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Life Lessons from My Eight-Year-Old Self
The autobiography I penned at age eight begins with this: How it all started… When I was young I had some troubles. I had started to grow up to be a very spastic child. Every time I got mad I … Continue reading
The Time We Have
I’m feeling a sense of desperation tonight. There’s not enough time. I’ve wasted it. I’ve squandered it. I’ve let too much of it pass by. A dear friend of mine says, “The time we have is the time we have.” … Continue reading
Posted in We Are Family
Tagged childhood memories, family, ICU, my sister, needle sticks, siblings, sisterly love
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Seesters
She turns 49 today. That hardly seems possible. I still remember her sitting at the kitchen table in our Weston Village apartment, layering her blue eye shadow as she gazed into her Clairol multi-light mirror. Styx played in the background … Continue reading
Brown County Memories
On the heels of a most wonderful Thanksgiving family reunion in Brown County, Indiana, I’ve been thinking a great deal about my childhood, my family, my sister, my cousins (pictured here), my grandparents. We’re a unique clan, the Andersons. Our … Continue reading
NO!
One of my very favorite songs to listen to when the kids were younger was the catchy “They Might Be Giants” tune, “NO!” It opens with this: “No is no. No is always no. If they say no, it means … Continue reading
Posted in Big Thinks, Help From My Friends, Man Of My Dreams, Me Myself And I, My Kids, We Are Family, Write On
Tagged auditioning, Ball State Chamber Choir, Charlotte's Web, coaching softball, dealing with rejection, facing rejection, family, friendship, Honors College, Midwest Writers Fellowship, No, participating in sports, reaching for goals, They Might Be Giants, writing novels, Yes
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Mixed Messages
Words are powerful. And sometimes tricky. And often times, they fail me, both in speech and in writing. I’m a dramatic girl, emotional, reactive, volatile. Sometimes I say things I shouldn’t; sometimes I write things I wish I hadn’t. When … Continue reading
Posted in Big Thinks, We Are Family
Tagged 2012 election, argue, choosing words carefully, debate, Democrats, douchebaggery, family, Obama, Presidential election, Republicans, Romney, taking sides
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