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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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