UP WITH THE BIRDS
UP WITH THE BIRDS Silence. Darkness. Should I check the time? Do I have to pee? The thoughts start darting in this early morning wake up. I am awak...
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OFF THE RAILS
OFF THE RAILS I wish I were the type of person who could easily have just one glass of wine or one brownie or shop for just one pair of shoes. I wi...
Read moreIT’S NOT ME
IT’S NOT ME I love dresses. But dresses in the New England winter are not as convenient as they are in the warmer spring and summer days fast appro...
Read moreCATCHING UP
CATCHING UP I just noticed that I have not written in a full two weeks. Again. It is not because I haven’t wanted to but I had decided with the hel...
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PROCESS NOT PERFECTION There is a famous twelve step quote Progress not Perfection and it’s meaning is significant for perfectionists like me and m...
Read moreUNINTENDED UNPLANNED EMOTION
UNINTENDED UNPLANNED EMOTION The slightly bouffanted blonde older (older, like my age older) woman with black eye liner and nude glossy lips was wa...
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A FASHION SHOW “You are really inspiring, Alayne.” Or something to that effect, my friend Maria said as she coupled the kindness with the request t...
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WAITING, LOOKING AND UPGRADING Has it ever occurred to you how much time we spend involuntarily waiting and looking for things? Waiting for technol...
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A FLOCK OF FORNICATION I have been an avid beach enthusiast for most of my life. It is my Pieces calm, I am drawn to the water, the sand, the waves...
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A WEEK OFF I sit here this late morning hour of 7:30am having slept until 7:00 this morning, a virtual record for me. And sleep I did, what a deep ...
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THE WORD WEIGHT “I’m dieting.” A familiar phrase heard in my house and my grandmother’s house for most of my life. My grandmother, my two aunts and...
Read moreODE TO THE LIBRARY
ODE TO THE LIBRARY It has been almost four full months since I embarked on my no shopping decree that was going to be a month at a time and here...
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