Tag: new year
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Little Boxes.
Happy New Year, Dear Reader. . . . It’s rather unlike me, to have waited this long for a New Year’s post. You know as well as I do how much I love a fresh start. Yet here I am, on the 19th day of 2023, typing a blog post with both thumbs on my […]
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On The Apology.
SnapDragon originally posted this on Wise & Shine, formerly known as Pointless Overthinking. . . . I’m sorry, yo. For a lot of little and not-so-little things. . . . I’m sorry for all the times I thought I knew better; I’m sorry for not realizing the limitations of my own world view. I’m sorry for […]
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Hi.
It’s 2022. I started the year with a fresh spirit. On New Year’s Day I diligently sat at our computer desk, typing the beginnings of an optimistic blog post. And then shit went sideways. Again. Pre-eclampsia hit at the end of my 32nd week of pregnancy. Thanks to an extraordinary medical team, our daughter was […]
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This-Here Body.
We only get one, you know. . . . I’ve mentioned my body from time to time in my writing. It’s part of my life, after all. And as this new, chilled-out year begins, I vow to treat her with the utmost respect. No juicing diets. No bans on carbs or candy. Just. . . […]
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Chill.
This is The Year of The Chill, yo. . . . I’ve been working on chilling out for about 20 years or so. It doesn’t come easy. But I aim to try. Here goes. . . . SnapDragon is too tired to think of anything clever tonight. Snippets of SnapDragon
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A SnapDragon Blessing.
‘Cuz 2021’s gotta be good, yo. . . . May you greet each day with a fresh, untroubled mind. May you have all of the freshly-brewed coffee your little heart can handle. May you have warm hands and feet, Netflix marathons, and a sizable stack of unread books before you. May you laugh with your […]