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Monday Ramblings

Posted on 07/26/2021 by chick

I cleaned my office on Saturday. I dusted and vacuumed. I organized the stuff on the desk and in the drawers. I took out a whole bag of trash, two boxes of old magazines to be disposed of in various … Continue reading →

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Day 255: Home Archaeology

Posted on 11/23/2020 by chick

Last night I watched a documentary on Netflix, Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb, which was about some recent (2018) archaeological finds at the Saqqara necropolis in Egypt. Among the things that the archaeologists found there were mummified animals, most of … Continue reading →

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Day 175: Chores Never End

Posted on 09/04/2020 by chick

Every day I do dishes and laundry. If I didn’t, dirty dishes and clothes would pile up all over the place, and we’d have nothing to eat off of and nothing to wear. But, as anyone who has to maintain … Continue reading →

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Slow and Steady Wins the Race

Posted on 02/11/2011 by chick

My husband says, “You only have one speed: slow!” and “Your problem is that you don’t know how to hustle.” He’s right. I don’t hustle. But he’s wrong, because though my process is slow, it is also steady. Slow and … Continue reading →

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Hoarder-in-Training

Posted on 10/24/2010 by chick

“You’ve got to see this TV show,” my husband said. “It made me want to go into my office and throw everything away.” That’s how he introduced me to Hoarders, a show about people who have journeyed way past collecting … Continue reading →

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Keeping It Clean

Posted on 05/06/2010 by chick

I received a piece of junk mail that said, “Life’s too short to clean your own home.” It sounds so good and so true if you don’t think about it too hard, doesn’t it? I mean, I work hard all … Continue reading →

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Busy, Busy, Blue

Posted on 12/20/2009 by chick

Total blog neglect—it ought to be a crime. It isn’t, though, so I won’t be hauled before a judge right now, at least not for that. They might try to get me for admitting to a love a snow, since … Continue reading →

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