Reflections
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Doom Boxes, Car Metaphors, and a Diagnosis
Read the story: Doom Boxes, Car Metaphors, and a DiagnosisDiagnosed with ADHD at forty-four, mid-house-move, surrounded by doom boxes. I thought a label would make me feel less broken; instead it handed me…
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Schrödinger’s pre-Christmas
Read the story: Schrödinger’s pre-ChristmasIn my life, I’ve lost a lot of people. Some I never met because they died before I was born. My mother rarely spoke…
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Grieving the Dream, Embracing the Now
Read the story: Grieving the Dream, Embracing the NowOld years musings, new years resolutions
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A rose by that other name and gender…
Read the story: A rose by that other name and gender…A tiny exploration of identity and how it feels to change once name – Follow-up to “A rose by any other name would smell…
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“Credit to the Respective Owner” Is Not Enough – How to Properly Credit Photographers and Artists
Read the story: “Credit to the Respective Owner” Is Not Enough – How to Properly Credit Photographers and ArtistsI used to be guilty of this too, but here is what I learned: It’s a tale as old as Instagram: you’re scrolling through…
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Day 1: First Pints and City Sights – Kicking Off in Dublin
Read the story: Day 1: First Pints and City Sights – Kicking Off in DublinThe excitement of arriving in Dublin after a long wait was palpable upon landing. After reuniting with friends, I embarked on a city tour,…
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Embracing little Moments
Read the story: Embracing little MomentsI’m not Rosa Parks, nor am I Joan of Arc or Claudia Ehrhard. Sometimes I think I’m wasting my life making art that no…
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Fake it till you make it
Read the story: Fake it till you make itAs a woman in her forties, I must admit that I’ve embraced the age-old saying of “Fake it till you make it” when it…
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My Midlife Wisdom Tooth Crisis
Read the story: My Midlife Wisdom Tooth CrisisAre you familiar with the phrase “getting long in the tooth”? Well, at 40 years old, I thought I was pretty long in the…