A storm was coming. Growing up, every house Ruth lived in would be considered ‘substandard housing’ by today’s standards. Truth be told, they were most likely ‘substandard’ by the standards of that day. But there was a roof over her head, she was relatively warm and dry. So when she bought her first house, itContinue reading “Madman at the door”
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Chico’s Thanksgiving
Chico says
Me, me, pick me.
What happened when you have a bucket of treats on your lap with 2 dogs in the house?
Chico glow
My weight loss journey: you’ve got to be joking!
Exercise! For me, this is a dirty word. Nasty. My doctor told me, “you need to move more.” I whined in my head, ‘but I don’t want too.’ 😢 This job is very sedentary. When I get home, the last thing I want to do is MOVE MORE. Take Cheeky out, then crash. Crashing takesContinue reading “My weight loss journey: you’ve got to be joking!”
Anti-self
When I was a little girl my mother would tell me, “if you look at yourself in the mirror too long, you’ll turn into a monkey.” That thought flickered across my mind as I stood looking at myself in the full length floor mirror. It is one of those that you would see in aContinue reading “Anti-self”
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