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It’s Hard to Be A Woman

March 30, 2013

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #8

I think my brain is broken. Maybe I should explain. For the past 20 years, I have taken thyroid medication, with a few “time outs” for when I got all hyped up on the medicine and turned into a crazy woman. Okay, okay, crazier than usual. I stopped taking anything for my thyroid four years […]

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March 15, 2013

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #7

This morning was clear and sunny. I ran into the dining room where Ken was working on his laptop. “Hey, honey, I can do a load of laundry, don’t you think?” Please, please, can I? “Sure, I think you’ll be okay.” For those of you who have forgotten, if I do laundry during the rainy days […]

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January 30, 2013

Still Looking For A Bulldozer

I’ve blogged in the past about our little problem here with too much rain. I never thought I’d see the day where I’d be mad because I can’t do my laundry at home in my own washing machine. This year, I decided to add a whole new dimension of “fun” to my life. I thought […]

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December 31, 2012

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #6

My first mistake was deciding to go from being a blond to a brunette… a little bit of a shock to my system. My second mistake was buying an expensive zit cream, dotting it on six separate places on my skin, and slowly watching the small dots spread in a nice little combo to make […]

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December 29, 2012

It’s Hard To Be A Woman #5

I went in to Washington Federal to do a little end-of-the-year banking. I got to talking to the girl that was handling my deposit—we’ll call her Sally. “I make my own laundry detergent all the time,” Sally told me. “You can make it for pennies a load.” This chick is nuts. Why would anyone in their […]

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October 3, 2010

Free Inspection

I got mail this week from Nordstrom advising that for the month of October, I could come in for a “complimentary fit consultation.” The brochure goes on to say “Spirit, vibrancy, and zeal are yours with Amoena.” This is the company that manufactured my “form.” I admit the prosthesis is real looking, but spirit, vibrancy, […]

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September 23, 2010

Hot Flash On Demand

I was watching my daughter’s soccer game Tuesday afternoon and I was freezing, even with a coat and a blanket. I was so cold that before I could think straight, I blurted (to my husband, his friend, my friend, and two other men), “Sure wish I’d have a hot flash right now.” Awkward.  

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September 7, 2010

Scarves

Thought I’d never wear one again. Femara has the possible side effect of “hair loss.” Better not need to move the scarf to my head. Been there, done that, don’t ever want to do that again.

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September 1, 2010

Vacuuming

Alas, a Shop-Vac out in the garage we own And my mom’s vacuum is here on loan. I knew getting out of cleaning was too good to be true, Instead of no vacuum cleaner, I now have two.  

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