Black Oak's Daughter

We could all take a lesson or two on that topic from Randy Pausch.
When I left my husband, I decided then that I wouldn’t let the anger or the guilt eat me alive. My choice was that the best revenge is living well. The best thing for me was to do my best to shed [...]

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I had an interesting experience today.
I’ve been eating a lot of fresh fruit and veggies and unprocessed home cooked food for the past few weeks.  I feel better physically. A lot better actually. I’m not walking around in a food coma anymore. The only processed food I’ve eaten is a few frozen lunch things, and [...]

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When I was a little girl I spent a lot of time dreaming the things that little girls dream, sort of.  My dreams were kind of bold for a little girl.  Screw being a nurse, I wanted to be the smart doctor that cured people of all kinds of things.  I wanted to be the [...]

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It’s been an interesting week. My big boy Maine Coon ended up at the vet. He got a steroid shot to reduce the swelling in his leg. He seems to be better but he’s REALLY jumpy with all the fireworks going off. I’ve got some really jackass neighbors. They were up until [...]

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