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jury duty
decatur square – 12 feb 2014 I am now 43 years old — middle-aged, in the general scheme of things. I’ve been registered to vote for 25 of those years. I should have been eligible for jury duty for 25...
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#firstworldproblem
This hashtag drives me batty sometimes. What’s the point? Are we trying to remember to be grateful and reminding ourselves that whatever the problem is, we can get past it and things will be okay even...
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two steps forward.
one step back. Last week at this time I was feeling on top of everything. Work, home, volunteering, exercising and the rest. Today I’m feeling like I am barely staying afloat. I want to do some fun...
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100 mph
I heard the initial call. From the very first, I knew this was no standard call. My heart hurt. I knew more than one life would be changed. While I tend to find solace in listening to the scanner, once...
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first of the month.
Once again, it’s the first of the month. A time to clean up, update, and prepare for the month ahead. At home, I’m nearing the end of the round of de-cluttering/cleaning; I wish we had finished last...
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a sigh (and cry) of relief.
phelix’s glade – 26 aug 2015 I had no idea. I knew it was bad, but didn’t realize how bad it really was. When I stepped out the door to walk Phelix early yesterday morning, I realized how ABSOLUTELY,...
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thrive in place.
sweet auburn – 10 jan 2016 I think this has to be the title of my next (aka first) book. Maybe I should claim the URL if it hasn’t been already. Alas, looks like ThriveInPlace.com has been claimed...
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my not-so-tiny house.
container house – 30 jul 2016 Five years ago, our family of four went through a major downsize. We moved from a three-story, three-bedroom, 3.5 bath, two car garage, storage room, giant house (in the...
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“If I Can Do It, Anyone Can”
watch – 19 dec 2019 Boy, does that phrase just get under my skin. I won’t rant about it, but please, please, never say it. It’s never true. And it just makes the person who *can’t* do it feel pretty...
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customer service.
In the past year or so, I have had to contact customer service more times than I can count. It started with changing and then canceling all my European travel plans due to COVID. Amazingly, I was able...
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