I had coffee with my first fiance last week. After years of poking each other on Facebook and following the major public events in each others' lives, the stars aligned in such a way that he would be passing through my town when I had a day off. Nearly 26 years to the day after I awoke beside him in a small apartment outside of Stockholm and ( Read more... )

Things finally seem to be turning around for me. I found an apartment a couple of weeks ago, but it looked like I would be homeless for a month before being able to move in. This caused me know and of sleepless nights and anxiety ( Read more... )

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After my last water aerobics class today, floating alone in the 35 degree (Celsius) pool, looking up through the skylight as a light rain began to fall.

All 100 of them, in no particular order:

Instant repeater 99 :: Kings of Leon :: U2 :: Francis Ford Coppola :: mobility :: functioning hands :: no headcolds all autumn :: headphones :: ear plugs :: horses :: modern medicine :: I was not there for the first Thanksgiving :: being born after 1964 :: Joy :: Jessica :: Cia :: Nanci :: Corey :: Katie :: ( Read more... )

I have adjusted to Arthritis Camp gradually, like slipping into a hot bath. I have to admit I was afraid when I came here: afraid of letting go of the stress, letting down my guard and just being me. When the going gets tough, I don't reflect upon how I really am: the tough get going, right? The tough, the ignorant, and the crazy... It's hard to ( Read more... )

So now the executives at Hostess want to negotiate. I've been wondering how one best can support the workers at Hostess, seeing how the company hasn't been liquidated yet. It took some looking, but I finally found this blog entry at Daily Kos, written by a baker at Hostess. 
To sum things up, this baker would rather work for someone else, see ( Read more... )

My husband isn't the plugged-in, observant type. Just yesterday he took our daughter to a play-date at the wrong girl's house, because he didn't pay attention to the last name of the mother who called and made arrangements. He rarely remembers or bothers to brush our girls' hair or make sure they have a   scarf or extra socks. I'm not sure he even ( Read more... )

I have known J for almost exactly 10 years. We met at a dog training club when we both were trying to get our crazy dogs to become Search dogs. Her dog was a Dutch Shepard and mine was a Belgian Shepard. My dog ate the upholstery in J's backseat whilst trying to escape from the car while J's dog eventually had to be put down because his crazy ( Read more... )

Good morning (ish)!
I had a bit of a lie-in today. I pushed myself pretty hard during the past week, but it paid off:

• Jobs applied for: 3
• First interviews: 2
• Second interviews: 1
• Good friends seen: 4
• Outgrown clothes acquired from friends: 2 huge bags (thanks Jax!)