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For Just This Moment
For just this moment I want to cry. I want to be mad. I want to scream. Like any other doctor appointment, I come with my emotional armor. I’ve been through this what seems like a thousand times before; I get my hopes up that this time, this time, it will be fine. He won’t… Continue reading
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Toy Story
Daily Prompt: What was your favorite plaything as a child? Do you see any connection between your life now, and your favorite childhood toy? My favorite plaything(s) as a child were my cabbage patch dolls, and a whiteboard with dry erase markers. I would play teacher and school and mommy for hours. I can remember… Continue reading
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I Don’t Wanna…
Today’s daily prompt: The internet is full of rants. Help tip the balance: today, simply be thankful for something (or someone). Waking up this morning, after too little sleep and a rotten mood, I come down to find the daily prompt above waiting for me. Ugh. I try to be a Positive Polly most of… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: 6 Word Story
Today’s prompt is to write a 6-word story of what the future holds, then expand on it in a post. “More of this, less of that.” More fun things, less have-to-do obligations More reading and writing, less time wasting More working out, less procrastinating More menu planning, less asking, “what’s for dinner?” More slow, less… Continue reading
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Driving
As a little girl, around 4 or 5, I remember how a 20 minute drive to see my best friend felt like an eternity. I remember sitting in the back of her parents’ station wagon or the back of my own folks’ car making up all kinds of pretend. Things like driving the car backwards,… Continue reading
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Daily Prompt: Excitement
We military spouses have a distinct advantage when it comes to the excitement department: homecoming. There is no word that stirs such excitement, anticipation, and impatience like knowing your spouse is coming home from a long deployment. My spouse recently came home after a 1 year deployment cycle, and as each one comes and goes,… Continue reading
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On Regret
I read other blogs and kept seeing the tag “DP Challenge”. Not knowing what it was, I came across WordPress’ Daily Prompt blog and, as the title suggests, offers daily topic prompts. Here is my first. Everyone has those moments where they rehearse in their minds the 43 things they wish they’d said in the heat… Continue reading
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The REAL Mother’s Day
Upon returning from my workout this morning, I opened the door to find my husband and the minions diligently laboring over the mixer. I smiled as the kids exclaimed they are making chocolate chip cookies and later they are all going on “an adventure”! Looking to my husband for the plan of the day (he’s… Continue reading
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Goin’ Out on a Limb….
Yeah. So I’m gonna go out on a limb for a minute and rant. This morning I got up, fed the kids and checked messages and came across a Facebook post about Miley Cyrus. Wondering what all the hubbub was about, I checked the YouTube video of her “performance” on the VMAs. The look on… Continue reading
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