Muscle memory

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The movers will arrive in an hour to pack up our little gray house. I should be doing something, anything, other than sitting here typing. But here I sit, with one last cup of tea and chocolate chip muffin. I feel tired even before the day begins, this past week a whirl of graduations and goodbyes … [continue]

Attend to the echoes

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Every working afternoon, like clockwork, I entered the parking garage and began the relentless circle up and then back down through the cement levels. I gave myself an extra thirty minutes before the start of my shift to find a parking spot. When I got tired of circling, I pulled up to a hospital … [continue]

On our way

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We're in the thick of it at the moment. Parties, graduations, packing, last goodbyes. I know you'll understand if I don't make it here too often this week. I have resolutely refused to do anything more than absolutely necessary to make it through this week in one piece. My floors are beyond … [continue]

Five Minute Friday: Fall

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Hello, Friends. Welcome back for another Friday spent with Lisa-Jo and the Five-minute crowd. Today, we're taking five minutes to write on the prompt Fall. Do you have five minutes to write, read, or both? Why don't you join us? 1. Write for 5 minutes flat – no editing, no over thinking, … [continue]

On attentiveness

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I have reached the point where I would literally rather throw 15 swiss francs in the trash, than field one more email about a miniscule item on my For Sale list. For a few days, it felt exciting to receive so much interest in my stuff. Yahoo, they want my stuff! Now that I have traded no less than … [continue]

For when you think you’re running out of time

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I can't seem to keep my children in non-toe crushing shoes and pants that don't make me look like a negligent mother. Every time I look at them, my kids seem to have propelled themselves into the next size up, the next phase, the next stage of curiosity.  They add inches and air miles and an … [continue]