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Sow and sew
I find myself often lamenting the fact that our collective cultural heritage has been stripped away by consumer culture through the industrial revolution. There is a terrible illusion of freedom in the idea of a two-income household, and the reality that caring for one's home and family is an important contribution to society has been obscured and ( Read more... ) -
Daily blog
I've been challenged to write a daily blog, which is a terrible way to lead into my first livejournal post since 2011 ( Read more... ) -
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People far too often define themselves by what they own rather than what they do. We can all take, but can we all create? -
ah, the beach
Isabelle and I are sitting up on the couch together. She's doing a great job of holding herself up ( Read more... ) -
choosing to be happy no matter what!
The best part of being in love is that when the world seems like it's collapsing all around us, we consequently feel like we're on top of the world ( Read more... ) -
RIP Joe
Today is Joe Gear's birthday. His mom posted a picture of him on facebook, so I've been biting back tears for a little while.
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take it!
so I will be starting my new position as a lead in the new office when it opens in March. Unfortunately, our February 1 date got pushed the hell back because of hiring new people and stuff. the advert for new hearing officer positions is still active through January 14 if you know someone with a bachelor's degree who needs a job! Anyone intelligent ( Read more... ) -
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last time someone commented on my lj: May 28
Either I'm boring you all to tears or you all suck.
The things I really want to comment on are restricted subject matter because they involve other people's lives...and I'm really pregnant...and really hating my job, as usual. -
blowing off stress steam
I had my interview this morning and it went very well. The only thing that threw me off a bit was that the Jacksonville administrator who was conferenced in asked me about unscheduled absences that occurred almost a year ago. I kind of snapped at him and said, "My grandmother had a stroke and I had serious medical problems that have since been ( Read more... ) -
woohoo!
the time change sucks, but it's still the beginning of Spring ( Read more... )