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Minions!!

If you love the minions and are trolling for minion products to surround yourself with happiness, I am here to lend you a hand. Walmart has small packages of minion stickers in the card/party section and boxes of minion bandaids in the (you guessed it) the bandaid section. Both are inexpensive, under $3. The Women's section has … Continue reading Minions!!

Smooth sailing-not

You know how they say you know when you are on the right path? That doors fly open? The road rises up to meet you? Well, when I decided to knit a prayer shawl for my friend, this is what I expected to happen. I was wrong. First, I couldn't find my knitting (note: expensive) … Continue reading Smooth sailing-not

Passaggiata

I live in a rural part of my town in Maine. There are few places that I can get to on foot that wouldn't require packing for a half day trek. That's why I looked forward to the Bean Supper this year. This is a destination that I could comfortably walk to and from and … Continue reading Passaggiata

Clutterfly

My husband and I are currently having an....well, let's call it an ongoing discussion...about my clutterfulness. I admit it. I am a clutterholic. In my defense, I have never claimed to be otherwise. He has visions of my father's brown paper bags-bags and bags (and bags) of stuff surrounding his chair- after he died...and thinks … Continue reading Clutterfly

100 days of…WHAT?

I kept seeing the giveit100.com mentioned on...where? Facebook, probably. Finally I looked into it. The idea is you make a ten second video every day of you doing your chosen activity and upload it to their website. In one of the articles, a woman was telling how she chose doing push-ups. Day one she could … Continue reading 100 days of…WHAT?

At the movies (or, Hell is other people)

I was done with trying to align the planets so that I could go see a movie with my husband. I decided that, if I wanted to see This is Where I Leave You at the theater, I would have to go by myself. I rarely will cough up the cash to sit in a … Continue reading At the movies (or, Hell is other people)

Taking the care out of ‘Healthcare’

​ I  presented myself for my annual physical this morning. This  year was less routine than the past eight because my beloved primary care doctor got fed up and quit medicine last year (sad but true). This would be my first visit with my new doctor-long awaited first visit, since she had canceled and rescheduled the appointment … Continue reading Taking the care out of ‘Healthcare’

Becoming less literate

I have been noticing lately that my writing style has changed. It's much more...staccato. Where did all the pronouns go? I often omit them now. I am noticing that sometimes I leave the punctuation off of the last sentence I write in an email-especially if it's a period. I left capital letters in the dust … Continue reading Becoming less literate

Home is where?

Recently my husband and I took a vacation. This is news, because it was OUT OF STATE. Way out. Like, in NJ. Just getting the same days off from work together to go took weeks-and an aligning of the planets AND and act of congress. What was better about Atlantic City than Wells, ME? Not … Continue reading Home is where?

Long time no see

I went to see Melissa at Deep Blue Truth in Kennebunk today. I go every year (at least once) near my birthday as a present to myself. I always get messages from one or more of my friends and relatives that have died, and today was no exception. When they come through, they always talk … Continue reading Long time no see