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Back to Basics

Photo by Tatiana Syrikova on Pexels.com I need to refocus and refine this blog, returning it to its original purpose: trying things and sharing what I learn from the experience. My confidence has taken a hit in the first half of this year, so part of me wants to wallow in that and another part of me just keeps running off on all kinds of tangents. Failing is hard. Failing in public is even…

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Career goals discussed. Values discussed. Very few things nailed down.

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Q2 ends, Q3 begins

Please pardon my language (or skip the rest of this sentence), but Quarter Two was an absolute shitshow. I had been working hard on something I hesitated to mention here because of its controversial nature: I was accepted into Teach For America and started all the preparation for that. I was originally supposed to go to South Dakota, but my husband was completely unwilling to go because that…

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Prompt: Notable June 14

What notable things happened today? I went to my first protest today. It felt really uplifting to be out with hundreds of other people peacefully exercising our First Amendment rights. It rained on us for the last hour we were there, but that had little impact on the size of the crowd. There also were a small number of counter protesters who mostly seemed affiliated with a local Baptist church.…

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Day 14: Change to Spare, in which I discuss my feelings about change

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A long overdue post about my beliefs regarding relationships.

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Prompt: Favorite Emojis

What are your favorite emojis? Here are my go-to emojis on any given day: 😆😄🙄😊✨🤦🏻��♀️✅🤷🏻‍♀️ I have some I use for specific purposes. Sympathy for a loss: 🕊️ Birthdays: 🎂🎈🎁🪅🍦 Frustration with people: 😐😑😐 FFS: 🦊🦊🦊🦊🍶 Song lyrics: 🎶…🎶

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What topics do you like to discuss? I can talk endlessly about cultural and societal issues, particularly what individuals and small groups can do to build resilience. I think a lot about creating a more just, sustainable, human-friendly world, and I am always willing to talk about ideas and how to spread them. Honestly, step one might be saying hello to your neighbors. But the scope of this…

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Prompt: Top of Mind

Jot down the first thing that comes to your mind. I have been neglecting my blog and I feel bad about that.

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Prompt: Pets

What animals make the best/worst pets? I love all kinds of animals, but there is a reason why cats and dogs are the most popular pets. We got a new dog in February and she’s great! I used to have cats that were also great. The worst pets? Venomous snakes. You just don’t need a reptile that can kill you if it’s in a bad mood.

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Prompt: Road Trip!

You’re going on a cross-country trip. Airplane, train, bus, car, or bike? I am all about the car-based road trip! It’s always an adventure and a good opportunity for bonding with your fellow travelers, be they friends, family, coworkers, or strangers you found on the internet. Of course, much planning and preparation must go into it, especially snacks and the playlists. And having enough money…

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Prompt: Shopping Spree

Daily writing promptWhere would you go on a shopping spree?View all responses I am going to exclude big box stores because they feel like cheating, since they carry everything, and I am excluding book stores because I am on a book buying fast for a bit. My favorite “toy” stores are Tractor Supply, Harbor Freight, Home Depot, and Lowes. I have always loved the Lehman’s catalog, so that’s a…

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Prompt: Failing Upward

How has a failure, or apparent failure, set you up for later success? I don’t think I have ever had a meaningful success that didn’t have some kind of total failure in its timeline. I lost all of one semester and most of another on my way to my late life college graduation. The key was that I went right back as soon as I could and picked up where I left off. I had attempted and quit college so…

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Prompt: Biggest Upcoming Challenge

What is the biggest challenge you will face in the next six months? I’m planning to move on to a whole new chapter in life. I will also be moving in the residential sense, one way or another. It’s going to be hard, no matter which path I end up on. We are already facing almost insurmountable financial problems, and that’s always a challenge to bounce back from, but I know there is a way forward…

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February Retrospective

Well… That was a month, wasn’t it? The big news for the month is that we got a dog— an older puppy, now 11 months old. She’s a sweetheart. We do need to get on properly training her though. Puppy! I haven’t really mentioned it here, but I applied for a few teaching programs suitable for career changers. I had my Teach For America interview in February. I felt that it wasn’t great. That’s okay.…

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Day 12: Success and Failure

Blog post about beliefs about success and failure

 How do your beliefs about success and failure shape your goals and aspirations? Beliefs about success and failure cast a long shadow from initial goals through eventual results. I used to have a hard time believing that anything would ever work out for me. As a result, I never fully committed to anything, so things didn’t work out. No shock there, right? The lack of commitment turned setbacks…

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Day 11: Limiting Beliefs

Are there any beliefs you hold that you think might be limiting your growth? What are they? I have worked really hard to root out beliefs that held me back, but I continue to struggle with a deeply rooted belief that I am probably wrong about everything. I don’t fold in the face of conflict immediately anymore, but I still have occasional bouts of crippling self-doubt. I know a certain amount…