Happy Independence Day to Me!

It was exactly three years ago today that I moved out of my house and claimed my independence. I received the call on July 3rd, 2006 that my apartment was ready for immediate occupancy.  I borrowed the security and first month’s rent from my mother and went to the rental office and signed the lease.  [...]

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Learning to say “No.”

Last year, my nephew bought an iPod Shuffle with his birthday money.  Since I already had iTunes loaded on my computer, he came over and we tried to load music on it.  But first we had to download the latest version of iTunes.  Which wouldn’t work on my computer because I still run Windows 2000.  [...]

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Protected: Shaunna skipped school

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Facebook “Friends”

Can someone please explain to me what the deal is? I understand Facebook, and friends, but is there some prize to having the most friends? Mind you, I have connected with people I haven’t seen or talked to since high school (or in one case, elementary school.) I even have friends that I have never [...]

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Depression

Mrs. Micah wrote a great post this week – Why I’m Glad I Didn’t Kill Myself – and it has prompted me to tell my story. The day my ex told me he wanted a divorce, I called a therapist and my doctor.  Before I was able to get into either one of them, I [...]

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Taking frugality too far…

I had to get my drivers license renewed.  It expired the first week of March, but I was more concerned with not being able to get on the plane Sunday than I was with getting a ticket for driving without a license. Here in Connecticut, we have the option of going to AAA and renewing [...]

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Coloring all relationships

During my divorce, I spent 18 months in therapy.  This was for many reasons, the main one being that I wanted to avoid making the same mistakes in a new relationship as I did in my marriage. Dissecting a failed relationship is hard, hard work.  Determining your own part in the failure is painful.  Recognizing [...]

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Boys and their…

At what point do boys realize they cannot whip it out and take a leak in a parking lot?  Do they ever?

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Back on the Wagon

I have found myself spending more lately, and being less frugal than I used to be. During my divorce, I really bottomed out my credit.  I was unable to pay my bills, and my credit took a nose dive.  However, when the divorce was final, I was lucky enough to get a decent size settlement.  [...]

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Life’s Lessons

I remember it as clearly as though it were yesterday.  I was 6 years old.  My sister and I shared a bedroom, and I slept on the top bunk.  We were snug in our beds and tucked in.  Goodnight kisses had been made, and our parents were in the living room watching TV. I got [...]

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