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A healthy self-flogging is a good thing
I once had a boyfriend who one day gently placed his palm on the side of my head and said, “Damn, it must be tiring from all the noise in there.” Yes, actually, it’s fucking exhausting if you really must … Continue reading
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The four sides of a triangle
I have been to three Mother’s Day Tea parties this week. No, not a party for each of my off spring because that would be too easy. Two of the parties were hosted by the school where I teach and … Continue reading
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The secret nudity of blogging
Today I was on the phone with Kelly Lynne chatting about nothing in particular when she inquired if she could share something with me. We chat on a near daily basis and know some pretty serious stuff about one another … Continue reading
The balance between please and thank you
Anne Lamott writes somewhere in one of her books about the only two kinds of prayers: please and thank you. I had actually forgotten this until I was recently re-reading Eat, Love, Pray and that author, I have forgotten her … Continue reading
Public Service Announcement
Sometimes I picture motherhood, or parenthood if we are being all equal opportunity here, as series of stats They would read something like this: Drama on a daily basis is a must. Expect it. If it doesn’t show up, surely … Continue reading
Holding out hope
In five weeks and one day I will be out of a job for the summer. The mere thought makes me wish I had a big, furry dog tail to wag in joy. It’s not that I don’t like my … Continue reading
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A day without wheat
For quite some time now I have been plagued with a near constant feeling that my pulse is going to rocket through my skull while I simultaneously faint from shakiness. Not really a good feeling, and often made worse by … Continue reading
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Spanx me baby one more time
On my my recent trip to Kansas City for my college I wrote about my fear of being bulgy and curvy in unsightly places; I was worried that my other peers would not have ooze issues with their waist lines … Continue reading
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Sometimes it is so damn hard to be me. Seriously.
Good god, sometimes being a female is entirely too much work. Why, after 38+ years of this am I not catching on, I just don’t know. But it continues to get me time and again. Today I woke up all … Continue reading
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Why so serious?
Tonight I was chatting with my sassy friend Wendy when she mentioned that look as though I have lost some weight. For a small moment I was absolutely thrilled by her observation until my normal self kicked in and I … Continue reading
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