Tag: journal
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Old-school Typewriters
Clunky. Heavy. CHONKY. With ink-laden ribbons. Ah, the memories. My mom probably still has it. Collecting dust in a cobweb corner of her basement. Her old typewriter. Not the electric one (although they hold their own magical, whirring, nostalgic powers). Older still. That typewriter that felt like it weighed 100 pounds. Outdated? Yes. Do I…
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Life Learner
I like to think of myself as a life learner. Nevermind the fact that I’m still in school! School work doesn’t necessarily equate learning, anyway. Some of my favorite learning moments have actually been while homeschooling my kids. By finding new things to share with them, we learned together. I found subjects like history much…
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Sequels…
I would love a sequel to Wormwood. I mean Woodworm. Or, perhaps, a prequel? Maybe both! I keep wanting to call the book wormwood. I used to have a lot of wormwood plants in my yard. It was a very pretty plant: Woodworm by Layla Martinez was one of my favorite reads so far this…
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5000+
I love tracking my steps. Imagine my disappointment when, earlier this year, I couldn’t seem to use my fitbit anymore with my android. I have had a handful of trackers over the years, some old-school, a few fitbits, and one generic watch/step tracker that lasted a couple months. I finally got a garmin earlier this…
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Winding Down and the Weekend (or, Time to Go to the Flea Market)
It’s almost the end of another busy work week. One where things go as originally planned (on this end anyway!), but still seem to be working out all the same. Nurses seem to always be in short supply and this week was no exception. Still- the week is almost over. It’s time to start thinking…
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Minimal
I have this idea in my head of what minimalism looks like…and I’m not 100% certain but I think if I believed in minimalism I would have a lot less stuff. If I believed in minimalism, would I have so many books? Would I have a counter full of oranges and a container of cookies…
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Annoyed (Boyfriend/Camping Version)
I don’t know that there’s a lot of words that annoy me at the moment. Maybe I just stay away from the ones that do? However, after spending this past week in the middle of the woods with my boyfriend, I can definitely tell you words/phrases that annoy him including: “Off the hook” I don’t…
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Motivated
One of the best ways to keep motivated when learning a new skill is to have accountability. If I’m not accountable to someone, somewhere, at a specific time, it is hard for me to keep going. Here’s a few examples: Cello- if I’m not taking lessons I don’t practice. I was taking lessons for a…
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Space/Invaders Part II
I’ve had my share of obsessions in the 50-some odd years I’ve been around, only a couple of which were actually damaging. One of the more benign was my obsession with video games, in particular the 10 months or so when I couldn’t go to bed unless I played through certain scenes of Star Wars…
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Space/Invaders
I was a 70s/80s kid. And while I’ve written about my gaming obsessions before, along with my space/alien obsession, I’m not sure that I’ve really gotten into Space Invaders a whole lot. I loved that game. Played it until my eyeballs would practically dry up from not blinking for 45 minutes straight. We played it…
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