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A Week Left in the Semester!

Remember back when I started last fall I was all That first semester went great. Vacation was awesome. Bring on the new semester! Then I had surgery. And had to get Donte put together and out. And had all these things to do and no time to do it and still the homework kept coming. […]

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At the End of My Rope, Tying a Knot

At the End of My Rope, Tying a Knot

…and hanging on by my teeth. I like to be busy. If you’ve been around at all, you know that! School, writing, work, kid, reading, learning…I want to do it all, and I want to do it now. Sometimes, though, that gets me in over my head. I’m a very changeable person, and also not

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The F&ckit is Strong in This One

The F&ckit is Strong in This One

Some days, you don’t wanna do sh-t. Well, maybe you don’t have that problem, but I sure do. And because that’s how my brain works, odds are good I’m going to have one of those days on a day I must not give in. Like, you know…today. I have a book coming out Monday. I

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Life: A Continuance

Life: A Continuance

Haven’t heard from the financial aid guys yet. I don’t know what’s taking so long. I turned the paperwork in Friday afternoon, and here it’s Monday night already with no word! Sheesh. Don’t they know I have a life? In other news, yesterday in a great fit of energy that I should have put into

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Natural Is Not Necessarily SAFE

Natural Is Not Necessarily SAFE

So I’ve mentioned here and there on the great wide internet that I’ve had a nasty cold this past week. From the first day it affected my voice, so every single person who talked to me knew I had a cold. Almost every single person had a sure-fire cure-all they had to share with me.

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That Went Well…Not

That Went Well...Not

So, remember the race? Yeah, okay, that didn’t go so well. Actually, it went great–right up till the shopping. See, we’re not in emergency mode over here at Casa de KD, but we’re cutting it close every month. Bills, in their sneaky nasty way, go up. And sometimes paychecks, in an especially sneaky nasty way,

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The Race is On!

The Race is On!

So. Another weekend, which means time to do things I want/need to do that are not “work for other people.” From my 750 words this morning: I have many, many things I should do today. I wonder if I’ll get to any of them. Actually, I will get to some, at least, or there will

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