Category: The Real Me
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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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Work Camp
I am feeling better today, less stuck. I have decided that the kids will spend part of their day picking up around here. I know that’s not very fun, but it’s got to be done. They’ve been better about cleaning lately, so hopefully there won’t be a huge fight when they find out that we…
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Daily Prompt 3/21/23
What’s a secret skill or ability you have or wish you had? I’ve always wished that I could draw. Two of the kids can draw really well and one can draw better than I can. I have tried so hard at times and even took art classes in high school and college. I enjoyed them…
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Day 1
Today is Day 1 of me trying a new Adderall generic. So far I love it! It works better than anything else I’ve taken and being on two pills per day is amazing. It’s such a huge difference taking two, rather than one pill per day. I think I sleep better and feel better in…
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Daily Prompt 3/19/23
Who was your most influential teacher? Why? This is really tough because I’ve been fortunate enough to have so many awesome teachers in my younger years. There’s my incredible kindergarten teacher that was so loving and understanding of small children at school for the first time. My second grade teacher really loved me but I…
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Daily Prompt 3/18/23
What do you wish you could do more every day? I wish I could get out of my head a little more every day. Sometimes I ruin my own day thinking too hard about the past or something I’ve lost that I wish I still had. And then I feel sad. No one wants to…
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Daily Prompt 3/16/23
What is one word that describes you? Curious. I am curious. I have been like this my entire life. Why do things work the way they do? What happened? Who is that? How do we know? What is that like? I remember just firing off questions all day long as a child. I needed to…
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