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Stanley Battle is Probably a Criminal Now – Poem of the Week
Let’s hope Stanley Battle never reads this. It’s a true story, with only the teachers name changed. I still don’t feel bad for punching him. Stanley Battle is Probably a Criminal Now Can Mrs. Rowland hear the boy sitting next to me?We sit at short tables on short chairs made for our short bodies,Writing with…
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Four Week Check In – My New Life
The tagline for this blog says, “Follow my journey from Stay At Home Mom to Working Mom.” Well, the journey has taken me there. I can no longer say that I am a Stay At Home Mom, which by the way is a title that makes me cringe. It always has. Since the day I…
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From Quitting to Thriving: My College Comeback
Jen shares her journey overcoming anxiety while returning to college, highlighting personal growth, support, and excitement for future challenges.
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Facing Anxiety: A Very Personal Story
It’s time for me to be vulnerable. I had kind of a difficult day today. Difficult because I really struggled with my anxiety. It flared up big time, bringing me to tears (and I rarely cry). I don’t even want to say why because it was completely irrational and it was over a very stupid…
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Poetry PoTuesday: Road Tripping
It is tradition for our family to go on a road trip every summer. The kids actually get more excited about the journey in the car than getting to the destination. Admittedly I feel the same. Ok maybe not MORE excited than getting to the destination but the car ride is just as fun. Are…
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Poetry PoTuesday: Birth Story
I was never interested in reading birth stories. I used to be in several online mom groups where everyone poured over each others lengthy reports on whether or not birth plans were followed and if going all natural with no drugs was achieved. They remind me of the stories people tell before sharing a recipe…
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Top Three Reasons Blogging is a Bad Idea
“Wait, what? You JUST started this blog! You are quitting already?” While falling down the blogging research rabbit hole with the quickness of a toilet flush, I discovered that the only reason to start a blog, it seems, is to HUSTLE and STRATEGIZE and MAKE $10,000 A MONTH and PROFIT and SIX FIGURES and MONEY…
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Poetry PoTuesday – Response to Clark Little Photography
This whole website is going to be a mish mosh of a bunch of stuff for a while. Today is Poetry Potuesday. Yes, I meant to write Potuesday. In my creative writing class last semester my professor introduced me to different forms of poetry, one was responding to a photograph or any sort of visual…
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