Category Archives: family

Mine is natural though

Posted on February 24, 2013 by

Apparently I am in a very negative emotional space lately. Actually.  I know I am. I think I put myself there on purpose and I’m riding it out. I think I need to feel my way through this one. Anyway. … Continue reading →

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This is a Problem

Posted on February 21, 2013 by

“A Mormon housewife should not work outside of the home.  She should strive to keep a clean a spiritual home. She must be modest in all things. She must raise the children up in the Lord or else her family … Continue reading →

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Horace Mann and the victory for Mankind

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Horace Mann once wrote that each and every one of us should be “ashamed to die until you have won some victory for mankind.” I love that quote and I love that idea. It’s one of those BIG ideas that … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

Another day of Christmas shenanigans has passed.  And although I’m horribly exhausted, I’m happy. Today was a good day. The day that Christmas memories were made of. Santa spoiled the Chickens rotten. Grandparents drizzled a stream of gifts on them … Continue reading →

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Angel Princess

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

This week was hard. Well. I thought my week was hard. I was sitting in my comprehensive exams…racking my brain to say the right thing to the right person using the right citations. And what I was thinking about was … Continue reading →

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Something is Lurking in the Dark

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

I have this horrible sensation that something is going to be thrown at me soon. Something from someone who has some sort of personal vendetta against me, or maybe a big ass paycheck coming their way, has something they are … Continue reading →

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The Adjunct Mother

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

I’ve decided that not only am I a stupid adjunct professor…. Wait. Try again. I’ve REALIZED that not only am I an adjunct professor, I am also an adjunct mother. Let me explain. Today in the sad sad world of … Continue reading →

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A Letter to The Past

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Today it was brought to my attention that it is my fault that my marriage failed. And, in all honesty, attempting to speak from the thin strand of personal integrity I am barely holding on to, I admittedly am absolutely … Continue reading →

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Happy First Birthday

Posted on May 27, 2012 by

Today I have done an excellent job avoiding any sort of academic productivity that could have potentially been considered doing what I “should” have been doing. And…as I started the time on a self-mandated 3 hour push of productivity, I … Continue reading →

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The Last Word

Posted on February 5, 2012 by

At some point between Before and Now, a lovely lady who I have come to treasure for a list longer than I have time to write (well, at least right now..I should be completing a Case Study on Exemplary Developmental … Continue reading →

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