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Chin up as you ride these waves
I spent the day nose to the grindstone trying to finish a report that has been elusive if only for the fact that two holiday weeks and a major conference scattered my sources around the globe. So I just focused, and little by little it came together. At one point, not stopping for lunch, I ran over and picked up a ballgown that a friend loaned me that is stunning. And as I hung it…
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And now a pause for sanity
Because things are insane. I’m squeezing every drop of time to get my report done, and thought I’d think about my wardrobe choice for the Inauguration weekend Friday afternoon when suddenly I just put out an SOS to three friends for ballgowns and now my cup runneth over. Oh my! The lovely dresses that have come my way – it’s insane! Then I had to run out and get my lab work done for the…
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Shattered dreams
I’ve been smiling and dialing all days long this week for a project I’m working on and frankly I was losing my voice trying to read Tin’s books to him. He said, “Mommy, I can’t hear you.” But when it’s raining goodness you just have to keep up the pace. I’m blessed with work sources that are insightful and charming, and I’m on a roll as one friend pointed out here, so I can’t stop…
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The perfect trifecta
I woke this morning with a list of things to do that would make anyone blush. Then the day started moving at its own groove. Buyers accepted the offer for the house and we close on February 28. I kept my appointment to see an apartment on Grand Route St John and rented it starting February 1st. And so I was waiting all day to hear about the lot because the appraisal was coming in…
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I don’t want to be a pioneer
As the reality of selling the LaLa became more pronounced, I began a wide search around the city to buy a house or a lot to build a house on leaving myself open for all neighborhoods. A friend called who had just bought an investment property near the St. Roch area in back of the Fish Market and St. Claude. It was in the 2000 block of Urquhart. I got in the car and drove…
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Word of my day
sang-froid PRONUNCIATION: (san*-FRWA) [* the first syllable is nasal] MEANING: noun: Calmness, especially under stress. ETYMOLOGY: From French sang-froid (cold blood). Earliest documented use: 1750.
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Imago Reality
Decades ago a therapist developed an Imago path to help couples overcome their inability to hear each other and grow together. My therapist had recommended this to me a few years ago as a way to be heard in the relationship. This image of “the person who can make me whole again” is what is called the Imago. I tucked that information away in my mental file even thought I tried it in many forms.…
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Custom Made Horoscope
January 12, 2013 Taurus (4/20-5/20) Getting in touch with your emotions is not always as easy as it sounds. Especially when there are many distractions in your life (like right now), it could be difficult to get to the heart of what is really bugging you. To ease the confusion, find some alone time. Your increased impatience could be a clue that you are out of synch with the people around you — all the…
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It’s all in how you look at it
I reached a saturation point last week between people, work, and commitments that made me look at all the goings on in the city and say, blech. With no desire to engage, I disengaged. Today, while Tatjana moved out of the LaLa, Tin and I went to Music for All Ages and then walked into the Quarter for Italian at our favorite restaurant – the Italian Barrel. I told him that we are going through…