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    Midlife Musings

    Strong Enough – Not Just Lyrics to Another Song

    April 12, 2019 /No Comments

    A coworker told me she wished she was as strong as me. I spent the rest of the day wondering what she was actually seeing, because it isn't what I see when I look in the mirror.

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  • The Home Ec Files

    Embarking on the Midlife House Project

    March 20, 2019 /No Comments

    I bought the house for my kids. Now I want it to feel like home. The front room has been a storage dump for a year. First project: fix it, fill it with books.

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    My So Called Life,  Divorced. Now what?

    My So Called Summer – Pt 2 – Crap Covered Walk Down Memory Lane

    December 5, 2014 /No Comments

    I drove 20 hours back to Virginia to reconnect with old friends. The BFF wasn't who I remembered. The old house had other people in it. Crossing into New Jersey I almost had to pull over and fall apart

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    Letting Go of Self-Sabotage

    October 14, 2014 /No Comments

    An experience in fourth grade that was both good and bad. Years later I am still learning to let go of self-sabotage.

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    Ditch the Bitch – Double Standards in Adulting

    October 4, 2014 /No Comments

    My partner ditched me for the bar. Fine. What actually pissed me off was watching men judge a woman by a ruler they clearly don't use on themselves. Except for last night.

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