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We moved out of our beloved Victorian house on April 15, and since then have been fixing it up to get it ready to sell. We’ve sold two other houses together, and I learn (and sometimes relearn) things with each iteration. Here are some of the key lessons on prepping a house for going on…
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COVID
Well. I got it. The day I tested, I tested because I felt really weak, and I realized I couldn’t smell the coffee I was making. I haven’t had any other symptoms besides being tired and having no taste. I don’t even feel tired today (except for daylight savings). I feel like the volume on…
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54 years strong
Updated after several texts from my dad to correct my mistakes Today is my parents’ fifty-fourth wedding anniversary. They got married on Feb 15, 1969. They were going to get married later in the year, but dad was home from Vietnam for a short leave, and his mom suggested they just get married that weekend…
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PMDD
This post isn’t for all audiences. It’s mostly a rant. Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a real kick in the teeth. It’s a severe and chronic medical condition that fortunately doesn’t affect everyone, but unfortunately does affect me. Dysphoria is such a good sounding word, but not a good thing. It means a generalized dissatisfaction with…
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Bloganuary prompt – Jan 20
What irritates you about the home you live in? I really like our house. It’s gorgeous – a well-kept Victorian. I do get irritated by unfinished projects – like, when we replaced the floor, we didn’t put the baseboards back everywhere. That is annoying. I also get irritated when I step on a dead mouse,…
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Bloganuary prompt – Jan 17
Describe the happiest day of your life. This is another prompt where I immediately feel bad for not having a single answer! But from another angle, I’m lucky to have so many happy days that it’s impossible to choose one. My wedding day was dope. That was really a good one. That whole weekend was…
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Bloganuary prompt – Jan 19
What color describes your personality and why? Hmm, interesting question. While I don’t always take well to these prompts, I do appreciate being nudged to think about things a little differently. In a course I did last summer, one of the things we were supposed to do is imagine ourselves, like, not our bodies, but…
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Bloganuary prompt – Jan 18
What’s your favorite meal to cook and/or eat? I don’t have a favorite! How could I choose!? I like cooking and I like eating as well, so I maybe I’m supposed to have one, but I don’t. It really depends on how I’m feeling at any given moment. I cook Hello Fresh a lot, which…
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Bloganuary prompt – Jan 16
Do you have a memory that’s linked to a smell? Aren’t most of them? Ok, I have a specific one actually. There’s a certain combination of diesel and/or airplane fuel, cigarettes, and cold that reminds me of hugging my dad after he’d come home from a worktrip. He had this grey leather jacket that he…
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Bloganuary prompt – Jan 15
What fear have you conquered? Hmm. I guess being confident in my own opinions enough to assert them pretty consistently? I have phobias that I have definitely not conquered (like, fear of heights, brrzt) and actually, conquered is a pretty strong term here. I have improved, which is all I think any of us can…
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