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Is it undiagnosed autism and sensory issues or do I just need to suck it up and quit whining?
I’ve been wearing dresses and tights to work this fall. I hate dresses and tights. Or at least I used to. I’m sure my mother remembers chasing me around my dad’s house in December of 1993 attempting to wrestle me into yet another pretty dress for yet another Christmas performance at church. I told her…
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Commercials from my childhood that will never leave my brain.
The Christmas Fruity Pebbles CommercialHow is it so good. My sister and I still text “ho ho ho I’m hu hu hungry” to each other regularly. This commercial is 100% the reason I always say yes when my kids request Fruity Pebbles. My Buddy & Kid SisterOn the other end of the spectrum we have…
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Time to do some complaining
I try to keep my complaints to myself, mostly because I think people who complain all the time are really terribly boring. Well, this is my time to let my boring shine. I did not sleep well last night. I got sucked into Wikipedia and got way too excited about Hilda Petrie and the Sothic…
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Casey’s Favorite Scary Movies
I can’t be the only one who turns to the spooky movie selection in October. But horror movies are so hit or miss, and I prefer a really particular ghost-y, suspenseful genre within the genre. In no particular order. The OthersThis is one of my favorites. Underrated by the rest of the world. Shutter IslandNot…
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Odds & Ends
Here I am, working half-time and having thoughts again. It’s October, which means I have been living with the worst bedside calendar ever for ten months now. Ten months! I should have abandoned ship right away in February when it became clear that this calendar was not a winner, but here I am having already…
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I even have an ID badge!
I have a new job. After four weeks of working full-time for the temp agency in a nearby school office, I officially started a new job on Monday. This new job is:also in a school officepermanenthalf-timeeven closer to my home than my previous job I even have a real employee ID badge! And benefits! I…