I would like a little whine with my (non-dairy) cheese

Have you ever heard of, or read, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day?
From the moment he wakes up with gum in his hair, things just do not go Alexander’s way. At breakfast, Alexander’s [...]

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Still here…and just days away

Much of my life recently has been consumed by: thoughts about the house, stress about the house, getting sick from said stress about the house, thoughts about decorating the house, stress about making sure all the financing came through for the house, stress about making sure the appraisal came in where it was supposed to, [...]

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The feeling inside

Do you have days where you feel like this? Really simple days where you are just walking around, doing things that bring you joy, being silly, going wherever your feet take you? Days where you find an empty swing set just calling to you, days in early February when the sun is shining and the [...]

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Weather confusion

All around me, there are Christmas decorations, christmas songs, trees, wreaths, lights. My calendar insists it is mid-December.
But yet my inner New England girl is confused.
All around me, people are wearing shorts and flipflops. The AC is back on at work. Jackets, sweaters and scarves have been tossed aside to unearth the summer/fall clothes recently [...]

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Life in a painting

Yesterday
 Morning fog lifting
Sun streaming through
Everywhere, crimson, orange, yellow, glowing in the sun
Perfect happiness  
 
Today
Crimson leaves whipping down the street 
Yellow leaves fluttering on trees
Grey and white smears in the sky, dark rain clouds
Rain pelting sideways
Thrillingly dramatic

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There are days…

 when I wish I could stop NOT eating wheat/gluten. There are days it frustrates me more than others, when it would be nice to not have to think about what and where I can eat.
Breakfasts and dinners, I’m fine with. It’s lunches that make me want to just say, Feck it all, I just want [...]

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very pretty spam

This came in from the external website inbox I monitor for work.
The subject was “Autocad ready to download” (which is great all by itself). It is some of the prettiest worded spam I’ve seen in some time:
The mortal architect had brought to life,Clear-voiced despite its years, strong, eloquent—The pain of being born into matter.Like an [...]

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Eight, eight is great!

Me and Mik, one of my closest and bestest friends.
A lot of bloggly ladies have been playing tag, and posting eight facts about themselves.
I haven’t been tagged, but I wanted to play too, so I am
1. I have onion-phobia. I HATE onions. Smell, taste, raw, cooked. If there are onions in something, I [...]

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we’re in the south now…

I had the radio on in the car, when I heard an announcement for the 7th Annual Bubba Lympics — featuring spam carving, toilet seat tossing and more.
I’m pretty sure the radio station is doing this as a joke, and to let people make fun of how people see southerners. But….I’m also pretty sure that [...]

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Halfway there…

Good morning from Aurora, Colorado, where the mountains are beautiful, but there was more flat farmland than we were anticipating. I think I somehow expected the entire state to be mountains lol.
We have driven for three days, we have three more to go. We aren’t quite halfway there with miles, we will hit the halfway [...]

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