Tag Archives: experiences I'd like to not repeat

An Open Letter to Last Night

By Erin | Published: August 25, 2010
Dear Last Night, I was good. I was in bed by 10:00, alarm set for 6:00. I was finally going to walk with Sharon at 6:30 this morning, had texted her to confirm, even though I’d been a delinquent and had begged off for at least a week or two. This was the morning I [...]
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Waterworks

By Erin | Published: August 24, 2010
Slowly but surely, I am getting into a routine. Now that the first week with its summer cold is over, and the first weekend enjoyed, I’m feeling a little more steady, a little more solid. Jesse and I have been getting up at 6:00 each morning; we’re going through that whole “Read the Bible in [...]
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Ugh.

By Erin | Published: March 11, 2010
Been an interesting week here. I got the stomach flu on Tuesday. Jesse came down with a cold virus. Our house is a wreck–rolls of toilet paper scattered, empty boxes of medicine and bottles of Pedialyte discarded, the bathroom floor still sporting a towel and pillow, the spot where I spent most of Tuesday wanting [...]
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The Wringer

By Erin | Published: January 23, 2010
My favorite expressions these days is “through the wringer.” As in, “You’ve been through the wringer lately,” or, “Jesse and I have been through the wringer together.” As in, this sucks. Or, that sucked. Today I feel exhausted and, well, flattened. Yesterday was one of those wringer days. It actually starts on Thursday night, when [...]
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Getting There

By Erin | Published: January 3, 2010
Our trip to Florida started, well, shall we say unconventionally. Usually we leave for Florida during the week before Christmas and head back north before New Year’s. This year, Jesse had to work Christmas Eve, so plans were rearranged to accommodate. Both Jesse and I decided to add to the fun by coming down with [...]
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Next Time I’ll Say Something

By Erin | Published: December 7, 2009
I’m not sure that I’ve ever been an assertive person. Oh, my mother, who listened to radio shows devoted to mental-health topics like boundaries, made sure I knew the difference between being assertive and being aggressive.  The best I’ve ever managed is passive-aggressive; I’ve not made it to assertive yet. I certainly had plenty of [...]
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Note to Self:

By Erin | Published: October 26, 2009
When you’re having a yard sale and someone tries to give you a check and your instincts are telling you “No checks! Cash only!” you should listen to them. No matter how sweet the little old lady looks. No matter how long she talks to your husband about ancient stringed instruments, or how she tells [...]
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