Silence of the Happily Coupled

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Have you ever been out to eat or anywhere else in a public setting and saw a couple sitting silently, both using their phones?  I’m sure you have, and you probably felt sorry for them and assumed their relationship was in trouble.    That is certainly possible, but it’s also possible that their relationship is rock solid. My husband and… Read more »

Woman’s Equality Day

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Today is the day we celebrate the passing of the 19th Amendment – giving women the right to vote. I shared this back in 2017 and I found that it’s just as relevant- possibly even more so- now as it was 8 years ago.  And I still can’t write anything this good. https://medium.com/@dinachka82/about-your-poem-1f26a7585a6f#.1wi98zzh6 We can do better.  We need to… Read more »

3 Ways to Make Your Mornings Better (and the 2 I Actually Do)

I am not a morning person.  Never have been, never will be.  For around 18 months I had a job that required me to be at the office at 6am and I had about a 35 minute commute.  Everyone told me I would get used to it.  Nope.  I just got used to feeling like crap every day. Fast forward… Read more »

This is the Last Time- I Swear!

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Four years ago in mid-August we were right in the middle of the saga of Black Kitty, Gray, Kitty, and Striped Kitty aka Lilly’s spawn.  We raised / fostered them until they were about 8 weeks ago and then they all went to their hand-selected forever homes.  And I was not emotionally prepared for any of it.  If you weren’t… Read more »

Blogger Blob

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I’m having a blob weekend. My brain is in autopilot and my body is operating at a level I would call “just about a coma”. Hope you have a great week and I’ll be back next week with more of the random musings you’ve come to expect from me 🙂