I don’t believe in jinxes or any of that hocus-poci, but isn’t it just a laugh and a half that, after bragging about my stress-free holiday season, I was involved in something that brought my level of stress far up, up out of the chimney, past the rain clouds, up UP into the stratosphere?

I have tried and tried to write about it, intending it for a protected post, but I just can’t right now.

Many of you know anyway, but here’s the two-line recap: I was in a car accident this past weekend. I was not hurt, the other party was hurt, but not too terribly.

I am traumatized. I am sad. I am also relieved and grateful. And full of dread about the insurance aftermath.

Feel free to write me and ask for details. Thanks for all the kind messages.

I’ll write about it someday, but it needs to get a little smaller in my head, you know?

Besides, there are more shoes to write about! Shoes, comforting!