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08-07-21, 01:24 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: West of Chicago in the Illinois Corn Belt
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I try things like headbands, love them but my head is too big; fancy hair pins, just too much hair; defrizz products, in the Midwest in the summer….no matter what or how good, nothing works. My hair goes straight in dry climates and frizzes and curls in humidity. I have no patience for straighteners, curling irons or even blow drying it to look decent. In the end it has its own mind. I trimmed to a bob and let it go. Hair won, Mary lost.
I did take a pile to Goodwill today and plan to clean a closet this weekend to make everything more accessible. I did do the catch all closet the other night and it’s way better. It’s under the stairs so kind of an awkward space and hard to make it seem accessible. But did my best.
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08-07-21, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Snowman Land :)
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I gave a small sack of shirts to a friend yesterday. It isn't much but at least it's smthg!
My hair is long and curly. I wash it and let it dry naturally. Like Mary, it's flat and straight in the winter and AZ. When it gets humid it has curl and I don't even care if it gets frizzy bc at least it has body! Although there are times the frizz is so bad I feel like Monica Geller in Barbados (or wherever Ross' conference was on Friends). 
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08-07-21, 02:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Snowman Land :)
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I was at Goodwill yesterday looking for workouts and they had Halloween stuff out! I bought several things and then decided I really should check and see if Dollar Tree has theirs out yet.  They're just starting but I did buy ornaments for my Halloween tree. This will be the first year having one! I am spray painting an old thrift store Christmas tree black. I also bought variegated black/white/grey yarn and started crocheting granny tree ornaments for it. So excited!
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"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." "God, please help me to be the person my dog thinks I am." "You can't run from your problems. But you'll both feel a little lighter when you get back." ~New Balance shoe ad You don't have to be fast, just keep moving forward. Note to self: You don't get to complain about things you won't work to change! Word for 2024: Accomplished; Word for 2023: Grounded; Word for 2022: Consistency; Word for 2021: Mindfulness |
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08-07-21, 02:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Snowman Land :)
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 I get that, Linda. I prefer relatively uncluttered countertops, which is one reason I won't get an air fryer despite my family's raves of them.
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"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." "God, please help me to be the person my dog thinks I am." "You can't run from your problems. But you'll both feel a little lighter when you get back." ~New Balance shoe ad You don't have to be fast, just keep moving forward. Note to self: You don't get to complain about things you won't work to change! Word for 2024: Accomplished; Word for 2023: Grounded; Word for 2022: Consistency; Word for 2021: Mindfulness |
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08-07-21, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Snowman Land :)
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"No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch." "God, please help me to be the person my dog thinks I am." "You can't run from your problems. But you'll both feel a little lighter when you get back." ~New Balance shoe ad You don't have to be fast, just keep moving forward. Note to self: You don't get to complain about things you won't work to change! Word for 2024: Accomplished; Word for 2023: Grounded; Word for 2022: Consistency; Word for 2021: Mindfulness |
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08-07-21, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
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Halloween stuff is out. I hope I have my neighborhood kiddies come out this year. Most of them are walking really good now and so adorably cute.
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08-07-21, 11:43 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: PalmTreeVille
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everyone - thanks for the good luck charms regarding my interview. other than internal jobs, i haven't gone to an external interview in years. i got to talk to 2 friends who work at the university in a similar dept, and they gave me some good pointers.
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~jeannine Miyagi: Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. [walks away, still making circular motions with hands] ~ Pat Morita, The Karate Kid, 1984 disclosure: in the years 2002-2004 i had a professional relationship with a distributor of fitness videos; see profile. |
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08-11-21, 07:36 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: PalmTreeVille
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the interview was okay. my biggest fear was being perceived as too old.
it was a panel interview with structured questions.
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~jeannine Miyagi: Wax on, right hand. Wax off, left hand. Wax on, wax off. Breathe in through nose, out the mouth. Wax on, wax off. Don't forget to breathe, very important. [walks away, still making circular motions with hands] ~ Pat Morita, The Karate Kid, 1984 disclosure: in the years 2002-2004 i had a professional relationship with a distributor of fitness videos; see profile. |
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08-11-21, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2016
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Fingers crossed!!!
Getting an interview is fantastic!!! |
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08-11-21, 08:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Modify City, State of Fierce
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Don't just work hard, work smart....Pat Head Summitt Never give up on your body!-- Miranda Esmonde-White Word/Guiding Principle for 2024: Embrace: embrace my faith, my family, my friends, myself, the process, the progress, the hard work, the strength program I choose, the recovery methods and rest I need, my life, the good times, and the memories of good people. |
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P.S. husband is pretty disturbed with the new organization. He hates change and doesn't understand why I won't leave things alone 
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