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It’s Hard to Be A Woman

June 29, 2020

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #15

One perk of gaining fifteen pounds back (from the injury-induced halt to almost all exercising) is…ahem…well, I can actually wear this (oversized) shirt again, the very one I had shoved into the dark recesses of my closet, vowing to never touch again. Oops. I guess you gotta look on the bright side.

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June 24, 2020

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #14

Best friend: “I know that you are going to the hairdresser today for the first time during this COVID business. Send me a picture.” Me: “Be careful what you wish for.”

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June 24, 2020

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #13

It’s amazing what spending an exorbitant amount of money—I mean, getting your hair done after three months of…well…looking like crap—does for the soul. It’s the little things, people; it’s the little things.

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February 5, 2014

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #12

After going to the gynecologist to make sure I wasn’t getting some new type of cancer to deal with and seeing the naturopath to fix my little thyroid problem a month ago, it was time to focus on my hair. Because of #1 on my bucket list, I got the brilliant idea back in September […]

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February 3, 2014

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #11

After my disaster at the gynecologist appointment, I made an appointment with Haley, the naturopath that got me through cancer. She was—and is—my shrink, my vitamin-supplier, my right-hand woman. “So, Marie, it’s been a long time,” Haley said. “Yeah. I’m really hyped up again. I know you said you didn’t think I needed thyroid medicine […]

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January 29, 2014

It’s Not Always Hard To Be A Woman

After my doctor appointment with the new gynecologist, my mom, Adriana, and I went out for a little quality time. We shopped at Value Village (where I bought four shirts for under $20.00), zipped over to Macy’s (where I bought a nice Sunday sweater, a red hoodie, and a beautiful green jacket), ate French dip […]

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January 28, 2014

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #10

In It’s Hard To Be A Woman #9, I recounted the shock I felt December 29—almost a month ago now—on realizing I had once again entered “Thyroid Crazy Land.” One short day later (after the shock had worn off a bit), I was on my way to meet a new gynecologist. If you read my […]

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January 26, 2014

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #9

In my last post, I told my readers (that would be you) that I would have some interesting stuff to post this week. Hm. Where to start? It all started December 29. I was on my way to Bethany Covenant Church to play piano for the morning’s worship service with a wonderful vocal group of […]

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April 2, 2013

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #9

To make matters worse, in addition to all my reactions to the thyroid medication I took, I think I’m beginning to go through menopause. The other day, Ken and I were discussing about whether or not to put a dishwasher in our new kitchen or not. I started out, “I don’t really want a dishwasher. […]

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