Author: Cecilia
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The Yearly Smash
This week I had my annual mammogram. The yearly smashing of the boobs. My mom tells me that the exam isn’t nearly as painful as they used to be, but I still hate it. I find the whole ordeal to be uncomfortable, to stand in front of a stranger and bare your body, only for… Read more
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America, The Embarrassment
I’m in mourning today. I’m in mourning for the America we could have been. The America that I thought we were moving forward to become. One in which the promise of a brighter future could be realized for everyone. Instead, America will continue in it’s decline and become even more of an embarrassment on the… Read more
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Halloween
I remember as a kid, how exciting Halloween was. Getting to dress up in costume all day and then get free candy. What wouldn’t a kid love about it? It was just kind of magical during childhood. A day of fun and whimsy where even school was somewhere you wanted to be for that day.… Read more
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Home Sweet Home
As much as I love to travel, I love coming home as well. No one is happier when I return home, than my dogs are. From the minute I open the door they show me how much they have missed me, if only everyone would greet me with such enthusiasm. Although if people slobbered on… Read more
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Onward!
Steve is the planner in our marriage, especially on our vacations. He is very good at researching places to go and all the details of a trip like transportation and accommodations. As he is very interested in history, every battlefield and historical site near our destination is added to his list of places to visit.… Read more
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Time To Fly
My husband and I love to travel. Seeing new and different places makes us happy. We usually go on at least two trips a year. Sometimes they are only for a week but one trip tends to be for a longer time. Tomorrow we leave for three weeks in Europe. We will be boarding our… Read more
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Stop the Aging!
I don’t know about everyone else but I don’t like getting older. I hate the body aches and the stiffness in the morning. The fact that it so much easier to put on weight and so much harder to lose it is a giant frustration. But the thing I hate the most about getting older… Read more
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Sourdough baby
During the pandemic a lot of us started new hobbies. With my job, I had to go into work two days out of every pay period and the rest of the time I got to stay home. That lasted for less than three months before we all had to return to work full time but… Read more
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Big Dogs, Big Everything
Six years ago, my husband, Steve, and I adopted two Great Danes. We had lost our previous dog, Coco, to cancer ten months prior and we were finally ready to welcome another dog to the family. Steve believed that Coco was always lonely by herself when we went to work, so this time he determined… Read more
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Women’s Equality Day
Joint Resolution of Congress, 1971 Designating August 26 of each year as Women’s Equality Day WHEREAS, the women of the United States have been treated as second-class citizens and have not been entitled the full rights and privileges, public or private, legal or institutional, which are available to male citizens of the United States; and… Read more