I didn’t plan on going radio-silent for this long, and I hope I didn’t cause anyone concern (thanks for reaching out, RACHEL!). Most of you knew that I was going to Germany for a few weeks, but I didn’t anticipate not checking in here at all. Well, now I am...
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I was in SoCal this week supporting Jon, who has been tending to his mom. She is still (I don’t know how many times I have written this over the last few weeks) receiving care in a full-time care facility, but we’re now at a point where she’s supposed to...
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I stayed home sick for three days this week. I have a ton of sick leave hours. I usually don’t get sick and haven’t taken sick leave in a long time but I also needed that break. After feeling lousy over the weekend, the emotional disappointment about having to cancel...
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It was my birthday earlier this week. I honestly felt like skipping it. I did not feel very celebratory for many reasons, but I had the foresight of taking the day off from work (as I have done for a number of years now!) and it was the best decision....
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. I am posting today to give you a bit of a life update. I don’t have much to say these days (or only things that don’t belong...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. I am posting today to get back into the habit of posting because the longer I wait, the harder it is to get back into a blogging...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. This has been another busy week for me. Besides the usual holiday craziness, I had a gazillion other things on my to-do list. I had a two-day...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. Just a quick little reminder for my Secret SANta Swap participants: I hope you all had time to shop for your swap partner and will be getting something in...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. If you’ve been waiting for the email with your swap partner for the Secret SANta Swap, I apologize for the delay. Today got busy (with my mother-in-law arriving...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. The next few weeks will be busy. My mother-in-law will be visiting for a long weekend. We contemplated going down to SoCal for Thanksgiving, but since Thanksgiving...
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