Happy Belated Birthday

Yesterday was my beloved’s birthday and no, I didn’t forget; I had a FFFriday post all written and ready to go, and yesterday was too busy for me to take the time to write a proper birthday post. Besides, Mr. Chili isn’t the “go all out for birthdays” kind of guy, so I’m certain [...]

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F-F-Friday

There are few flowers blooming around Chez Chili right now. The Tree is completely stripped of its blossoms and is in full leaf; the lilacs are mostly gone by. I’m not sad – these flowers had their time and I heartily enjoyed them, and now I’m looking forward to the daylilies and irises [...]

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Itchy, Updated

So, I’ve been thinking about my desire to go back to school and, as part of that thinking, I emailed a former professor to ask for advice.
I loved the class I took with James.  It was an African-American literature class, and in it we investigated the works of W.E.B. Dubois and Booker T. Washington and [...]

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Beating Back the Voices

One of my friendships died not too long ago, and I’m spending a fair bit of time being mindful of NOT letting myself take all the blame for it.
Am I culpable?  Sure; nothing is ever entirely one-sided.  I’ve got plenty of “woulda, coulda, shouldas” floating around in my head.
I’m kind of like an alcoholic when [...]

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Ten Things Tuesday

The holiday threw me, and I almost forgot it was Tuesday!  I’m totally boosting my sister’s theme today – ten things I love about summer:
1.  The ice cream shacks open up.  Really?  Doesn’t this kinda go without saying?

Oh, and there’s Ben and Jerry’s in my freezer again.  Mmmmmmm!
2.  Sleeping with the windows open.  I love [...]

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Boosted from Bo

Don’t you just love alliteration?
I was going to post something profound and meaningful about Memorial Day, but I just don’t have it in me. I was in bed this morning thinking about how to best acknowledge the day, and all I came up with is how conflicted I am about the whole affair.
I hate [...]

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Itchy

I’ve been thinking, again, about going back to school.
To be fair, I never actually stop thinking about going back to school. I’m like a hungry baby when it comes to education – I always want more.
I’m thinking a lot today about going back to school. I want another degree – whether another Master’s [...]

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Thought for the Day

I heard this on a recent episode of ER, and it resonated with me:
Happiness takes up space; you’ve got to make room for it.

Happy Saturday, Everyone.

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FFFriday!

Mr. Chili gave me a lesson for using my camera the other day, and I’m feeling a bit more confident behind the lens.  To now, my satisfaction with my photographs has been entirely a hit-or-miss proposition.  I’m hoping that this lesson will help me be bit more consistent.
Here is what may be the last picture [...]

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Angst Girl

I’ve been remiss, you guys.  I promised Jules a while ago that I would give a shout-out to her new blog, and I totally dropped that ball.  Forgive me, Jules?  Please?
Go on over and have a gander.  Leave a comment.  Tell your story.  Help get this very smart, insightful and interesting woman’s blog off the [...]

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