Category: Trying to be a human
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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 (more…)
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There is More Beauty For You
It’s been a little quiet here on the blog. Life has been so crazy, I don’t even know what to tell you. But I told myself I wanted to write a new post before the end of July and now it is the END of July so I am doing (more…)
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Life Is Not A Race
The water was almost as warm as the air: 81 degrees. When I stepped into it my feet squelched into the soft sand at the edge of Walden Pond. My hair was cinched tight in a bun on top of my head under the pale purple swim cap. My trusty (more…)
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Life As Rehearsal
Yesterday I found myself leaning against the kitchen sink, sipping coffee, looking around the apartment, and thinking to myself: Things will be good when… we’ve hung up all the art that’s currently wedged between my dresser and the wall. When the frames we’ve bought are actually holding that art and (more…)
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Pause Your To Do List
My brain says to me: I still feel like you have a lot to do, though it’s a relief to have the wedding planning behind us. You and R need to do the finances. Sell or give away the jars from the wedding centerpieces. Book an Airbnb for the Mexico (more…)
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