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Surviving A Worst Case Scenario Year
snowstorm In the winter when it snowed and snowed, I was lonely, but not all the time. I was lonely when we got 16 inches of snow and everyone stayed home for three days. I’ve never lived alone during a snowstorm before. I was so worried about living alone when my ex-husband and I split…
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SO HOW’S THE BOOK COMING ALONG?
“SO HOW’S THE BOOK COMING ALONG?” I get this question a lot, ever since I started writing my book after getting DOGE’d this past spring. Usually I respond with something like good, great, or coming along well thank you! That’s not totally untrue, but to be more specific, it was coming along well for several…
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Just Keep Moving
Last Saturday, my mom walked 22 miles with her friends as part of an annual event at her gym called Day of Endurance. I’m beyond impressed with her and her friends, both for the walk itself and for the months of training they did to prepare for it! So I wanted to share these beautiful…
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