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Day 110 – Shifting Martini – Adapting
I really, really didn’t want to run at lunchtime today. It was hotter and more humid than I had anticipated, and my legs were still a little sore from the ½ marathon on Sunday. However, I have a...
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Day 116 – Expectation Martini – I don’t ever want to let you down
This is my new favorite play over and over song by Imagine Dragons. It’s a good sing-along-badly to song while I’m drinking my tea on my morning commute. It wakes me up. It’s catchy. The line I like...
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Day 129 – Miniscule Martini – A Drop in the Bucket
It is incredibly easy to get caught up in the daily stresses we all face in life. Sometimes it feels as though our problems are enormous, unsolvable, and daunting. I have felt this way a lot lately....
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Day 135 – Thankful Martini – Car Accident
Talk about putting things in perspective. Today I had a car accident. It was a fairly minor accident, all things considered. A 20-something girl made an unexpected turn in front of me. I slammed on...
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Day 137 – Wisdom Martini – Growing Up
Sometimes we forget how much wisdom we gain as we stumble through our journeys in life. We put our heads down, plow through, and forget the lessons we have learned along the way. Sometimes we get an...
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Day 140 – Sandy Martini – Going Amish
Well, Hurricane Sandy has left us without power since Monday night. We have a generator, which kept a few things running like the sump pump, fridge, and a few lights. However, we don’t have running...
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Day 145 – Ocean Martini – Waves, carry me away
J and I visited with my mom yesterday. Originally, I told her I would bring her to my house on Saturday for a little visit. I ended up with a cold, and scrapped that idea. When we arrived yesterday,...
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Day 148 – Simple Martini – Simplicity
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I have a tendency to complicate life by over-thinking things. I want an answer right NOW. I want plans to work out IMMEDIATELY. I want, I want, I want, but what...
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Day 154 – Full Martini – Heart
Without going into great explanation – today kind of felt like this: “Well, in Whoville they say – that the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day.” Nite, jeejee Filed under: Uncategorized...
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Day 162 – Sad Martini – Change
Yesterday morning I got up early with J. I asked him to turn off the t.v. We sat together and talked. ‘I have something to talk to you about.’ J’s eyes were wide. ‘Ok, Mommy’ I went on to explain...
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Day 171 – Clean Martini – Mission Accomplished
I drove to Big Sur yesterday stopping along the way to do a little hiking and to snap photos. It is so breathtakingly beautiful that I got teary. The rugged cliffs and rocks mixed with the powerful...
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Day 176 – Dirty Martini – Winds of Change
It’s been a long week of ups and downs and I haven’t been motivated to write. I met D’s daughter on Sunday, so that was a very big day. It made me very happy. He also will have a new place to live...
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Day 180 – Dry Martini – Empty Well
The word well is empty lately. What I want to write feels fractured and disjointed, but I will try. There is change on the horizon in terms of moving on, making decisions, starting over, picking up...
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Day 181 – Spinning Martini – Falling
The other day while I was waiting at the doctor’s office for an appointment, I picked up Marie Claire magazine and read about extreme skier, Karina Hollekim....
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Day 183 – Shaken Martini – Chaos
We all have chaotic days. Yesterday and part of today were one of those days. On my way home from work yesterday, the main road I take home from work was closed due to an accident, so I had to make a...
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Day 192 – Animal Martini – Dogs
I’ve always been a dog person. Growing up we had a few different dogs. The first one was Target, a black and white mutt, who I barely remember. Back in those days, we let our dogs run loose around...
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Day 196 – Salt-rimmed Martini – The Beach
Tonight I am feeling relaxed and happy and have a touch of sunburn. J and I got to spend the weekend at the NJ Shore with D and his daughter. The beach is my favorite place to be, and while I prefer...
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Day 201 – Fitness Martini – Working Hard
It was a good workout weekend. I ran a 5k on Saturday and brought home first in my age group again. I wasn’t particularly speedy. I had to stop to tie my double-knotted shoes twice. I have no idea...
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Day 204 – May Martini – May
May is an odd month for me. Since I was born in February I was most likely conceived in May, so technically my life began in May. It is my favorite month for its beauty and how it represents a...
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Day 205 – Dirty Martini – Nighttime Trail Race
(not my picture – I found it online, but that’s kind of what it looked like) Tonight I ran the Dark and Dirty Nighttime 6.66 Trail Race in Reading, PA. http://pretzelcitysports.com/darkanddirty.html I...
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