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Quotes I’ve Been Thinking About

I have quotes all throughout my house. Not Live, Laugh, Love (the origin is not my cup of tea), but actual quotes from actual humans. Some are from books, others from movies, and a few are from people I know in person. I even keep a book of quotes that I add to when I… Continue reading Quotes I’ve Been Thinking About

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What I Kept | July 2022

During the month of July, these are the things I kept on my phone. The view of the Chicago skyline from the Northwestern University campus From Mark Nepo's The Book of Awakening Courtesy unknown https://www.tiktok.com/@vlexisruiz/video/7119582394486820142 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiX2UCGhw2c Courtesy of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran https://www.tiktok.com/@dodford/video/7117648159815240966?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=a%20quick%20hit&t=1659453561365 My second bed From Why Won't You Apologize by Harriet Lerner… Continue reading What I Kept | July 2022

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Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 41

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! Here is an explanation of the tater tot post. ZINNIASSSSS Excuse me while I share alllllll the zinnia photos. I cultivated them from seed I purchased at Meijer in April. It was incredibly satisfying to see these flowers unfold. I will never again purchase a flat of flowers from a… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 41

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Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 40

If you’re new to my blog, welcome! Here is an explanation of the tater tot post. Love Ella and I were visiting our local mall a few weeks ago when I noticed the old Banana Republic, where I used to work many years ago, had closed. In honor of Pride Month, they transformed the storefront into a… Continue reading Screw It, I’m Eating Tater Tots- Episode 40

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Things I Want to Remember

A few days ago, I had to ask Mike what phrase we used to describe staying in our houses during the epidemic. The word I was looking for? QUARANTINE. Mike was planning his business travel last week when he planned a trip on a date that sounded familiar to me. He booked it through the… Continue reading Things I Want to Remember

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100 More Things I Love

I published a post titled 100 Things I Love in 2017 and it was a lot of fun to write. A lot has happened in in the five years since I published that post, the most significant of which was a global pandemic. But I've changed a lot since 2017, going through menopause, writing a… Continue reading 100 More Things I Love