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Poetry
Writing is what I used to do, back when I was alone and scared and far less sure of myself. I've been a writer of journals and of poetry and songs, but only during times in my life when I was unhappy or alone in some way ( Read more... ) -
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Last night there was a budget meeting at church. I had already planned to attend if I could, but after the events of the past couple of weeks I felt I had really better attend. So I did. I was only half an hour late ( Read more... ) -
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Life... wow. It changes ( Read more... ) -
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I posted this on the university website last Friday, at the end of the Food Stamp Challenge, but didn't get it posted here ( Read more... ) -
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Today went well, better than I had thought. I had sufficient food for lunch, if only just. The red beans and rice were a success, and I only used about half the beans, so we have the option of chili beans later this week if we feel like changing the menu around. I didn't end up making waffles and syrup tonight; the milk (that we had in the fridge ( Read more... ) -
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Monday morning... time for work! I made two discoveries this morning: one, that oatmeal that takes a long time to cook is not a practical choice when the baby doesn't want to stop nursing and let you cook, and two, that I don't have enough oatmeal for us to eat it all week anyway. This morning I had an egg, tortilla and cheese, with hot sauce. And ( Read more... ) -
Food Stamp Challenge, Saturday shopping update
Yesterday I went to the grocery store, armed with my list, my iPod (to keep track of how much I'd spent), and a budget of $74.58. I had to subtract the $9.00 "for a friend to buy you lunch" because friends are coming over tonight and bringing dinner, and that's what I am putting the $9.00 towards ( Read more... ) -
Food Stamp Challenge, fall 2010
So I've decided to take on the School of Social Work's Food Stamp Challenge next week. The idea, of course, is to eat for a week as if I were on food stamps. This means I have a very limited shopping budget, plus a couple of "extras": four cans of generic-brand food as from a food pantry box, a $15 allowance for bread, dairy or produce, and $4.50 ( Read more... ) -
Posting for the sake of posting (metaposting?)
This is an active journal and should not be deleted. Thank you!
In other news, my baby is CRAWLING now! Yikes! -
Pridefest, Head Colds, and Mysterious Rumblings From Beneath
Today was Pridefest in Anchorage, and, as in years past, I went downtown to march with a contingent from my church. I love my church! Last year we sang as we went along, but this year I had a sore throat and couldn't strain it, and no one else seemed inclined, so we just waved madly and grinned at people. I helped hold the banner, and my darling ( Read more... )