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Eva Gonzalez - the forgotten Impressionist

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The Significance of Modern Art and Design in Interior Spaces

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My legacy

What is the legacy you want to leave behind? I have a number of health issues. So depending on how long I last, I’m attempting to leave books for my children. I want to have one children’s book for each child. So far I have one for my twins. For my oldest, I have a book written but not illustrated yet and a book planned for my youngest. I have two novels in progress and one in the planning…

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A Rant…sorry.

I suffer in silence. Why? Because no one listens. I have not been even able to tell anyone how much pain losing my grandmother was because I know what everyone will ‘say’, but not listen. “O i understand, I have lost someone too.” “Your’e not alone, we all have lost loved one.” That means to me is that “You are not special”. So I keep it to myself. I have never been listened too. I am assuming…

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How do you feel about cold weather? I hate being hot. It makes me irritated. So cold weather is for me. It just make my joints stiffer because of arthritis but I don’t complain about being cold whereas I do when it is hot. I think it is because I don’t regulate my body temperature very well. I get overheated very easily and it makes me panic. I live in a hot area too so I will not be able to…

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Broken…

Have you ever broken a bone? I have broken 3 bones at one time. I was walking down the short flight of steps going into the garage of my grandparents home and I slipped. I landed on my back. The slippers I was wearing ripped off and broke my second toe on each foot. I found out years later that I broke my back too from landing on my back onto the steps, hard wood. I get a lot of nerve issues in…

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Balancing act…

How do you balance work and home life? I think that this is meaning the balance between working and leisure time. Right? If that is what it means then I don’t balance. I work part-time but when I am home working doesn’t end. I have an endless amount of work at home. Something to clean, someone to clean up after, and something that needs to be done. I certainly do read and do my hobbies (now it…

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Where do I begin…

What sacrifices have you made in life? I was pushed into marriage despite my desire to remain single and free. I sacrificed my body and time to children with someone who isn’t capable of being a father. I sacrifice my happiness for the happiness of others all the time. I can’t just sit and write without the guilt that comes from the fact that I need to take care of others because I come last.…

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Okay

What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? The oldest things I am wearing is the chip on my shoulder, my heart of stone, and my irritable mood.

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Follow…or lead?

Are you a leader or a follower? I can do both, leading and following. When I need to lead, I will do it to the best of my ability, if I need to follow I will do that. With a caveat. I won’t blindly follow someone. Some people lead others into a bad place. You have a brain, use it. Don’t be a lemming.

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Queen of the land

Genre: Western Plot: A matriarch leads a revolution against invaders Words to use: woman, queen, princess, witch, angel, enemy, plot, mother, crest, tribe, family, lineage, birth, rule, strategy The sun shone brightly against the yellow ochre of the dried grass of the field. The middle of the dry season…. To read the entire short story please click on link…

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Fruitilicious

List your top 5 favorite fruits. I love fruit, they don’t love me. I have an issue with yeast and it loves fructose so I limit my intake. But my top five is Plums, strawberries, loganberries, oranges, and nectarines. I just love berries period and would lump them all together. I prefer nectarines because they are smooth skinned unlike peaches. I do enjoy peaches but I prefer the white peach over…

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Today.

What’s one small improvement you can make in your life? Today I took a day off from work for my mental health. Working at the service desk is very stressful. Dealing with customers is a pain in the bum. How you treat those in customer service really shows the type of person you are and oh boy I have some jerks recently. I needed time away from them. Usually the complaints are so dumb too, things…

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My Omi

Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life. I don’t have a specific story to tell but my grandmother was my everything. A German immigrant who deeply loved her daughter and me. She is the reason why I am not as much of a basket case like my siblings. My Omi gave me the love and affection I needed while everyone else around me either didn’t care or hated my existence. She…

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Navigating through Poverty and the Allure of MLM Schemes

By: Rachel Knepp (My braided essay for my creative non-fiction class.) Growing up poor is difficult, traveling through family generations, a relentless beast trying to devour. If you are lucky, as a child, you don’t fully understand what is going on around you. It is your “normal”. You sense that the adults in your life are stressed about something. You never went on vacation, the food supply…