Author: Meg
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Eye Exams
I went to the eye doctor today. I rewarded myself with a chocolate chocolate doughnut. Yum. I don’t exactly mind the eye doctor so the reward wasn’t entirely necessary, except that I should have gone in half a year ago, but as you may remember, July was official breakdown month of 2013. The reminder postcard…
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Phoenix
I didn’t work yesterday. That meant a three-day weekend. The Ma had a rental car because someone ran into her and her car needed fixing. Rental car paid for by someone else? Three-day weekend? There’s only one possible outcome when two such factors are put into the same equation. Road trip! We thought about the…
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Skeptical Ventures
I recently pulled out my trusty nanowrimo novel. It’s a mess. Like a big mess. I’ve been working on fixing it. I’m on chapter four now. What that means is that I put a couple of spaces between what I had written and the top of the page, and then I fill that space with…
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A List of Resolutions
If you spend anytime on pinterest, chances are good you’ve seen an image or two of this cake hanging around. I like the cake but it’s the list of resolutions I love. That’s a list I could get behind. My own resolution is coming along nicely. I’ve run on the treadmill three times, tried two…
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10 Ways to be Happier in 2014
You’ve probably seen several lists circulating about how to be happier in 2014. Ma and I came up with our own version. From us to you, how to be happier in 2014. 1. Spend more time outside. About two months ago I told the Ma that she and I were going to take a mid-morning…
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What I Did in 2013
I read 65 books. I completed Nanowrimo. I wrote halves of two other books. I drastically reduced the size of my wardrobe. I still have too many clothes. I distributed clothes I didn’t wear anymore among my sisters. The clothes I gave away look much better on them than they ever did on me. I…
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December Books
I began the month by reading A Constellation of Vital Phenomena by Anthony Marra. It was one of the best written books I’ve read this year. It was also heart-rending. I loved the idea that our lives are in large measure what people all around us, that we know and that we will never know, do. Each…
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Saturday Morning
Saturday I spent the entire morning in bed. I ignored the world and everything in it until early afternoon. I was reading. Once upon a time I used to spend many a leisurely Saturday morning in such a fashion. Then I grew up. I have come to a determination. It is high time to grown…