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A Letter To My 16-Year-Old Son
Dear Teenager, Sometimes life doesn’t seem fair. Do you know why? Because it isn’t. But here’s a little something I’ve learned in my 43 years on this earth… life always gives you exactly what you need in order to learn … Continue reading
Giving Thanks
I cannot deny that these past two years have been hard. Soul-crushing, fetal-position hard at times. Let me begin by saying this, by owning this: I know that if I threw my problems into a pile with all the other … Continue reading
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Tagged " vulnerability, abandonment, being a writer, being needy, choosing happiness, corporate copywriting, education, embracing change, financial struggles, glass half empty, glass half full, gratitude, Indiana, Indy's Child, Joni Mitchell, living in limbo, Midwest Writers Fellowship, Mississippi, moving, new home, new job, Notes & Words, professor's life, professor's salary, publishing, raising resilient kids, The River, the writing life, true friends, writing
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Going… Going… Gone
It’s been a crazy couple of weeks. For those of you who haven’t yet been privy to my shameless self-promotion in the Notes & Words essay contest, I’m one of the five finalists. I’m honored, thrilled, nauseous, eager to hear … Continue reading
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Tagged "Table for Six, Apple Geniuses, Apple store, Australia, backing up data, Brazil, Brown County, California, Central Station Grill, chocolate, DropBox, France, fresh start, Germany, glass half full, hard drive back-up, hard drive failure, iCloud, Jerry Springer, lost files, Notes & Words, Notes & Words essay contest, One Brown One Blue, sales training, Singapore, The Cloud, The Netherlands, Three of Eva, Time Machine
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Choosing Happy
I’m not the most diligent person when it comes to my checking account. I glance at it online occasionally, record as much as I can remember (and we all know how reliable my memory is). But when I checked it … Continue reading
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Tagged "Turpentine", being positive, Brandi Carlile, choosing happiness, debit card fraud, glass half full, heavy boots, Jean Valjean, Jonathan Safran Foer, Kraft macaroni and chese, NAPA Auto Parts, positive attitude, Ramen noodles, Saudi Airlines, silver lining, Tennessee, travel
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Half-Full
The ever-elusive “They” say bad things happen in threes, right? Whew. That means we’re good to go for awhile. Within the past two weeks, we’ve had a financial kick in the shins. First — as you’ve already read — our … Continue reading
