Category Archives: Motivation

No “Easy” Button? Try This.

Posted on October 28, 2010 by GJD

Whoever came up with that magic “easy” button on the Staples commercials is a genius.  Wouldn’t you love one of those?  We could all be walking around as the best versions of ourselves living the best lives we could dream … Continue reading →

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Now Where Did I Put My Husband? or… What Really Happened After The Garage Sale.

Posted on October 6, 2010 by GJD

    After we cleared off the driveway, we counted our money and celebrated at our favorite Indian restaurant; then we returned to the aftermath created by frantic garage sale preparation.  A topsy-turvy frayed-at-the-edges home awaited. Sated by garlic naan, … Continue reading →

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A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To Tuesday

Posted on September 7, 2010 by GJD

My husband can smell wind in the air two days away.  He can tell you if it’s a northerly or southerly route and how many mph it will be.  He can tell you hour by hour the exact time it … Continue reading →

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When Worlds Collide: My Double Life

Posted on September 5, 2010 by GJD

Sometimes I wake in the middle of the night and slide out of bed trying not to bump anything that might wake the dog or my husband.

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“We Interrupt Your Day to Bring You Bagworms, Lots and Lots of Bagworms.”

Posted on August 29, 2010 by GJD

I’d known him back when.  Back when I wore snappy little suits with matching heels and lipstick.  Back when I applied mascara and eye-shadow.  Back when I fiddled with my long blonde hair until it was perfect. Yes, I knew … Continue reading →

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Perception Is Reality: (Part II) What My Husband Needs To See…

Posted on August 16, 2010 by GJD

           First, I should mention I do have a desk.  I use it sometimes when my laptop is out of juice and I’m recharging.  It’s a very nice white wicker glass-topped desk with side-pockets and a padded chair.            (Confession–I had … Continue reading →

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Perception Is Reality: (Part I) What My Husband Sees…

Posted on August 15, 2010 by GJD

  What began as a light-hearted post about my husband worrying I spend too much time on the computer has turned into something I’d rather not have examined.  (After all, this from a man with three 24″ monitors; who is … Continue reading →

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Reality Check: Can We Fight Who We Are?… or How Clark Kent Got Stuck In The Phone Booth

Posted on August 11, 2010 by GJD

  This morning I either 1) acted spontaneously or 2) got distracted.  I took a quiz.  According to the results, I’m a “pre-panster.”  That’s a person who “sort of” flies by the seat of her pants.  I wing it—kind of.  … Continue reading →

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It Ain’t Pretty… or Where’s Robert De Niro When I Need Him?

Posted on August 9, 2010 by GJD

  Let’s get right to the chase.  I managed to sweat out exactly fifteen pages to cover Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but it was at the cost of not sleeping in on Sunday and not getting to choose between Hoarding: … Continue reading →

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Excuse City or What Do You Do When You Get Caught Cheating?

Posted on August 7, 2010 by GJD

  When I got home last night after a ten-hour  workday, all I wanted was a beer and something really good—Friday night good—to eat, but I only had eight WW points left (see original post), and the lite beer cost … Continue reading →

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