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August 28, 2020

Intermission

When I chose harmony as my 2020 Word of the Year, I had plans of building upon the positive momentum of 2019. Last year was a…


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Published on August 28, 2020 09:37

August 25, 2020

An open letter to my sons’ future partners

I tried. Please, know that I tried. My goal in raising these two boys was to raise them to be successful orphans. Well, that was step…


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Published on August 25, 2020 12:31

August 12, 2020

The Soul is Lava

I loved playing The Floor is Lava as a kid. Before you ask, yes, I have seen the new Netflix show of the same name. We…


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Published on August 12, 2020 09:39

July 25, 2020

Nostalgia

Some 20-odd years ago, before HGTV became the 24 hour House Hunters channel, there was a block of shows on the weekend called Design Time Saturday…


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Published on July 25, 2020 18:25

July 16, 2020

C is for Community

“If you decide to confide in others, you’ll discover you’re not alone.” I’ve had that line in my email signature for well over a decade. It…


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Published on July 16, 2020 13:58

July 14, 2020

{2e Tuesday} Parenting G2e kids in the age of COVID

This new normal ain’t so normal and normal never was If there is thing I can be thankful for in today’s current flaming shitstorm hell vortex,…


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Published on July 14, 2020 15:28

July 10, 2020

Whimpering into the void

Yes, I flat out stole that title (well, the gist of it) from Chuck Wendig. If you follow Chuck on Twitter or read his blog Terrible…


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Published on July 10, 2020 15:02

June 23, 2020

{2e Tuesday} The Highly-Sensitive Person and Overexcitabilites: What’s the Overlap?

Many thanks to my friend and partner in crime, Kate Arms, for today’s guest post on highly sensitive people and overexcitabilities. These days I’m whipping between…


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Published on June 23, 2020 05:41

June 10, 2020

How Do I Procrastinate?

Let me count the ways It’s finally summer. Is it summer? The days have all blended together and without looking at a calendar I honestly have…


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Published on June 10, 2020 10:16

May 12, 2020

Let Me Tell You About…Impostor Syndrome

For Mays GHF blog topic Ive updated and edited this post from April 2015. The more things change, the more they stay the same. If youve

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Published on May 12, 2020 13:40