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A WALK THROUGH ORDINARY


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i found my favorite mascara the day my dad died
Let me channel my inner Carrie Bradshaw... Who knew mascara could be so eye opening? <--- see what I did there? I have no shame [not even...
Nov 11, 20227 min read
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groundhog day
OK, before you come at me, I have not seen Groundhog Day. I know a very basic premise of a guy reliving the same day over and over again...
Aug 10, 20225 min read
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the defining moment
Have you ever looked at your life through the eyes of a camera? What would play out on screen? How would the script read? What characters...
Jul 21, 20225 min read
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I ate a grilled cheese and then I cried
May is Mental Health Awareness month. You've probably seen at least one post on social media circulating about it. One site I read...
May 27, 20225 min read
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you're on deck
It is again one of my favorite times of year. It's MAYhem - time for the Women's College World Series [softball]. I played fast pitch...
May 24, 20228 min read
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a week in the life
Writing posts sometimes comes easily. And then other weeks, it does not. It's not that I don't have any ideas. I have a running Rolodex...
May 16, 20228 min read
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i don’t love that journey for me
I woke up in my head. That’s not very unusual. I have vivid dreams and have been having some tough, very realistic conversations with...
May 5, 20225 min read
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the heart of it all
Q: How are you? A: Fine. Q: How are you? A: I’m good. You? Q: How you doing? A: Doing well. You? Q: How you doing? A: I’m okay. Q: How...
Apr 27, 20225 min read
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you are a liar
So today I am struggling. Really, I have been for a couple of weeks, off and on. I spoke about the big wave that I was seeing off in the...
Apr 20, 20227 min read
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the pummeling waves of grief: part two
Waves of grief are powerful in ways that can only be felt. Those waves that take down the ship leaving only rubble in its wake. I wrote...
Apr 13, 20227 min read
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the pummeling waves of grief: part one
The sky - a fully saturated blue stretched out as far as I can see. A stray cloud paints the sky with a feather touch - a wispy stroke of...
Apr 5, 20227 min read
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is it well with my soul?
I planned to write on a different topic but I felt inspired to veer off that course for today. I am in the process of searching for a new...
Apr 3, 20227 min read
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the guilt of shoulda, coulda, woulda: part two
Was I right? Did I do everything I could? I could have done more. I should have done more. What if I had done more? - a broken record of...
Mar 29, 20225 min read
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the guilt of shoulda, coulda, woulda: part one
I watched a movie today, Chemical Hearts. I'm not planning on writing a movie review on it, but go ahead and stop reading if you plan to...
Mar 27, 20226 min read
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march madness and other stuff
Let’s take a little pause from all the heavy posts. It’s March Madness time and I LOVE March Madness - I also get so aggravated with it -...
Mar 23, 20223 min read
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i cried in therapy today because of you: part two
Every breakup emotion is now intensified. Heartbreak, sadness, loneliness, longing, anger, hurt, betrayal, confusion, self doubt - all of...
Mar 20, 20227 min read
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i cried in therapy today because of you: part one
Can I just say I spent an hour or two typing out a post that continuously said it was saving only to find out it indeed did not save?...
Mar 16, 20227 min read
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walk this way
I didn't sleep well for the first two months after my dad died. I had a hard time falling asleep. The silence was the loudest I have ever...
Mar 13, 20226 min read
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success according to dad
My dad taught me a lot. He was smart but you could never tell him that. He'd always laugh and say "oh no, your mom is the smart one." And...
Mar 8, 20225 min read
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i climbed a mountain and no one noticed
I stumbled upon this particular mountain about five months ago. I couldn't get it off my mind. Everest? Kilimanjaro? Denali? Nope. Nope....
Mar 6, 20227 min read
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