Category: Friends & Family
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What happens when it’s over?
I ran 4.8 miles yesterday, the longest I’ve run since my hip injury last year. I wanted to send him a text and tell him; I knew he would be proud of me. But I couldn’t. Because he asked me not to. I pulled gum out of my purse and it reminded me of how…
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Searching for footing
I am riding in the car on the way home from Greensboro, N.C., where I have been tagging along with Jeff for two days while he went on a work trip and I went with him to relax and play in the hotel. Instead of relaxing and playing, I was hit hard with some news…
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Damage control and new toenail polish
I’m thinking of a quote Heather sent me: “Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” – Kurt Vonnegut Today is sad and scary – I feel lost and confused. I am processing a major change in my life.…
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Life, going down the right tube
This is by no means meant to be a synopsis of my year – in fact, I’m leaving out some of the biggest stuff on purpose. Just a few random tidbits about time and how we choose to pass it. Thoughts on 2008: – In February I decided to chop my hair off and go…
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A Twitter life (or something like that)
My friend Wendy quoted me in an article she wrote about Twitter. Find out what she learned in the first few months of Twittering and how she believes it can be a positive PR tool. And of course, you can read what I wrote about all of my new buddies here.
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Cheers to beers with no boundaries
All it takes is a little imagination. Proof that friendships transcend even geography: Was twittering with my friend Todd in Seattle (who goes by ElwoodJBlues online) recently, and this is how the conversation went: Me: Elwood!!!! (hi) Todd: Melissa! Hiii! You spiked your coffee today, didn’t you? Me: haha no, but good idea … 😀 Then our…
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On bras and misunderstandings
Let me start by telling you my 2-year-old niece, Mia, was named after my 92-year-old grandmother, Mia. To clarify, some people call them Little Mia and Great Mia, respectively, but oftentimes I just call them each “Mia.” Up to the listener to figure out who’s who, I suppose. So I was at my brother’s house the…
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Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?
Let me start with two facts: 1) I live in the Bible Belt. 2) My former job (as an editor) dictated that I take special care not to offend anyone. Taking number 2 into account, I have been surprised to hear the majority of store clerks using “Merry Christmas” as a greeting as I’ve been…
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Is it bad that I haven’t started Christmas shopping?
I haven’t started Christmas shopping for many reasons: 1) I’ve been busy with a client deadline this week 2) I spent two days sleeping on the couch with a fever last week. 3) I don’t have a lot of extra spending money this year. I just made a list of who to buy for last night,…
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Sex talk: Open book or be discreet?
I am a very inquisitive person. If a question pops in my head and I feel like I know you well enough, I will ask it. Sometimes I preface it with “This might be TMI, but …” but truthfully, if I thought it was TMI, I wouldn’t ask. I’m just saying that so you won’t…