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Archive for November, 2007

That Rusty Can

Posted in Funny, Silly, The outdoors on November 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »

The other morning it was so frosty and beautiful outside that I had to take some pictures. My header picture was taken in my backyard where our property borders a horse pasture. The can in the shot was Dan’s BB gun target. (I absolutely refused to let him shoot the rabbits…) A few years ago, [...]

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An Important Visitor

Posted in House Muse, Motivation, Procrastination, Silly, Well-being, Who am I?, homemaking on November 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »

The House Muse visited me today; I vacuumed and swept and straightened. And she told me something: “Your perfectionism is doing you no good,” she said. “I give you permission to do a half-assed job. Don’t worry about the corners; those spiders can wait until I visit you again. That will also be the day [...]

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I’m feeling _________?

Posted in Anxiety, Boredom, Motivation, Uncategorized on November 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Sometimes I spend far too much energy on trying to identify what I’m feeling. It is so in my make up to communicate, that I’m usually going overboard with my feeling descriptions. So I’m sitting on the couch feeling something unpleasant. Vague anxiety, passivity, emptiness–I’m just not sure…and I say to Dan: “I feel invisible [...]

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Free Fever

Posted in Uncategorized on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

Does every library have a free table where you can drop off your old magazines? For some reason, I cannot resist this area of our local library. Yesterday I picked up two catalogs made especially for women over 50 who want to buy the same clothes they have always worn, only new. And not new [...]

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Wrestling with Graduate School

Posted in Calling, God, Learning, Mother-guilt, Motherhood, Ponderings, Theology, Who am I?, Writing on November 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »

So I’m thinking about graduate school. Thinking about it A LOT. My big worry is that I’ll look back and say ‘yeah, I got that degree, but I missed years of Sadie’s life.’ Because I’m not that good multi-tasking. I can be somewhat (ahem…) all or nothing. Balance is hard for me to come [...]

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Sadie Made Me Eat a Raw Cranberry

Posted in Uncategorized on November 15, 2007 | 5 Comments »

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The Muse

Posted in Creativity, Motivation, Ponderings, Procrastination, Well-being, Who am I?, homemaking on November 13, 2007 | 3 Comments »

I have decided that I’m ok even if I don’t make a schedule for housekeeping. Even if I don’t swish out the toilet every day or vaccum on Tuesdays, I am still a fine person. When did I get it in my head that my housekeeping ability equaled my worth as an individual? It is [...]

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Alone but not Lonely

Posted in God, Grace, Learning, Ponderings, Solitude, The outdoors, Well-being, Wonder on November 1, 2007 | 8 Comments »

Today my head was loud and crowded; achy and claustrophobic. I knew I was coming to outer reaches of my Extroversion, so I headed out by myself to the local state park. (I now have a season pass…) I grabbed a Market Fresh Sandwich at Arbys on the way (Turkey, Ranch and Bacon–my FAVORITE), and [...]

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