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Thank You for the Air Pods, Honey!
I recently saw a few things online, a clip of a celebrity interview on the Graham Norton Show, a comment thread on a random post in a group I’m in on Facebook, and the common theme of these tidbits was that gift-giving at Christmas should only be for kids. The rest of Christmas—the meal, the… →
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The Joys of Life After Grad School
You know what’s great about not being in grad school anymore and also not being a teacher? Exactly what I expected and long desired, more time at home to do whatever I want. I’m not worried or anxious about having time on the weekend or evenings to do hobby stuff. I haven’t felt like knitting… →
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The Power of Sound: Emotion and Memory
Yesterday, a comment made by my husband gave me pause. He was telling me about his reaction to text alerts. That got me thinking about the power of sounds. Until recently, like him, I had a very negative reaction to hearing my phone ring or my text notification sounding. Quite honestly, the sounds would give… →
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Come on kid, help us!
This post is a break from my usual deep thoughts, introspection of myself, kind of analysis. It’s Friday night and I am enjoying the hell out of watching cable. My husband and I decided around this time last year that we were tired of paying a stupidly high price for cable AND all the streaming… →
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Do kids today even know…
There are two sources of inspiration for this post, which honestly, I can easily turn into a series of posts because I keep coming across things that could fit. The first source is simply that I was a teacher and principal of an elementary/middle school for 19 years. The things that would come up in… →
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That’s Just Good Music
I’ve been driving my husband’s car lately because mine is being held hostage by a Kia dealership 4 hours away supposedly getting a new engine (side note: don’t buy a Kia!). My car did not have a fancy touchscreen display on the dashboard like my husband’s newer car. Mine only displayed text in very small… →
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Daily Prompt Response—the First Time
What could you try for the first time? Leaving the country. Or really, just visiting the other coast of the United States. I’m deeply fascinated and awe-struck by other places that don’t look like where I live, even though I’ve never seen these other places with my own eyes. One of my knitting friends is… →
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Things that are making me happy (part 10)
Indifference about my job. I have found that I really enjoy my new job when I’m there, but when I come home, I don’t care much about it and that is making me so happy! I’m going on two months of this new job and at first, there was a great deal of excitement about… →
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A Conversation
I think I’ve mentioned before that I have a big writing project in mind and a big part of that revolves around the contents of 30 years worth of journals that I have filled up (and saved) since I was 13. I have started re-reading them and just finished volume #3. The entirety of that… →