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Doors
O just told me a retake on an old adage, namely, when one door closes, another one opens. The bit suggested opening the closed door, since that is how doors work.
I like the agency that suggests; that we don't have to passively take whatever door happens to be open to us, or accept the closing of doors that we would prefer stay open. We can instead ( Read more... ) -
Pictures from NRWC 2013
My photos from Northern Region War Camp 2013 can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13925392@N02/sets/72157634582927059/
They highlight the heavy list fighters, Court, the vigil of Countess Alethea Eastriding, various protege and household ( Read more... ) -
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So. Yeah. Just when I think my life must have run out of other shoes to drop, up it shows with booty from a raid on an outlet mall.
In short, this can stop *anytime now*. Rolling with so many things in a row, in so many areas of my life, I'm starting to feel a little bit like a one-woman avalanche, but I refuse to tiptoe through my own life, you ( Read more... ) -
The Matter of Love
Today I am loving, and honoring, three very different men. One is is a gas, and needs someone there to help hold him together, so I'll be there, week in and week out, trying to help keep him from drifting away. One is a liquid, flowing from shape to shape, trying things out, changing again; a little uncertain, but trying to be clear, trying to find ( Read more... ) -
Unpacking
Yes, there is physical stuff that needs unpacking, and since I am in VT, boxing stuff, there will soon be more, but I'm writing today about mental unpacking.
I've been unpacking a box of previously-overwhelming guilt-connected to-dos this week, and I'm feeling really good about it. Stuff that has just sat there and made me feel bad about myself for ( Read more... ) -
Holiday prep
Change of plans: NOT going to Vermont this weekend, no matter how badly I need to, since I know it totally wouldn't feel worth it to me to blow Christmas plans because I was exhausted just to get another load of stuff out of the house.
SO: my new place is blessed with a ludicrous amount of flat surface, including tons for both baking and wrapping. ( Read more... ) -
Chinese Blessing and Curse
You know that Chinese blessing/curse that is purported to say "May you live in interesting times?"
I think it has a corollary: "May you love interesting people."
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Thanks to the wonders of the Internet, I got to light the candles with Freya in Montreal this evening.
Chag Sameach! Happy Chanukah! :)
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Happy birthday, TradArcher! May your year ahead be filled with health, friendship, and gifelte fish! ;)