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The Last Blogathon Post
2009-07-26 15:01:00
Well, you beautiful people… It’s 6am pacific. Also 6am for me. That means I’m done! I did it! I survived! 24 hours of blogging every half hour. Pledging is still open for 48 hours. Please consider it! Fisher House is such a great cause, and helps military families at their most vulnerable. There were a few touchy moments where I thought I was actually going to have to post about bulldozers. Don’t ask. There is one thing that has really really bothered me. But I am incredibly vulnerable right now and on the verge of tears, because I’m at my physical limits. So I need to sleep on it to see if I really want to hash it out. We’ll see. Thank you for putting up with so many posts from me. And whatever you do, don’t call me. I’ll be sleeping.
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The weird blankness
2009-07-26 14:31:00
So… for this post? I got nothing. I kept staring and staring at the blank page. Nothing clever. Nothing there. My brain is shutting down. So, I finally decided that IS the post. The final one before the true last 6am one. 1/2 hour to go, and the blankness only came now? I know I had some touchy spots earlier, but that’s pretty darn good. 1/2 hour to go. 30 minutes and I’ll have made it to the end of the race. The house is still quiet. No one’s up yet. God help me if the kids get up before Poe. 30 minutes and I’m home free. I truly do apologize for this post. I just can’t think coherently anymore. 23 1/2 hours of blogging
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Quotables – Henry David Thoreau
2009-07-26 14:01:00
If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see. -Henry David Thoreau
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as i sit
2009-07-26 13:30:00
I sit here thinking. Stayawakestayawakestayawake. One thing I noticed was a lot of blogathoners actually writing about their causes. Commendable. Understandable. And, well, logical. I couldn’t do that. To submerge myself in the stories, and the angst, and the hurt, and the issues, and the pain. We’re blogging for charities after all. If you dig in, there’s a lot of pain to be found. Because I know me, and my mental headspace – especially in the wee wee hours of the night, for me to have done that would have been detrimental to my mental health. Instead I’ve posted odds and ends, weirds and thoughts, randoms and cutes. But you know what? It worked. I’m still here posting away.

Quotables – C. S. Lewis
2009-07-26 12:59:00
I found the original blogger!! Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: What! You too? I thought I was the only one. -C. S. Lewis

why i blog
2009-07-26 12:29:00
I don’t promise that I’m coherent at this point. It’s been 21 1/2 hours. 21 1/2 HOURS. HOURS. Spell check is my friend now. I love blogging. For so many reasons. Journaling. I’ve always had a journal. But I hated handwriting, and as soon as I had a computer I started typing. There’s something so soothing to the clickety clackety of the keyboard and my fingers flying and words appearing. Dumping my brain out. Putting my inner thoughts out where they can’t torment me any longer. And then the internet came into being for the common folk, and I was about to express my thoughts out to the vast universe to be read by whomever. Opening myself up to criticism. Yes. But the sheer act of opening myself up is therapeutic in and of itself. Plus, I print my blog annually, and put that year in my hope chest. Even if it disappears from the internet, it’s a legacy for my children. Community. As an introvert who then had children and adult r...
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On My Desk
2009-07-26 12:00:00
Right the moment I have on my desk: Laptop (of course) cordless mouse smokes (SHHHHHHHH iknowiknowiknow) dinner dishes glasses coffee the usual desk supplies – in box, out box, pencil and odds holders flip camera digital camera medications phone – and if it rings that’s a baaaad thing right now. notepad What’s on your desk?
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Kitty has it right
2009-07-26 11:30:00
OK, no not really. 3 1/2 more hours to go. see more Lolcats and funny pictures
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I made a movie!
2009-07-26 11:01:00
Steven Spielberg I’m not… But I had to do something different, because I was getting too sleepy.
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Quotables – Bob Dylan
2009-07-26 10:37:00
What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do. -Bob Dylan

Comment and Email
2009-07-26 10:01:00
Guess what? I don’t comment back to people on my blog. I email them. Do I have some great blogging philosophical reason? Nope! I do it because with my comment system mixed with WordPress I can just hit reply in my email and it goes to the commenter. Granted, I don’t reply to every single comment. Sometimes, I simply don’t have the time. I care about each one, because that person took time to do it. But if someone seems to really have resonated with me on something, has a question or a problem to solve, or whatever, I email them back. In fact, I’ve made a lot of my online friendships that way. So please know, that when you don’t see comments from me on my blog – I’m not unresponsive to my readers. I just do it a little less publicly. I like it to be more personal. Once someone comments, I like to take it to a more personal conversation. In addition… I WILL comment publicly if I need to. Not to trolls – they simply...
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Quotables – Amber Deckers
2009-07-26 09:32:00
Never regret something that once made you smile. -Amber Deckers

A last plea before I begin
2009-07-24 18:39:00
Blogathon starts tomorrow. 6am tomorrow! While you can still pledge up to 48 hours after the end (I think) I’d love to know what I’m blogging for! Can you find it in your heart to donate just a little? We’re up to $75 going to Fisher House. We can do better than that! Click here to see how you can help make a difference.

Please Resubscribe This Feed
2009-07-23 01:48:00
So – I’ve been fixing stuff around here, and looked at my feed stats. Well… I don’t do it very often. I’m not a big stats person. But I did notice that my subscribers went down. WAY WAY WAY down. I didn’t post anything particularly hate-worthy at the time, so I figured it was a mistake somewhere, somehow. I have fixed it. So, if you would be so kind as to resubscribe at my new, correct feed, I’d REALLY appreciate it.
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Juggling
2009-07-21 19:58:00
** Don’t forget, Blogathon is coming! Please pledge! I’ll be blogging 24 hours a day for Fisher House on Saturday. You can read my post about it here.** I feel like I’m juggling a lot. I have a lot going on in life – online and off, and I just don’t want to drop any balls. Poe might maybe potentially have a job. We’ll see. This is good. I’ve got to get him out of this house. The kids are doing well. They’re taking swimming lessons at the local Y, because they just didn’t want to listen to us when we’re in a pool – too much going on. But now, they’re getting good basics, so I’m happy. Another brief mention on Joseph. We’ve started him on medication. It was a long time coming, and we finally came to the conclusion that the benefits finally seriously outweighed the risks. That’s all I’ll say on that – I don’t feel comfortable mentioning which one here (that’s a ...
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Dear AOL, I Am Not a Freak
2009-07-21 01:27:00
*Note: Some graphic biological information ahead. And another note? I’m ticked and therefore ramble.* Dear AOL, I was reading what passes for your headlines today and saw your article, “Dual-Womb Mother Shocks Doctors.” I had to click. Because I have Uterine Didelphys. Thanks a lot, AOL. You have made me look like a freak. No, I’m not the new mom from the article. I’m one of the thousands (millions?) with this “condition.” It’s a birth defect. And it’s not as uncommon as you may think. Yes, I have two uteruses/uteri. Yes I have two cervices/cervixes. I get to have double the pap smears! Had to have a septum between the cervices removed to end pain for both myself and my husband during “relations.” I also get to have double the hormones, double the blood, double the PMS. (Don’t you want to be in my husband’s shoes now?) I’ve been hospitalized for loss of blood during a normal plain old p...
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What I Am Doing Instead of BlogHer
2009-07-17 21:46:00
I was really disappointed when I realized I couldn’t attend BlogHer this year. I have a business to network about, a blog to network about, things to learn, and friends to drink with see. And when Poe first lost his job (5 months and counting ago,) I thought, “Hey! I can still use our tax refund money to get myself to Chicago!” And then we needed to use that money to live off of, and I realized it’s just not going to be part of my reality this year. And I’m feeling rather… mature about it. If you consider stamping my foot mature. I decided I needed to actually do something instead of being bitter. Enter… The Blogathon! I did the Blogathon three years ago. It was a good experience. Rough – but good. I decided to do it again. And I’m going to need your help. Blogathon is just like the other ‘thons you may have done in school, where you got sponsored so much money per lap/pin etc. On July 25th, I’m goin...

Giveaway Reminder!
2009-07-07 22:23:00
*I’m still working on the site redesign – so that’s where my blogging time is going at the moment. Can’t be helped. I’m not a designer or a coder, so I’m doing bits at a time all by myself. Like the header? ALL BY MY LONESOME! You haven’t any idea how much swearing was involved. The last day to enter the Capri-Sun Sunrise $250 Visa Giftcard Giveaway on Butterviews is tomorrow! I won’t be taking comments after Midnight 7/9 Pacific, so be sure to get your entry in. Oh, and don’t comment here for the giveaway – it won’t count. But anything else is A-OK.
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Redesign – Results May Vary
2009-06-29 23:10:00
The blog might visually look messy for a bit. A bit may mean today, or for a week, or a month. I’m doing a little housecleaning and changing up the design a little bit. But because of my poor-i-tude… I’m doing it all myself. Which can totally mean that I break it. Bear with me.
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Scientology – Article You Must Read
2009-06-25 16:42:00
As an update to my last post – while nothing has changed and I’m still not hearing from God, it was a relief to write it all down. I always feel better once I write it all out. Thanks to a couple of sleeping pills, I was able to get two full night’s sleep, so I feel better physically. We’ll live through it… We always do. God’s will will be shown, it always is. One’s spiritual walk ebbs and flows. I just hope it starts flowing again soon. Now. I want to talk about something. I’m going to do it carefully. I have no wish for legal ramifications. I have a long religious testimony – this isn’t about that, and how I came to Christianity. But during that time, I did an inordinate amount of research on religions, their tenets, their beliefs. It was a time of searching. Some people find themselves by hiking through Tibet… I do hours and hours and hours of research on my own without the help of others. 1) Resea...
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Scientology - Article You Must Read
2009-06-25 16:42:00
As an update to my last post - while nothing has changed and I’m still not hearing from God, it was a relief to write it all down. I always feel better once I write it all out. Thanks to a couple of sleeping pills, I was able to get two full night’s sleep, so I feel better physically. We’ll live through it… We always do. God’s will will be shown, it always is. One’s spiritual walk ebbs and flows. I just hope it starts flowing again soon. Now. I want to talk about something. I’m going to do it carefully. I have no wish for legal ramifications. I have a long religious testimony - this isn’t about that, and how I came to Christianity. But during that time, I did an inordinate amount of research on religions, their tenets, their beliefs. It was a time of searching. Some people find themselves by hiking through Tibet… I do hours and hours and hours of research on my own without the help of others. 1) Research is a ski...
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Warning: Whining Ahead
2009-06-23 11:54:00
The stress is starting to manifest in physical ways. I’ve been sick for a couple of weeks, which I think is finally on the mend. I’m at the cough stage. Having 2 babies in 2 years did a permanent number on my bladder. It’s not pretty coupled with wracking cough spasms. I’m broken out all over. I’ve had an acne problem since entering my 30’s (as well as gray hair - it’s wrong to have both), but on my face. It’s all over my body now. The worst, by far, is the sleeplessness. As I write this, it’s 2:22am. I went to bed at 1am. I tossed and turned and just decided to get up and write. Maybe venting will give some relief to my mind. Normal (which hasn’t been for months now) is going to bed between 10-11. I have no trouble sleeping once I get there - but I cannot turn my mind off at all when I get into bed. I have a meeting at 9:30. This day will suck. Plus, I have an event to attend which I’ll be writing abo...
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Warning: Whining Ahead
2009-06-23 11:54:00
The stress is starting to manifest in physical ways. I’ve been sick for a couple of weeks, which I think is finally on the mend. I’m at the cough stage. Having 2 babies in 2 years did a permanent number on my bladder. It’s not pretty coupled with wracking cough spasms. I’m broken out all over. I’ve had an acne problem since entering my 30’s (as well as gray hair – it’s wrong to have both), but on my face. It’s all over my body now. The worst, by far, is the sleeplessness. As I write this, it’s 2:22am. I went to bed at 1am. I tossed and turned and just decided to get up and write. Maybe venting will give some relief to my mind. Normal (which hasn’t been for months now) is going to bed between 10-11. I have no trouble sleeping once I get there – but I cannot turn my mind off at all when I get into bed. I have a meeting at 9:30. This day will suck. Plus, I have an event to attend which I’ll be...
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Look – Shiny!
2009-06-15 23:20:00
I’m still rather sick, and definitely not with it on my daily routine. So, to kill time, I’m going through my bookmarks, ’cause I can do that without a lot of thinking. I wanted to share this video with you. Maybe you’ve seen it – it was uploaded two years ago – but I just found it, and it’s amazing. If you haven’t seen it, watch it the whole way through. There are some plot twists, and considering it’s a home video of wild animals, you’d think that is a strange statement. But it’s true. It’s not embeddable – so go watch Battle at Kruger.
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Look - Shiny!
2009-06-15 23:20:00
I’m still rather sick, and definitely not with it on my daily routine. So, to kill time, I’m going through my bookmarks, ’cause I can do that without a lot of thinking. I wanted to share this video with you. Maybe you’ve seen it - it was uploaded two years ago - but I just found it, and it’s amazing. If you haven’t seen it, watch it the whole way through. There are some plot twists, and considering it’s a home video of wild animals, you’d think that is a strange statement. But it’s true. It’s not embeddable - so go watch Battle at Kruger.
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