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home |hōm| noun
1 the place where one lives permanently
2 a place where something flourishes, is most typically found, or from which it originates

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  things i love: a quick patio door transformationAugust 11, 2023
  The exterior doors on our deck take quite a beating. There isn’t any overhead protection, so they take direct sunlight and whatever weather North Carolina decides to throw at them. They were starting to reflect the abuse they’dContinue reading “things i love: a quick patio door transformation”
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  things i love: a faux stained glass tableJune 26, 2023
  My latest furniture project has been a re-imagining of a piece that I built years ago. I like to take pieces of old furniture and put them together in new ways, and this particular table started off asContinue reading “things i love: a faux stained glass table”
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  things i love: acneFebruary 23, 2023
  I think I got my first zit in fifth grade. My parents both struggled with acne in their teens, so they knew that it was going to be inevitable for me. I’m not sure what kind of healthContinue reading “things i love: acne”
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  things i love: angerFebruary 16, 2023
  In my experience, there’s something about driving a car that provokes angermore than almost any other activity. Last week, someone honked at me for not turning fast enough when the light changed to green. I was so irritatedContinue reading “things i love: anger”
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  things i love: attentionFebruary 1, 2023
  I have been thinking about the phrase “pay attention” a lot lately. Pay. Attention. To pay. To give (a sum of money) in exchange for goods or work done or in discharge of a debt. To yield orContinue reading “things i love: attention”
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  things i love: weight lossJanuary 27, 2023
  It’s astonishing when you discover you’re much lighter than you’d thought. Maybe not on a scale. That might still say that your gravitational pull is too strong according to the charts the scientists have plotted. That’s okay. That’sContinue reading “things i love: weight loss”
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  things i love: hungerJanuary 20, 2023
  I have recently made a very astonishing discovery. For my entire life, I never understood what hunger felt like. That’s not to say that I never felt hungry. Just that I didn’t understand what it meant. I’ve alwaysContinue reading “things i love: hunger”
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  what to do when the world of work seems like a sinking shipDecember 7, 2022
  I know working at jobs is a positive thing for so many people. A necessary thing. It can help build confidence and foster feelings of accomplishment. It pays the bills, it helps people form relationships and feel connectedContinue reading “what to do when the world of work seems like a sinking ship”
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  the diary of a free woman (who’s been trying to rebuild her cage)August 4, 2022
  I don’t really know what happened. I was trying to follow the rules. I finished high school, went to college, got a degree, did a few odd jobs and travelled before I settled into a desk job. IContinue reading “the diary of a free woman (who’s been trying to rebuild her cage)”
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  what remainsJuly 27, 2022
  Have you ever been in a place in your life when every safe option disappears? That’s where I’ve found myself for the past two years. My husband’s job moved us to North Carolina, and I wound up notContinue reading “what remains”

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