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I wake, thinking “just who do you think you are?” I sit with sadness as the last bits of ice in my bedside water glass settle and whisper “Who anyway?” before remembering I don’t do this anymore. Or, at least, remembering that I don’t want to do this anymore. I don’t want to feel unworthy. […]

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Making mom feel special on Mother’s Day this year will be more difficult than usual due to COVID-19. You can’t take her out for ice cream, or treat her with an evening out at her favorite restaurant. You can’t have friends and family over for a shared meal and game of Badminton in the yard. […]

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Almost four months ago, I chose a word of the year. I chose the word Heal. At first, I thought “Nah, too passive.” Except, I realized I love the word Heal and knew it was the perfect, exactly right-for-me-now January 2020 word. I love Heal because it implies both growth and damage. It says that […]

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Like each of us, I suppose I was many things as a teenager. Awkward, powerful, shy, brave, and all the betweens. Oh, to be able to time travel to myself back then, and impart wisdom to my teenage self.  Everything Teenagers Need to Know Your best friend’s opinion doesn’t matter. Whether it’s about the boy […]

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It’s March 26, 2020. If I remember the past 24 hours correctly, today’s the first official day of mandatory “sheltering in place” here in Colorado Springs. They announced it yesterday, but I think the orders went into place last night. Or, maybe this morning. Either way, it’s been almost two weeks since schools closed, so […]

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