Staying Put

I’ve spent the last couple of days since our return from Montreal doing nothing but sitting on my ass. We walked so much over the four days we were away that my calves are still sore. Still. Sore. How sad is that? Don’t answer.
I don’t have it in me to do a massive trip recap. [...]

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Auf Wiedersehen

Something vile crawled up my ass this morning and caused me all manner of trouble at work. I can’t remember the last time I was so violently ill. Just horrific. The day only got better when a reduction in work hours was announced this afternoon. We’re going to a four-day work week, an unwelcome change. I’m [...]

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Cracks in the Pavement

Much progess has been made in the War of the Wallpaper. I worked my ass off yesterday and managed to finish one wall and a good chunk of another one. I only stopped when my arms began to give out on me from all of the scraping. It is not easy work, but we’ve got [...]

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Where It’s At

Okay, okay…so I lied. I did not go to the gym at 5 am this past week. Does going after work count instead? When the alarm went off at 4:45 am Monday morning, I said a loud “hell no” and reset the alarm. I have my reasons (excuses). Maybe you can get up before the [...]

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Que Sera, Sera

Spending a good part of the day outside in the hot sun (hot shade, rather) doing nothing but eating and laughing and telling stories with my in-laws has worn me out. I am T I R E D. And really thirsty. And tired, too. Very tired. I think this might be another night in which [...]

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Hardly Getting Over It

Exhaustion and a hurting heart sent me to bed last night before 8:30. It felt strange to crawl under the covers when there was still light in the sky, but I was asleep within seconds of my head hitting the pillow.
We could smell the ocean on our drive into work this morning. What a glorious [...]

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One Thing Leads to Another

Another night with all plans of productivity dashed. We’re both exhausted. Brian spent the day putting in a lot of manual labor for United Way Volunteer Day at his office. He helped build a volleyball court. He finished around 2 and I was able to leave work early as well. Good thing. I’m just tired [...]

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Hot and Bothered

I had all sorts of grand Getting Shit Done plans tonight, but those went out the window as soon we pulled into our driveway and saw that oh-so-familiar delivery slip from our oil company nestled between the door knob and frame. We looked at each other and first words out of both of our mouths was ”shit, they [...]

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Wishing Well

A glass (or three) of white wine really does make the world seem like a better place. So does a sweet and encouraging email from a dear friend. A little dose of perspective and another way to look at things (along with lots of wine) have helped me tremendously through what has been a rough [...]

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One Step at a Time

Sometimes it’s hard to keep a positive outlook. Sometimes I let the disappointment and bitterness and fear and uncertainty consume me. Rising gas and oil prices, too many closed-door meetings at the office, the period that keeps coming, too many bills…
But then I have days like today, when the sun breaks through the clouds and [...]

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