Life Lately
A hodge podge of stories, pictures and updates on life right now.
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Lisboa
In my continued effort to carve out time just for myself, I picked Lisbon, Portugal as my destination of choice for 2025’s solo travel exploits.. “Solo” is loosely defined here not as completely alone, but rather sans husband and children that make up my nucleus family. It is remarkable to try and function without them…
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A Haiku { Tiny Creatures }
Combine all the wonders of this world, and they still fall short Of tiny humans now grown A haiku, inspired by three very lovely family pictures. 1. Rainbow over green pastures in Hawaii (circa 2024)2. Pregant with Ari (circa 2021)3. Three stoogies in the grocery cart (circa 2019)
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Snow + Poetry
It snowed here in Raleigh after almost 3-years. Naturally all the kids were excited about it. Mostly though, such little snowfall is just a pain in de derrière because the time spent in getting the kids dressed and ready for fun is exactly 10 times more than the time spent doing the said activity. Nonetheless,…
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Gung Ho
The year is brand new, and so it is quite conceivable that whatever your vows of resolutions and habits, they are all still in good form. I myself am gung ho about cooking better and healthier. This obsession is not new in itself, but the excitement has been renewed on a higher scale due to…
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Why did the dinosaur cross the road?
Over New Year’s Eve, I was talking to my parents who were visiting us from Charlotte about my upcoming birthday just a couple of days later. We were all in a very festive mood on account of the holidays of course, and the disposition naturally spilled into a conversation about celebrating birthdays in general. My…
The Antibland Chronicles 