Category: Deep Thoughts
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Confessions of a Pack Rat (who is the daughter of a pack rat who is also the daughter of a pack rat)
Well, here it is…August 11, 2013. As of yesterday, it’s been 9 months since my mother passed away. Honestly, it seems like yesterday. There are simply days when I sit in wonder at the thought of my mother not being here. I mean, c’mon, how is it possible that I’ve gone 9 months paying every…
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2012: Reflections and Realizations
We’re at the end of 2012, patiently – or not-so-patiently – waiting for 2013 to show itself. I’ve tried to look back over the year and reflect on all that has happened in my life. I’ve tried to identify the good and the bad; the happy and the sad; the positive and the negative. While…
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Friday’s Truths: Do these pants make my age look big?
Age seldom arrives smoothly or quickly. It’s more often a succession of jerks. – – – – Jean Rhys I knew it would happen someday. Somewhere along the line, I got old. Okay, yes, I know. I’m not really that old. I’m 44 – in the grand scheme of things, that’s still considered young. What is it…
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They never really leave us
A few minutes ago, I was changing into my pajamas. I thought I heard my mom talking upstairs, so I stopped and listened. I didn’t hear anything and continued with what I was doing – changing my clothes, hanging up the laundry I’d just taken out of the dryer. Typical things. A quick trip upstairs…
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If it works for Kelly Clarkson, it can work for me.
Behold! My mantra for 2012! Why not, right? Life has pretty much been crap since January 2009 – that’s when it started. And it hasn’t finished. But, dammit, I’m still here! Don’t get me wrong…there have been some good things since then as well. Nothing stellar. Nothing spectacular. But there were some good things.…
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The Recovering Recovering Catholic
I went back to church when my Grandmother died. One of the things she always wanted for her grandchildren was for us to go back to church. She knew that I am a lesbian. Just like she knew that my cousin is a gay man. She loved us just as much as the rest of…
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