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| Spring |
| Date: 28th Apr |
| I have trouble with winters. As the light dims, so does my energy, my mood, my interest in things. It's depression, obviously. Not profound: I still take pleasure in my surroundings, still do my job efficiently, still laugh with my family. But things are more work.My husband bought me a SAD light for Christmas -- an early present, which I received... |
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| Go, Veggie! |
| Date: 30th Mar |
| My daughter went vegetarian about four months ago. I was vegetarian for a few years in my teens and twenties, so I'm familiar enough with the requirements that it was not a huge adjustment. Our family has meatless meals about twice a week, anyway, which again makes the adjustment easier. She's lacto-ovo, which increases your options, too.It's easier... |
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| A day to myself |
| Date: 25th Mar |
| What would I do with a day to myself?Right now I'm running such an alone-time deficit, I think I'd need at least four days to get through it all... I'd like to wake when I feel like it, and go to bed when I feel like it. (Early, on both ends.) - I'd like a long soak in a hot tub, and do all the body-pampering that goes with a long soak. Shaving and... |
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| Best Advice I've ever received... |
| Date: 13th Mar |
| Came from my mother, when I was fifteen. It went like this:When you have a decision to make, be sure it's your own. Don't be pushed into something by someone else. When you do make your decision, and it turns out no to have been the best decision, don't waste time regretting it. Learn from it.She was talking about sex, as it happens, but it's the best... |
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| One skill? Hmmm... |
| Date: 5th Feb |
| Ten years ago, I'd probably have had an answer to this question. Self-assertion, perhaps, or kindness, or the ability to communicate matters of importance.Now, however, I simply can't answer the question. There is no one skill. It depends entirely on the child in question. For one child, I desire more self-awareness and less passivity. For another,... |
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