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Mine broke this week. My emotional dam. On Monday. It could have been my disturbing dream on Sunday night, which has been the cause of my reliance on sleeping pills ever since. Nevertheless, it was inevitable. Emotions can only be suppressed for so long, and that  dam of suppression can be an absolute BEAST when … Read more

This week has been an absolute blur. I have been seriously procrastinating when it comes to writing about an issue I have been struggling with for the past few months, for fear of the emotions I know will arise once I put pen to paper (or fingers to laptop keyboard). So the procrastination continues… But… Read more

On my built-in vacation day from my well-paid, dependable, salary-based job that includes benefits and perks, I watched last Sunday’s Dateline episode (7/25/10), and I hung my head in shame. Some 40 million Americans – including one in five children – are now living in poverty. For a family of three, that means living on… Read more

(Click button on far right to view full screen.) A few months ago, on April 19, I couldn’t sleep. I was extremely worried. My mind was all over the place. So I grabbed my handy dandy BlackBerry (which as most people know, is rarely more than a foot away from me) and I wrote down… Read more

“It has nothing to do with me.” During the last (AMAZING) session of my “Total Forgiveness” group, these words were repeated several times as someone shared a story about a professional relationship. They kept echoing in my head, and I while I kept trying to connect it to my own story, another part of me… Read more

“I was tired of being so angry.” “I was tired of crying myself to sleep every night.” I heard these words spoken on Tuesday, June 1, toward the end of the 7th session of “Total Forgiveness”. I almost had to check to be sure I didn’t blurt them out myself. They are the very reasons… Read more

Some of you may remember the scam I almost fell victim to in 2007 related to renting our townhouse. Well, it seems people never quit. I received this in the mail yesterday (as with all pictures in my posts, click to enlarge)… Yep! That’s right! I’m the winner of a sweepstakes that I didn’t even… Read more

I finished the DVD for this year’s graduation ceremony this morning, and left it at the front desk for copies to be made. That’s it for video production until August! It’s kinda hard to believe that I have held this position for 2 years!! There have definitely been some challenges…ok, MANY challenges, but I have… Read more

I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since we packed up and left our old neighborhood in the wind!! I have absolutely NO regrets. NONE. In case I wasn’t clear, NONE!!! Nothing compares to being able to live in peace, to not feeling the need to have a firearm nearby while cooking dinner, or… Read more

Last Friday, I hurt someone’s feelings when I told her why I didn’t like talking on the phone. It came out the wrong way…completely, and I felt terrible!! I still do. But during my apology, I was able to finally voice all the reasons why I HATE talking on the phone. I will text, carry… Read more