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Forgiveness Came Too Soon
Another night sees me up late filled with inspiration to do so many things. My body is tired, it’s the school year, I’m always tired. While I’d like to say that I’m staying up in order to be productive with my thoughts, I’m honestly just waiting for the season premiere of Saturday Night Live. Besides… →
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Hair today, gone tomorrow…and it feels so good!
My husband used to tell me that once I lost weight I would feel a lot more self-confident and my whole outlook on life would change. He wasn’t saying it to be judgmental about my weight. He made the comment because I do have a problem with low self-esteem. When I was running and dieting… →
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From Meaningless to Meaningful
My words have become meaningless. My health has become questionable. And yet, I continue to tell my husband, “I know I keep saying this, but I really need to start running again”. Even as my blood pressure and weight continue to increase, I continue to make repeated stops at fast food restaurants that do not… →
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Anxiety
The worst part about starting a new school year…the anxiety that comes with every note or e-mail from a parent. Every phone call that comes to my classroom from the principal’s office. Anxiety manifests itself to me in the form of intense butterflies in my stomach and an elevated heart rate. My husband does his… →
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Family Again
I survived the visit from my parents. I told them at the beginning of the visit that I wasn’t going to engage in any Dr. Phil conversations with them. My dad ignored that rule on the second day and snuck one in at dinner while my mom was in the bathroom. While I hid my… →
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Reflections on Pride
The CBS Evening News just ended and it has left an impression on me. The Orlando tragedy has been the focus of every news broadcast but the reports are all over the place and hard to comprehend all of this information that is thrown into the report. But the 30 minutes of news that I just… →
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Sunning It Outside
Living in the southeast during the summer months does not afford a person many opportunities to sit outside without becoming completely soaked in sweat. People who venture outside during the summer down here are either doing so because their job requires them to, or because they are swimming in a pool or other location where… →
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Memories to Forget
In a previous post, I mentioned that my mom and dad were getting back together. That is still the case. They have each gone through with the divorce of my step-parents and my dad has even gotten his job relocated to the city my mom lives in. One of my sisters is still happy for… →
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Summer Rules
While teachers in the local public school system were heading back to work today after the long Memorial Day weekend, I was enjoying my first official day of summer vacation. With the last day of school for me being last Friday, I have been in a perpetual state of relief since then. But now that… →