To the Reader
I saw this elsewhere on the Interweb and decided it needed to live here too:"To the kids who always have books stashed in their backpack, stacked on their nightstands, piled high at the library...
View ArticleGrateful Project
I didn't want to agree. I wanted to end my week in quiet peace. It has been a long couple of weeks and this past week was spent on defense for a large part of it. People were fussed at me for doing my...
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Right to it:Watched The Impossible with P and E today. That's a nail biter for sure! While it was technically brilliant and a good story, it probably would have been better to stick with a Hallmark...
View ArticleGoal Review for 2015
For 2015, I had three goals:Reclaim my homeGet more organizedDon't let perfect be the enemy of the goodHow'd I do?On project one, reclaim my home, I'd give myself a score of 2.5 on a 5 scale. I have...
View ArticleQuotage
There is only one important point you must keep in your mind and let it be your guide. No matter what people call you, you are just who you are. Keep to this truth. You must ask yourself how is it you...
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Right to it:It is a coldish, rainy Sunday morning. Perfect for sipping coffee and enjoying some quiet. And perhaps a book. So now you know my plan for the day. :-)Recently toured a new school we are...
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Right to it:Recovering from pneumonia is essentially an exercise in fatigue management for me. I'm generally tired and lethargic and then suddenly, exhaustion will overtake me. I'm doing my best to...
View ArticleDispatch from the Work Front
Whenever I interview someone who has applied to work with my team, I always ask them how they feel about and handle not being the popular kid at the party. It’s a legit question. The type of work I do...
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Right to it today:It's crunch time for the certification test I'm prepping for. I don't think I'll pass it though, the practice tests aren't looking good. But I shall still make an effort. Testing is...
View ArticleParenting 101
When I was pregnant with E, my father told me to say, "Goodbye" to my life being my own. At the time, I didn't truly understand the comment. Not really. I mean, I appreciated it for the advice (and...
View ArticleThe Power of Choice - Quotage
"But he understood at last what Dumbledore had been trying to tell him. It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena...
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A day late, but here we go:I'm so sick of winter. I found myself looking at beach vacation destinations the other day just for the fun of it. Worse, this morning, I was scraping the snow and such off...
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Right to it this week:I feel like every time E sneezes or coughs this winter, I end up sick. I don't know if I'm just not getting better, but thus far, she's brought home bronchitis and I ended up with...
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"Nobody’s going to do your life for you. You have to do it yourself, whether you’re rich or poor, out of money or raking it in, the beneficiary of ridiculous fortune or terrible injustice. And you have...
View ArticleOperation Ban the Sugar - Update
Months ago now, I began Operation Ban the Sugar (BtS) and while I think about it on a near constant basis, I don't talk about it here very much. Mostly because I think it would likely bore the snot out...
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Right to it:Apparently I do these on Monday's now. :-)E and I were organizing our planners for the week and all I have to say about my schedule this week is, "Ugh."I've been listening to season two of...
View ArticleAdapting to Change
"You just have to keep on breathing because tomorrow the sun will rise and who knows what the tide will bring."A friend of mind went to the doctor's this week and got a new diagnosis that is going to...
View ArticleI'm an INTJ
This week at work, I've been a policy and procedure writing machine. It's a skill set I've been working on over the last few years and I have to admit, I like to do it. People look at me strangely when...
View ArticleConflict
Sometimes the difference between what logic says and what people actually do and/or say is baffling to me. I simply struggle to understand people.This generally results in my either scratching my head...
View ArticleGreeting a Day
I was up early on Saturday morning and as I went about my process of making myself coffee and settling in with a magazine to read for a few minutes, I was enjoying the quiet and comforting sounds of my...
View ArticleRandom Roundup
Well, lookie there... I logged onto my laptop today! So, here's an oldie but a goodie - all this week's random too short for their own posts, in handy bullet point format:I've been fatigued all week....
View ArticleOperation Ban the Sugar Rolls On
I was reminded today that Operation Ban the Sugar is something that is shocking to others today. One of my colleagues left a carton of chocolate chip cookies in the break room this morning. One of my...
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Right to it:E is sick. I got the call to pick her up from school early on Friday with a 102F fever. I've been able to control the fever with OTC meds, but as we are now at Sunday and fever comes back...
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Here we go:Not entirely certain how it came to be that the last post I put up was back in April. I've gone into a quiet place I think. Just don't really have much to say about things of late.It's...
View Article2016 Chicago Marathon
I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about my first marathon. I still don’t have words that come out well, so keep that in mind should you choose to read. In the start corral, I chatted with...
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