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A (tired) Frog Out of Water
Why are you like this? If the question isn’t asked directly (and it has been), it’s often implied. I feel like a fish out of water a lot lately. To be honest, I don’t even think I’m a fish. I’m probably a frog. The more I thought about the question seriously, the more I was […]
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Currently: July 2020
I’m feeling a little off this week, but I know I’m not the only one. It’s been a long 4 months and a lot of it has been spent waiting, spinning wheels, and holding breath. What’s next? What to do with the time I have now? What does all the information mean? Who can actually […]
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Adventure Shopping
I went to the grocery store today for what I now like to think of as “Adventure Shopping” since you just never know what you may or may not find (ahem, TP). Everyone copes with the unknown in their own way and apparently for me it includes breaking all my grocery shopping rules. Under normal […]
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I’m Usually Pretty Good in a Crisis
So much has been happening so quickly. Last week, I began working from home part time and going into the office part time. I took the kids hiking on a nearby trail. I let the big one play with fire and try to melt crayons for art and I let the little one use all […]
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Life Skill: Talking yourself down
I’ve begun training for a new job this week. I left a job I really liked and was good at. Most of all, I left kids I really loved and cared about and co-workers who were trustworthy friends (not always the kind of friends you make at work). Tonight working through some remorse with my […]
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