Category: Memories
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Daily Prompt 4/7/23
In high school I learned not to trust myself or anyone else. I learned that people are mean just to be mean and that who your friends are, what you wear, and how you look is way more important than what is on the inside. I learned that putting a large group of 14-18 year…
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Daily Prompt 4/3/23
If you had asked me this question when I was about 7, I would’ve said Mike Teevee from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. I loved the idea of getting to go to chocolate factory and getting that while experience, but also I loved what they did with his character in the movie version. He was…
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I used to be better
I remember a time in my life, 2014-2016, when I could do the following: get up, shower, get dressed, get 4 kids up and dressed, get everyone to school/daycare, go to work, be productive all day at work, leave work, pick up the two at daycare, get home, change, get back on the road to…
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Daily Prompt 4/1/23
Pre-pandemic life was me working in the Air Force, in the office 99.9% of the time, drained, desperately needing help, married, and unable to take any medication or get any assistance for ADHD, PTSD nightmares, or anxiety. Now I am married to someone amazing who loves me and treats well, I live in a completely…
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My ancestry adventures…revisited
I’ve written a lot about my searches for information on various family members. I use a bunch of sites to find information and sometimes I forget where I’ve seen something interesting. Right before our trip to Colonial Williamsburg, I saw something about being related to Pocahontas. I thought that was pretty cool, especially when I…
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Daily Prompt 3/30/23
I would work in the footwear section of a sporting goods store for free. I actually had this job for awhile while I was in ROTC. I loved every minute of it. I got to try on all the shoes I ever wanted to try on and I bought a bunch more of shoes that…
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Daily Prompt 3/25/23
When I was 5, I wanted to be a bus driver. I loved the bus! The city bus drove in front of my babysitter’s house all day and I wanted to sit on her porch and watch for the bus. I had my own little bus toy and I would play with it on her…
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Rolling with the Punches
The only thing constant in life is change. Everything changes eventually. Seasons, people, jobs, weather, sports teams, politics, fashion trends, even what sports count as Olympic sports. So why do we all hate change so much, even though we experience it at some level every day? I wish I knew. All I do know is…
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Daily Prompt 3/23/23
This is a funny question, only because I don’t have a job currently. But of course technology changed my job while I was in the military. I was in the Air Force, the most technologically advanced branch. And over 20 years technology is going to change significantly. For us backend flyers, it was computer upgrades…
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Daily Prompt 3/22/23
How often do you say “no” to things that would interfere with your goals? Never. It’s painful to admit that. I have been programmed to never say no. As a child, I always said no. In fact, my parents used to often joke about how my first three words were Dada, cookie, and no. I…
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