Tag Archives: illness

The Moral of the Story…

By Erin | Published: April 12, 2011

I promised Part Two, and here it is: What I get for trying to be thrifty. See, Azalea Fest can be expensive. Between parking and the huge variety of over-priced unhealthy “food” options, there’s no need to actually purchase something of value in order to spend money. But Jesse and I were living large, so [...]

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As the week closes

By Erin | Published: April 7, 2011

I will have you know that I spent the afternoon listening to Johnny Cash on repeat. Oliver is a big fan. At one point, I fell asleep on the futon. Oliver was cuddling with me, enjoying the music. Then, Gracie decided the party shouldn’t happen without her and woke us both up. Silly Gracie! I [...]

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When It Rains

By Erin | Published: March 7, 2011

Aaand, Jesse’s car needs $530 worth of repairs. Aaand, our washing machine is leaking. Aaand, I have a sore throat. It just keeps coming.

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Preparations

By Erin | Published: January 7, 2011

Sorry it’s been so quiet around here lately. The week has been a blur of preparations for the beginning of the semester, which comes next week. Schedules to draft and revise and revise and revise (it’s such a commitment!). Syllabi details to fine tune (attendance policies always need careful thought and re-thinking). Meetings to have [...]

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Time

By Erin | Published: January 4, 2011

Around this time of year, two years ago, my grandmother passed away. A friend lost his brother. January is often a bad month. Christmas is over and it’s too cold and you lose people and you go to the funeral and the sky is gray and you’re sick and you think how appropriate, you’re glad [...]

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