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Changing Habits
My husband has noted that “you’re at your best when your hair’s on fire.” I don’t want to be that person, but I can’t deny that he’s got a point–when I’m forced to work at breakneck speed because of an externally imposed deadline, most of the time I not only get things done, but pull…
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IWSG January 2025
The first one of 2025. Someone I admired as a child. In the early 1980’s it was… Bill Cosby. That choice did not age well. Another in the same time frame was my 4th grade substitute teacher, Mr. Peyton. I have no idea if that choice aged as badly or not. So, maybe let’s look…
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2025’s word is “Try”
This year’s word is TRY. 2024’s word was PROGRESS. We didn’t do too well with 2024’s word. Some progress was made, but not a ton. I keep telling myself baby steps is better than no steps, but somehow it doesn’t feel that way. A few last minute surprises have popped up for 2025–not a monkey…
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Today, Yesterday, Tomorrow
What’s different today, than yesterday? Why do we always wait until tomorrow? What makes tomorrow any different from yesterday or today? What does a date, or next Monday, or tomorrow, have in terms of meaning that today doesn’t have? Why does it need to be tomorrow? Why not now? Why not 530pm tonight? Why not…
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You Are Building Yourself From Scratch, With No Instructions
Sometimes I piddle around on a horoscope site. Not because I firmly believe my fate is aligned with Jupiter and which house it’s currently in, but because sometimes the opening line makes me stop and think for a moment. This one caught me a few weeks ago, because it feels like I’ve been trying to…
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A Word Too Many People Use Too Much
Impossible. It’s a defeatist word, I tell myself. It’s an easy answer when things are really hard. It negates any possibility of hope. It dismisses potential options. To be fair, it is statistically improbable a human can reverse gravity using only the power of their mind, but let’s not go with the obvious. It’s true…
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