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Travelling all day today
Well, most of the day, and likely when I arrive at mom’s I won’t really have a chance to blog. (No, I did not get a chance to leave yesterday. So…much…cleaning.) Or I will have a chance, and will make a liar of myself. More likely the afternoon will be spent unpacking the car and…
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Every day, in every way…
Often I need to hit a point that’s just below overwhelm to actually accomplish things; if I have too little to do, I procrastinate, and if I have too much, I escape from the stress by doing anything except what I’m supposed to.
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Winter is coming. Wait. Dammit, it’s here.
Happy that the cold snap was over, I packed the bare minimum of warm clothes with me for this whole weekend. I needed space in my suitcase for books that I’ll be trying to sell on the Island. I figure I didn’t need to do the 4-layers thing anymore, because it was no longer as…
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Katje the Chicken Chaser
This morning’s awakening was heralded by a soft, undulating call in the pre-dawn air. I thought at first it was a young coyote, trying out her voice, skating it across the frost that blanketed outside — then several more joined it, and I realized it was my friend’s chickens. The cold that came in to…
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I’ll “Fat Talk” as Much as I Gorram Please
What I take issue with in this video is the labeling of self-hatred as “fat talk”.
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Christmas
For the past 3 years I’ve enjoyed Christmas, and I thought I was looking forward to this year’s, too.
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Mandela on Words
Remember how powerful your words are.