Faking my way to accomplishment
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I just came home from swimming a mile at the YMCA for the first time since November. I’d been doing it fairly regularly for a few months, but then I took several months off around the holidays to focus my energy on eating and getting fatter. Slowly,...
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I found this book in the new nonfiction section of my local library and had to pick it up.
I’ve got all the equipment for preserving: a hot water canner, a pressure cooker/canner, a second freezer, and lots of jars. I’ve got organic, local produce coming my way: We recently joined a CSA...
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I spent Mother’s Day scrubbing my kitchen walls and cabinets.
OK, that’s not entirely true. I woke up to breakfast and coffee, and cards and gifts. It was lovely. But then I remembered: THE HOUSE. It needs so much damn work. And the husband needed to go in to the office for...
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On April 3, 2003, I had a little adventure with my toddler and newborn while trying to hit a La Leche League meeting. Here’s the e-mail I sent afterward to my friend, Carol:
Today is a killer. Halfway to the meeting, I dropped my muffler; then I dragged it behind me for about seven miles.
After...
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