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Reclaiming the me I lost or updating my OS?

Earlier today I read an article entitled The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck. It was excellent. It was thought-provoking, well written and unfortunately has sent me into a…

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Marching to my own drummer, my New Year starts now

Technically, I was not a New Year’s baby. But since my birthday does fall within the first week of January, I’ve decided to give myself the liberty of celebrating New…

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Authentic living and no longer hiding my failure to do so

Today, I am finding that life is hard. Relationships are hard. Parenting is hard. Figuring out how to pay for all of this ‘life’ that we are not actually living…

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This is not a real post so do with it what you will

I have spent a great deal of time lately thinking about my life. What it has been, what it is and what I want it to be. And what have…

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My Monday challenge for the week

As I admitted recently, I failed at Lent. I took this failure very personally, because, well, it was my failure and I hate it when I let myself or others…

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Miscellany madness. Memories, kids, hiding from zombies and generally not being a lazy fucker

This post turned out a lot longer than I intended when I started writing. I think this is a strong indicator that I need to post a little more often…

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So apparently November is some kind of blogging cult ritual month that I guess I’m ready to join. Now pass me that kool-aid

It’s the first day of the eleventh month today. Last night was Halloween and besides the glaring absence of Tootsie pops, it was a good night. My smalls ran like…

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Dispelling the myth of the magical new year

When I was a little girl, my parents explained the concept of New Year’s Resolutions to me. I thought that New Years’ Resolutions were a wonderful idea. I took what…

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A quick and dirty organization project

Remember when we were younger and Saturday nights were when we went out and partied like it was 1999? Or maybe it was 1999. Or maybe I feel 1999. I…

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Last post of 2012 (I think)

There are so many things people write at the end of a year but the two most common are highlights from the past year and predictions and/or goals for the…

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