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Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.
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2/18/2024
I’ve had my skin turn red from using Band-Aids before, which I attributed mostly to the trauma of removing them, but yesterday I had a telltale allergic reaction to one. I developed hives underneath the adhesive parts of the bandage. … Continue reading
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Four Truths
I found a printout on my desk that listed these “Four Truths.” We can’t finish what we don’t start. The only way to the end is through. It’s important to celebrate our accomplishments. We must forgive ourselves for that which … Continue reading
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Snow Day
It’s snowing today. Yay! On the weather page of one of the local TV stations, I saw a great typo: “A few altercations to our storm forecast. . .” Normally I’d have my music lesson this afternoon, but I rescheduled … Continue reading
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Stories About the Kids
Kids are constantly growing, constantly changing. That means you can’t keep a post called “Stories About the Kids” in your drafts folder for a long time and expect that it will continue to be relevant. With that thought in mind, … Continue reading
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Bugged
There is a bug in my office. Not the spying kind. Nobody’s listening to me (that I know of) and damned if they wouldn’t be bored if they were. No, I literally mean the insectoid kind. It buzzes around every … Continue reading
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Loving the Dream
My husband found out last year that as the child of Portuguese citizens he is entitled to Portuguese citizenship himself. He’s looking into it. If he did get Portuguese citizenship, then the kids and I could get it, too, and … Continue reading
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Random Thoughts 1/17/24
My daughter recently turned 13. It’s hard to believe that it was over 13 years ago that my little girl was ushered into this world by a snowstorm, and yet I cannot imagine life without her. If there’s one thing … Continue reading
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Mind Your Assumptions
It’s still arguably a “man’s world,” but I thought we had established that women live in it, too, and that they also like many of the same things that men do. I guess I was wrong. If we had in … Continue reading
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Losses
My Uncle John died shortly before Christmas. He was a bit of a strange guy, but he had a good heart and a wonderful storytelling manner. My Aunt Gayle died a couple of days ago. She was kind and smart, … Continue reading
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Reading in 2023
I ultimately finished 47 books in 2023, a number which was better than what I’ve come to expect and fairly close to what I’d hoped for. The list of books seemed very American until I started looking into the particulars. … Continue reading
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