Tag Archives: women

Girls’ Night “Out There”

Posted on January 5, 2014 by

I had dinner last night with the girls. Girls, as in two of us who are 50, and a third who will be 50 in May. There was lots of talk of dating mid-life, Match.com fiascos, and recent breakups (one … Continue reading →

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Why I Blog

Posted on November 24, 2013 by

I’ve written stories and poems since I could string a series of words together with a pencil in my Big Chief Writing Tablet. My first short story was about a girl, Miranda, and her horse. (Like many young girls, I really wanted, but … Continue reading →

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Rally for Reproductive Rights–Texas State Capitol

Posted on July 1, 2013 by

What follows are photos I took at the Capitol rally in Austin today. Other than this short intro, this blog post requires no words.

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Pussies Galore!

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Day 2 of the My Fit Foods 21 Day Challenge is coming to a close. Yesterday, Day 1, I woke up hungry. It’s like my brain told my body I was going to be excessively hungry in the days to … Continue reading →

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The Power of Vodka

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

I’ve been on antidepressants and back in therapy for a little over four months. It’s difficult to remember how tired and apathetic I was. How disinterested. But slowly over the past four months, I’ve begun to emerge from the pit I … Continue reading →

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Painting Over the Past

Posted on March 27, 2012 by

The painter comes tomorrow. It feels like this change is about a lot more than paint color. It’s been six months since I ended things with Mack, give or take a handful of days. According to popular thinking, it was to … Continue reading →

Posted in Abusive Relationships, Antidepressants, Breakup, Depression, Domestic Violence, Getting Unstuck, Healing, Interior Design, Letting Go, Living Life, Love, Marriage, Mid-Life, Moving On, Relationships, Starting Over, Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Depression, Sleep, and Bladder Issues

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

This post is about depression, sleeping, and peeing. It’s not the kind of thing most people want to read about, but if you’ve got problems with any (or all) of them, you might want to read on. I used to … Continue reading →

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Fork In the Road

Posted on March 18, 2012 by

There are lots of bloggers who start blogging because of a breakup. I started blogging because I wanted to break up. I eventually wrote my way there, but it took many months. Too many. After I wrote myself to the … Continue reading →

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Keep your laws off my body!

Posted on March 13, 2012 by

I live in the capitol city of the State of Texas, Austin. I went for a walk on my lunch break the other day. I walked up Congress Street to the Capitol Building. Texas’s Capitol Building is the largest of all state capitols … Continue reading →

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