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2025-12-29 The Ultimate Chutes and Ladders
A few days ago I started a new entry, the all-encompassing year-end wrap-up. Cuz that’s my way. Or should I say, that’s usually my way. I’ve historically found it pretty satisfying to write about some topic, start to finish, where I can tie everything together with a beautiful bow and present it like a true…
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2024-05-14 A Question of Sustainability and Sanity
Today’s Q&A is all about The Good Life. My good life, the preservation of the preciousness of it, and a nod to all the time and effort that’s already been put in. I could be talking about my life or the literary journal I co-founded five years ago. The Good Life review. To say one…
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2023-06-29 List Making for Better Work-Life Balance and More Flavorful Cookies
Before I was self-employed, I’d often end my work day by making a list of tasks that needed to get done the next day… or at least a starter list of priorities. Then, the next day when I arrived at my desk, I could look at my list and jump right in. The other benefit,…
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2021-11-28 Parenting Through Tough Situations + The MOST Disturbing Dream
Yesterday my primary concern was the argument my children found themselves in after a rotten turn during a board game we were playing. Yes, I said a board game. It was painful and unnecessary but just like a married couple that is stuck together for life, one argument often stirs up years of angst and…
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2021-03-27 Time to Rebalance… ⚖️
Where did I leave off? Oh yeah, the sudden and drastic health issues my mom has suffered from and will continue to suffer from for an unforeseeable number of months to come. Somehow I need to find balance. I can’t let it take over my life. The last three weeks were a rolling set of…
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2018-11-29 Aaaaand That’s a Wrap…
Last night I finished polishing all the documents required for my MFA final that is due this week. I haven’t yet got feedback from my mentor on my 4th packet, but that’s not really a requirement. That’s one more thing checked off my list for November and I feel great about it. ✅😊❤️ I’m a…
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2018-08-16 I Don’t Miss It
Yesterday turned out to be kind of a terrible day despite how great it started out. I was Swamped with meetings and I ended up having to do a call in my car going to the high school and back because my darling daughter forgot something she needed. From my own house that a 6…
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2018-06-27 Back to Reality
I’m Finally catching up to real time after my glorious vacation and getting back to reality. In truth as things were coming to an end, reality began creeping in on me and it was sort of a struggle to really enjoy the final day of my trip. The stress of what was just around the…
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