youth sports-related concussions all year for Babble, and even once for Katie Couric. The mantra in sports is now "when in doubt, sit them out."

So I sat myself out.

Really, I didn't have much of a choice. I don't know how students and athletes manage to hide their concussions, in fact. I was nauseous and dizzy for days. I had instant if I tried to read. I couldn't find* the words I needed. I was exhausted, even more than usual for me. My brain was fuzzy, in a way that could not be helped with Diet Coke and Adderall.

So that's where I've been. I've been slowly ramping back up. In the mean time, Babble got itself a fancy new layout. I haven't done much this month, but some of my highlights so far for December are below!

Oooh, also, can you do me a big fat favor? It'll totally be my Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanzaa/Solstice present from you. If you follow me on Facebook, make sure you're getting all my nonsense in your feed. To do this:

Go to my Facebook page.
Hover over where it says "Liked."
Click "Show in News Feed."
Yay! You have totally helped me. Because otherwise Facebook makes me pay actual money to have my nonsense shows up in your feed.