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Before It All Came Crashing Down
Before I was diagnosed, I was misdiagnosed. I would rather have had that misdiagnosis. This is the story of what led me to the hospital. Read more
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It’s Been a Minute… But I Am Back
I used to write about travel, or did I? I have always written about my life, my thoughts, my journey through it all. Now I have cancer, so I am going to write about that. Read more
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Love Fostering Love
It has been awhile. A lot has happened in my life since I last wrote here, but before I get into all of that, I have finally felt inspired to write, thanks to the prompts in The Isolation Journals by Suleika Jaouad. This week’s prompt, for Valentine’s Day is to “create an inventory of your Read more
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why i love words, but hate labels
I am a logophile; I love words. I used to collect dictionaries, mostly old ones, just cause I love words so much. I am a HS English teacher. I use dictionary.com’s word of the day every day in my classroom. I love learning about new (or old but new to me) obscure words. I like Read more
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it’s okay to not be pretty
As I write this, I am weeks overdue for an eyebrow and lip threading. I just can’t be bothered. I have noticed this week that when I talk face to face with people, mostly adults but sometimes students, they are looking directly at my lip and the hairs growing on it. Now I have discussed Read more
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Stop Telling Me I Need to Ride a Motorbike
I am currently living in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I previously lived in South East Asia before (6 years ago) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I totally understand the appeal of riding a motorbike. It has definitely become a part of the ‘south east asia experience”. Everyone you meet who has ridden one usually tells Read more
This blog has evolved over the years. What is a niche anyways?
i am not the word 