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The thing of it is

“My toes are slowly going to sleep. Goodnight toes. My heels are slowly going to sleep. Goodnight heels.” Dear, you’re doing it all wrong. Because my mind won’t shut down and ideas are running around crazy like it’s spring break all up in there, I try to put my body to sleep, one part at...

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It’s all just soooooo easy

Recently, an acquaintance said to me, “It’s just not fair. Everything comes so easily to you. You’re lucky.*” I just stared back at her, biting my tongue. It does? I am? I know I’m blessed. I do. I have a wonderful husband who is my best friend, and I have awesome kidlings who make me...

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A closet full of “what if?”

Many people have skeletons in their closets. I do not, not really. I’ve aired all my “dirty laundry” – and then some. What I have is a closet full of “what ifs.” I mean this both literally and figuratively. Pushed to the back of my real closet of real things are items of clothing I...

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I’m not allowed to say anything

I could tell you that he never chose to be without you, But I’m not allowed to say anything I could tell you that he’s amazing and loving and funny, But I’m not allowed to say anything I could tell you he stepped in for three and never stepped away from one, But I’m not...

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Morning Pages

(Hark! Two blog posts in one day!) Okay, here we go. I decided to start my Morning Pages again today. Well, I decided yesterday to start them yesterday, but as happens so often, I got busy preparing for other things and forgot. But I want to write a lot again. I want to write here...

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365 Days 63-68

Day 63 – I’ve got my eye on you. (Also known as: Someone should get her eyebrows done but someone really doesn’t care.) Day 64 – Sick day, with a little light reading. Day 65 – This one is called: Trying to get your own sunflare in the right place is hard. The end. Day...

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Just a little reminder

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The Candi Edition: 365 Days 59-62

Day 59 – Today we got devastating news about Candi. (More at another time.) Day 60 – I missed another day. I knew while lying in bed that I was missing, but I chose not to get up. I was holding Candi’s paw over the side of the bed and didn’t wish to stop. This...

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365 Days 50-58

Announcement: I’m running my first 5K in 3 weeks — The Race for the Cure. Won’t you consider sponsoring me? Thank you! Day 50 – This, the day before my 12th wedding anniversary, I decided I wanted to do my daily in my wedding dress. I couldn’t dig it out of the garage at first,...

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The vacation that wasn’t (Part II)

Read Part I Here (and to avoid dragging this out for days when I have 8-billion photos to share otherwise, this one is the full, final report) – After a few scenic stops that resulted in the final pictures seen in the previous blog, we made our way to Fish Lake (in Utah) to camp....

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The vacation that wasn’t (Part I)

The plan was big: Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California. The Grand Canyon, Route 66, Hoover Dam, Vegas, the beach, and lots of camping and sights in-between. Ten-plus days we expected to be gone. Instead, we saw beautiful Utah, a little bit of Arizona, and the inside of our car way too much. We left Wednesday night...

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365 Days 41-49

Day 41 – I’m out of focus, which goes hand-in-hand with the day. Left for vacation the night before, drove all night, and didn’t sleep until the afternoon. Shortly after this photo was taken, in fact.

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