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Fair Warning: TMI
Continuing with the theme of braving inner frontiers, I thought I would begin to address Muff’s dare of identifying what holds me back. So welcome to the latest chapter in my self-help odyssey. Before...
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Sorry [cough], can’t [achoo!] make it
Ah, the summer cold. I feel terrible. I canceled a much anticipated lunch and declined an invitation to hang out poolside with another friend. There was no choice really; I am coughing every other word...
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A moment of cowardice
Kayla is not happy in her new home. After only a month, our hermit crab has decided to do whatever it takes to escape, even if it means leaving one piece at a time. One of her claws fell off. I am not...
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One is the loneliest number (if you worry about that kind of thing)
Last night, I had planned to go to another improv class, the idea of which still gives me butterflies. But I was tired and went to see Rise of the Planet of the Apes instead. It was great. Great to see...
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The crab is dead. Long live the dogs.
It should come as no surprise to anyone following this blog that Kayla, the nearly legless hermit crab, is dead. I did what I could (which wasn’t much), but I couldn’t save her. Where Kayla spent her...
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Eyes open, wallet closed
In our household, the tasks of balancing the checkbook and paying bills fall to me. Just worked out that way, which is a nicer way to say that my husband never balanced a checkbook in his life....
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Not a proud moment
The other day, I admitted to lax money management and asked anyone who sees me approaching a restaurant to send me home at once. Yet the very next day, we (along with some friends) ordered takeout for...
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@#$%!
Yesterday I stupidly bravely addressed the issue of profanity with Gracie, my nine-year-old, when a friend sent her an otherwise innocuous e-mail with the F-word in it. I live in a glass house where...
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Never give up. Never surrender…except maybe this once
I’ve made a decision that embarrasses me. A while back, I decided to try voiceover acting and embarked on a training program that ends in a demo recording. So far, the training has been fun, and my...
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Beyond the year of double-dog dares
I almost didn’t come back. After three months of ignoring the promise I made a year ago today, how do I have the nerve to show my face here? Here’s how. Even though my commitment to doing one brave...
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