Black Oak's Daughter

Happy Birthday to me!
I haven’t woken up feeling this good in a while.  I have a fun day planned. I’m going to drop the pics from the party 2 weeks ago off at my aunts, and I’m going to lunch with my cousin in Waukegan and go to the lake and see what I can [...]

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Imagine A Woman
By Patricia Lynn Reilly
Imagine a woman who believes it is right and good she is a woman.
A woman who honors her experience and tells her stories.
Who refuses to carry the sins of others within her body and life.
Imagine a woman who believes she is good.
A woman who trusts and respects herself.
Who listens to [...]

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Today I wore a pair of Jeans that three months ago were so tight I couldn’t wear them because they were too constricting on my sore kidney.  I put them on this morning and noticed right away that they weren’t snug like they were then. By the time I got to work, they had loosened [...]

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I found this one surfing around today. It’s a bit different than any meme I’ve seen before.  I haven’t been up for writing much lately so here’s a meme to amuse you. Feel free to steal it.
1. My uncle once: Drove to my house to visit my mom and us kids. I noticed when he [...]

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Observations about the olympics:
1. how come the womens volleyball teams wear wee little skimpy kinis and the guys wear oversized shorts and tank tops? Slight disparity there….
2. That being said, the male divers really need more than a 3 inch band of speedo, that’s not a good look either.
3. Michael Phelps can MOVE!
4. I [...]

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It’s been a really long week. I’m off the sleeping drug that was causing the depression, but the result of that is about 3 -4 hours of sleep a night. I was going to try and stick it out and let my body adjust for longer, but being this exhausted is affecting every aspect of [...]

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