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    Decay of a Decade: Looking Back and Setting Better Goals

    December 31, 2019 /No Comments

    It is that time of year – the day before the New Year, time to take stock and plan ahead. In particular, it is time to evaluate the last 10 years and figure out how to better approach the years to come. I figure I can’t do much worse than I already have, what do I have to lose?

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    2020 – Hindsight and the New Year

    December 26, 2019 /No Comments

    2009: unhappy marriage, SAHM, church choir. 2019: divorced, dream job, five cats, paying my own bills. Feels like I am doing better. Room for improvement, but that's ok.

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    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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    NYE Resolutions – Make It or Break It

    December 31, 2018 /No Comments

    Only 8% of people achieve their resolutions. The fix isn't fewer resolutions, it's better ones. Set specific goals, give them dates, break them into steps. Here's how.

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    Singles Country

    December 31, 2018 /No Comments

    Singles hits differently depending on where you are in life. When divorce was fresh I hated everyone in it. This time I just felt sorry for Janet.

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