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    Time Flies When You’re Not Having Fun

    February 28, 2026 / No Comments

    Twelve years ago I wrote about the Year of the Horse. Time flew and I wasn't having fun. I was hopeful in 2014. I'm exhausted in 2026. Here we go again.

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    Sunday Bloody Sunday

    February 22, 2026 / No Comments

    My mother tried to gaslight me about my own period over breakfast. It went downhill from there. Welcome to Guatemala!

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    Falling Into Cleaning

    October 13, 2013 / No Comments

    I don’t often have motivation for cleaning, but when I do, it’s often because I have visitors coming. I had run out of what steam was powering my motor to unpack and organize. Days passed and next thing I knew I grew numb to the clutter and disorder. That is never a good thing. So when my phone rang on Friday I had a renewed sense of purpose.

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    Tales from the Hamster Wheel…

    September 11, 2013 / No Comments

    Working out comes with hidden dangers. You may think the array of TV’s is a convenience, but it is secretly sucking you into watching daytime programming you might otherwise have avoided. Soap Operas, News, cheesy remakes of an older shows. It can happen to anyone. It happened to me.

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    Alcohol, Cocktails and Other Adult Band-aids

    September 4, 2013 / No Comments

    There was a time in recent history when I was drinking, but it wasn't socially and I wasn't happy. When was that and why?

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