I was a Kindergartener in Mrs. Gale’s class and I was afraid. On the surface, everything was just fine. I loved school. I loved learning, although it would be years before I felt it was OK to show how smart I was. I had a nice teacher and equally nice friends. Things were good at [...]
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I know today is the day everyone talks about being thankful. I wish I were more thankful, actively so, every day. And not just for the big things like a home of my own, or a car or a refrigerator full of food (unless I am way behind on grocery shopping), but for the little [...]
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I have a dog. Her name is Ebony. That was the name she came with. We call her Ebby. She is mostly Lab and blacker than whatever you think the most black thing is. She is approximately 4-years-old. I say approximately because we were not her first owners. We were not really even her second [...]
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If you are anything like me, and by “like me” I mean human, you have been known to, on occasion, beat yourself up. Not physically beat yourself up, like with a right hook to the eye or a blow to the chest, but beat yourself up like let that nasty-ass mean inner voice take over. [...]
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For a while, I knew there was a problem. It was obvious. Maybe no one else knew, but I sure did. It wasn’t a big enough problem to warrant immediate solving. So I put it off. I tried to work around it, ignore it when I could. It was annoying, but it wasn’t unbearable. My [...]
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This post was originally published on January 19, 2010 in my Truth Tuesday column on CurrentMom.com. Re-publishing today on the 13th anniversary of the day she died. Sigh.(Oh and the weird formatting is from the style sheet of the other blog and I decided not to stress about it and spend hours trying to figure [...]
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Text: You’ve been scarce. Facebook Message: Dude, what happened to you? DM: Are you dead? These are the questions I have been getting. Without planning or really any forethought, I disappeared for a spell from the very real world of twitter and for over a month from the very real world of this blog. I [...]
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Dear Allison, Everyone – and I mean EVERYONE – has something to teach you. Your assumption that you know more than the next guy (or gal) right from the start isn’t going to serve you well. Whether you are open to it is up to you and, ultimately, will have much bearing on how you [...]
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I live in this place sometimes. Not “just” in the summer or in the winter but on-and-off all year long. It’s not a nice place nor is it a relaxing place. It is a place where I spin my wheels, beat myself up for not having enough time or for having too much to do [...]
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When I think of my plan over the next few weeks and then of the audacious goals I have for the future months, I am not overcome with my usual emotions of doubt (“C’mon Allison, you really think that can happen?”) and dismissiveness (“Whatever, it’s just a silly dream anyway”) and overwhelm (“It’s just too [...]
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