Hey all ya’ll! It’s been awhile. I’m still looking for a place to live so that I can get to my new job easily. When I’ve had spare time I’ve been looking up rooms and apartments, calling places, and visiting them. It feels like a microcosm of looking for a husband. I see a lot [...]
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I will send them a thank you letter, and I also wanted to publicly say: Thank you, Dress for Success, for my free interview suit!If you don’t know about this organization, they provide women with free interview outfits so that they can get jobs. Usually the women are recommended by some other charity organization or [...]
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Well, kids, it’s official. I just (officially) got my first full time, benefits and everything, post master’s degree job in my field. YES! It is about as perfect for me as it could be, and that includes positive and intelligent people. I’m really excited, and I’m excited they picked me. I imagined getting this job [...]
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Seriously, this was my day. I knew I had to wake up early, but there was no alarm clock to be found in the dirty but lovingly offered apartment of a friend I am cat sitting for. So, even though I was surviving on very little sleep from the night before, this morning I woke [...]
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I am looking for a primary relationship. Even more than a romantic relationship, I want a primary relationship. I mean the kind of relationship where I know a certain person is my main person, and I am their main person. I don’t think that on an unconscious level I’ve cared if that is a best [...]
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[First paragraph of post just deleted. Grumble grumble. Have to write it again. Grumble grumble.] Well, as I was saying, ’twas late at night/early in the morning, and I was watching Roseanne on Nick at night. It was the one where they win a bunch of money, so I switched the channel pretty quickly, plus [...]
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Last night I saw Sarah Jessica Parker say, “I am the definition of contentment.” Yay Sarah! I’m so glad for her. Here is another definition of contentment. Related posts Yeha! (0) What’s your type? (or, Please can this be a meme!) (0) Watch out! (2)
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Yay! I have another number one search term, it is “yes please” on yahoo search. That used to be the name of my blog. The person who clicked through must have been so confused. I wonder what they were searching for? Ok, I just had to check “Braidwood” is number one on yahoo search too! [...]
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Do you ever just feel so much compassion for people and our plight as humans? Me too. It’s a good thing we have movies to distract us! And TV, lots of TV! I’m writing tongue in cheek, but also being serious. So many people, (including me!) do things that I don’t approve of, like spend [...]
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There’s a rumor of rain in the airThe trees are whispering loudly to each other about the coming news high above the street lampsThe wind is reminding this tame landThat it has wild cousinsAnd long ago came from the same wild stock While the people are sleeping, or go about their business insideUnaware, like middle [...]
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