When I was younger people mispronounced my name all the time. See, I have a “t” at the end of my name. People see the m, the a, the r, the g, the o and are like cool we got this – mar-goooooh wtf is that?! Is that a “T?” Who put that there?...
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I haven’t written much lately. Things ache. My thumbs. My soul. So picking up a pen and scratching out my thoughts feels painful and daunting. It’s on my mind constantly. Writing. I have so many ideas and thoughts but they’re not making it to the page. My book writing has come to a halt....
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Ships in yards sitting on racks Scum lines faint and fading stories along the hull Crashing water rushing past All but memories now No longer lived but dreamt of Calloused hands built massive beautiful crafts Intended for voyages Not collecting dust and guilt and shame What we once were when we helmed Big dreams...
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My heart is full. These boys are everything to me. My family more precious than anything. I am so lucky. I look into your little eyes and I feel overwhelmed with love. I am bursting. Gifts upon gifts upon gifts. Hugs to all of you....
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To name a few: Kisses Hugs Swimming in Lake Washington Homemade cookies Vegetarian meals Sunshine Vaccinations Dancing Ice cream Planting a garden together Donuts Coffee Family Texts with good friends Shark sprinklers Sharing recipes “Mommy” Cozy jammies Laughter Peleton/sweating profusely Ice cold beer Coffee Community New days ahead Summer is coming And on and...
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Before my mom got really sick I used to buy her Lake Champlain chocolate bars. They came in nugget sizes and were rich and silky and decident. Instead of opening the bar up and taking a huge bite out of it my mom would insist on using a knife to cut small slivers from...
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Sometimes it feels impossible to let go of anger. It is so easy to fuel it and keep it burning inside. And there may be good reason to be angry. So then it’s easy to justify. But it feels really bad. And sometimes the ways we imagine releasing it upon others would actually feel...
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You can lose your momentum. One tough day can unravel you. Then everything feels like it’s hanging over your head. Compounding but losing steam. Stalling. The bump becomes a hill then a mountain. But just as quickly you can turn it around. Dive back in and do your work. Focus on what matters. Create...
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Turns out writing a book is not as easy as just writing a book. I’ve written a TON this year though which is awesome. And I’m learning a lot about characters and dialogue and plot. I’m learning how to just shut up and write. How to go off course and come back. How to...
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I’m almost 20k words into writing my book. I started on January 1 and set a goal of 250 words per day and had a solid plan to get this thing done in a strategic way. I started off hot and heavy and very excited. I had a great idea. I was passionate about...
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