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New Year, New Playlist

Last year, I didn't make a Vision Board (something I've been doing the last few years) because I was living the Vision. This year, I dec...

Sea Change

Well. I'm back. Last year, I did most of my blogging over on www.edgyontheroad.com while I traveled around the US. Now, I'm settled onc...

Accommodating

Earlier this year, I joined a Facebook group called Flying While Fat. If you've never been very overweight, you've probably never had to...

It's Rollin' Round the Bend

At the school where I've worked the past three years, we celebrate graduation on the Thursday before Memorial Day weekend. In the old da...

Self Care

I've been quiet for the last couple of weeks because I am just trudging along. The school year is winding down and that's a relief, but ...

A New Identity

For the last seven years, I've been a librarian. Before that, I was a teacher. For a while, I've thought of myself as a writer. In les...

Staycation

I've been keeping a gratitude journal. It's just a list, really, that I make at the end of each day. It keeps my mood buoyed while I'm ...

In My Own Time

For a long time now, I've been a "slow learner." I know that phrase has some negative connotations, but I mean it. It takes me a long t...

Spring Break

So, I obviously took a little break. After my grandfather's funeral, I dealt with some medical appointments, some mourning, and some muc...

When it Rains...

Last week, I was stressed to the max about the yearbook. Then, I had a weird health thing that made me very anxious all weekend (it is N...

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About Me

living the dream near the ocean, writing, having more positive feelings, and enjoying a fresh start