Jan 4, 2012

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Happy Thought For the Day

Happy Thought For the Day

Why yes, I am posting this grin just because I want to. It’s been a while since I posted about how much I love being a grownup, so I thought I’d go there again. I love being a grownup. I love being able to decide any given day what kind of person I want to be, and I love that I can take the steps to be it. Having lived a while, there’s even a pretty good stock of...

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Dec 28, 2011

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Fewer Dragons

Fewer Dragons

I think I’ve mentioned before how much I love a New Year. This one seems especially new, delightfully vague, and therefore rich with potential. I hope you’re feeling that way too. Dear Mom – remember all the money you spent on a hotel in Kansas City last year so chemo could feel a little more vacation and a little less I’d-rather-die? I was thinking this...

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Dec 18, 2011

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The Book-Giving Policy

The Book-Giving Policy

Do you have a policy that you only give books as a gift if you have read them...

Dec 11, 2011

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Take that, Peanut Butter Balls

Take that, Peanut Butter Balls

More things to know about me: I’m the girl who panics when you call her...

Dec 6, 2011

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I Believe In Magic

I Believe In Magic

Today I googled, “Why is Christmas sad?” I didn’t find...

Nov 27, 2011

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And For All These Things

And For All These Things

I just finished the last pretty word in a lovely book (One Thousand Gifts by...

Nov 21, 2011

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These Days

These Days

This time twelve years ago I had a little baby boy just over one month old and...

Nov 16, 2011

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Sometimes

Sometimes

I am many things. I’m the girl who wants to go somewhere and be somebody...