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Here’s to Functioning
I was sitting at my kitchen table on Wednesday, catching up on annoying little life things. It’s been a while since I used my pill sorter, which has meant that I’ve missed my medication a few times in recent weeks. It was time to get back into the habit of using it, because it’s not…
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Some More Good Stuff
Need some pick-me-ups in your life while you struggle to get the kids to school, your beach body back to work, or the boards on your windows before the next hurricane? Look no further, because it’s that time again. Recommendations from Ashleyne based on what’s going right in her life. Hopefully they bring joy to…
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Social Vigilantes
I’ve been learning lately that there are two kinds of people around me: people who try to stay “up on” our culture, and people who, for myriad reasons, do not. Really, keeping up with the times is nearly an impossible task, because as soon as you know something, it’s gone. It’s like a fighter jet…
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Checkpoint Reached
When your counselor emails you to make sure you’re still alive, you know you’ve been gone from your “normal life” too long. And she’s probably not the only one wondering that. Yes, hi. I’m still alive. Been traveling. What’s that? Oh, thanks! It’s my summer hairstyle. Keeps me cool, ha ha. I agree, it’s been…
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Snow Leopard Friendships
Sometimes in life, you have to spend months, even years, slowly and patiently developing a friendship. Perhaps you interact occasionally at group functions, knowing each other from a distance, and then over time come to realize you could be friends. Or perhaps you even dislike each other, avoiding or fighting constantly, until, after so…
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Isn’t It (Not) Ironic
One of the worst sounds in domestic life is that of a single sock hitting the floor when you have a full armload of laundry. You’ve got it all under control, you’re taking care of business, and then one damn piece of fabric gives up on fighting gravity and suddenly you’re cursing your entire existence, exasperated by how…