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JUST WAIT

JUST WAIT I have been teaching and talking the beauty business since I was in my late twenties. I remember like it was yesterday, women who are my ...

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SEVEN WEEKS

SEVEN WEEKS The only thing about life returning to normal, is that normal is no longer. Sure, I can move through my day speckling it with my concep...

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THE STAPLER; PART TWO

THE STAPLER; PART TWO (this writing makes more sense when THE STAPLER; PART ONE is read first) I would really like to take my grandmother’s stapler...

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THE STAPLER; PART ONE

THE STAPLER; PART ONE The red dictionary in its self contained holder sat on her shelf above her typewriter for as long as I can recall her writing...

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HOLY SIX WEEKS!

HOLY SIX WEEKS! One of the few “advantages” of getting cancer depending on how you look at shit coming at you and your scope of the rose colored gl...

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YOU LOOK GREAT

YOU LOOK GREAT As I changed into my gardening clothes yesterday to finally begin cleaning out my barn on the first spectacular sunny summer type da...

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FIVE WEEKS TODAY

FIVE WEEKS TODAY The greatest thing about FIVE WEEKS is what a difference the extra week has made in my regular life. I am much more mobile, I can ...

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BACK TO “NORMAL”

BACK TO “NORMAL” I remember when I first found out I was pregnant with my son, Michael, almost twenty years ago. I knew there was this life changin...

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ONE MONTH + MY FIRST FILL

ONE MONTH + MY FIRST FILL Is time accelerating now that I am older? How could a month possibly go by at this speed of light? Writing the words, “on...

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TWENTY FIVE DAYS

TWENTY FIVE DAYS At last, three weeks this past weekend and a delightful romp. Yes, I said it aloud. “Do you want to fool around?” I asked my partn...

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BACK TO THE GYM

BACK TO THE GYM “Full arm side plank with opposite arm extensions using a weight to curl under your body and then fully extend your arm and back!” ...

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