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Category Archives: challenges
Outside of the box works!
Life during a pandemic is challenging. While happy that I’m retired and was able to skip whatever the teachers have had to go through, I’ve felt a great sense of loss for the nation’s students. And I’ve watched as school … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, Change, education, graduation, inspiration, Uncategorized
Tagged appreciation, challenges, change, charitable, classmates, imagination, inspiration, perseverance, persistence, reality
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Missing, yet discovering…
These past few months have been challenging. That said, I speak those words as a fortunate individual. I’d never been much of a fan of the Governor of New York but he provided stable leadership through the pandemic with his … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, Change, dreams, gratitude, learning experiences
Tagged baseball, challenges, dreams, isolation, nostalgia, pandemic, Tennis
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When right isn’t wrong…
It’s left. Life is a conundrum for those of us who are left handed and even worse if one is marginally ambidextrous. I’m one of the latter and often in a state of confusion. As a child, my mom would … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, humor, learning experiences, life lessons
Tagged ambidexterity, challenges, humor, lefties, righties, scissors, tools
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Solitude for $200, Alex…
I’m extremely thankful to be an individual who enjoys solitude. I don’t shun social activity but I’m happy to be on my own. During this unprecedented time, many of us find ourselves either alone or maybe spending too much time … Continue reading
My changing channels…
I’ve heard a whole gamut of terms: flighty, ditzy, “squirrel,””thinking while blonde,” scattered, distracted, daydreamer, unfocused, undisciplined, attention deficit. And I’m proud to say I’ve displayed many of these qualities over the years. I wear them as a badge of … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, creativity, frustration, humor, Personality, strong women, writing
Tagged challenges, distraction, individuals, persist, Process, uniqueness, writing, writinglife
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The Alone Girl babysits, reluctantly…
Babysitting was a major source of income for pre-teens and teens in the 1960s and 70s. It seemed most girls were expected to babysit. The Alone Girl fell into that trap. Mainly, babysitting was about having some disposable income. There … Continue reading
Posted in Babysitting, challenges, humor, jobs, nostalgia
Tagged Babysitting, challenges, humor, jobs, Kids, maturation, responsibility, teenagers
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Eyes on the prize…
Whatever that means. Ok, I’m well aware what it means. Though I’m not a Happy New Year Scrooge, I also don’t embrace the whole start over and make a resolution thing. On the way home from an errand recently, I … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, creativity, frustration, learning experiences, Uncategorized, writing
Tagged boredom, creativity, experience, focus, lessons, Process, tedium, writing
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Thankful and grateful…
No slices of fiction or poetry today, just stark reality. A year ago today, I was trying to do too much too fast and I took an epic tumble on the hardwood floor at my mother’s house. More concerned about … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, faith, learning experiences, life lessons, persistence
Tagged challenges, faith, family, friends, strength, Thankfulness
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For the umpteenth time…
I am working at improving my eating habits. They stink and I’m the first to admit it. I’ve never enjoyed cooking for myself yet I’m a very capable cook. It’s frustrating. So while I’m not aiming to cook every night, … Continue reading
Posted in Binge eating, challenges, Change, Food, Health
Tagged babysteps, challenges, changes, diabetes, difficult, eating, healthy, insulin, overeating
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The alone girl…
The spirited tomboy maintained a brisk pace as she made her way to the store at the crossroads. She grumbled under her breath about having to go for some groceries because it cost her precious reading time. If she didn’t … Continue reading
Posted in challenges, childhood, family, Violence
Tagged abuse, aloneness, challenges, childhood, family, fiction, Memories
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