After dinner and before the time my head typically hits the pillow, those are the free moments. No work. No homeschool. No dishes. No dog. Just me and whatever I care to do. Last night, I chose to write. After an hour of clicking keys I …
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Music Is The Home Of My Dreams
Let the walls close in. Blow the roof from its rafters. Slow down the thoughts that run from the tap. Windows cracked, let the breeze kiss my skin. Shut the moon off to make my world black. Feed my hunger. Light my fire. Dress up my …
What Transcribing Audio Has Taught Me About Blogging
Tumors ain’t cheap, so I got myself a job. Really more of a side hustle, as the kids say, but it’s work and I get paid for it. Mind you, it’s not raining Benjamins over here, but I’m contributing. Do the kids still say raining Benjamins? …
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What I Really Think When You Tell Me You Want to Start a Blog
I recently received notice that I’ve been blogging at WordPress for 10 years. Ten years! I haven’t been at this particular blog for ten years and I haven’t been blogging for the entirety of those ten years. But still, a decade in blogging is quite an …
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Now That Christmas Is Over
December is hell. I know it’s supposed to be all Hallmark movies and bows on presents and egg nog, baking cookies and ringing in the New Year. It’s not. It’s hell. There’s a lot of pressure in December. Pressure to be jolly. Pressure to overextend yourself …
I Really Hope You Enjoy This
Recently I published a post titled, On Being Well After Being So Sick. Now forgive me for being a bit boastful, but I thought it was a well written piece that thoughtfully covered my recent emotional struggles with the complex process of learning how to live …
My Body Is My Home
This morning I weighed myself. 151.8 pounds. The heaviest I have ever weighed while not growing a human inside me. I guess that explains why I can no longer button my pants. I’m heavier than my husband now, for the first time in 25 years. The …
