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“happiness is a sad song”

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on January 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

“Happiness is a sad song.”
This is/was one of my favorite quotes (attributed to Charles Schultz, creator of Snoopy).
But lately, for some reason (probably a combination of personal growth and  simply moving into another phase of married, adult life) I’ve been craving bits of happier, more joyous fare.
Don’t get me wrong…I still adore my angst-ridden, broken-hearted-girl [...]

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stress management

Posted in grad school, tagged , , on January 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I just took a huge step in lowering my stress by dropping a superfluous and extremely difficult course.
Right after I dropped the course, I noticed that I suddenly didn’t have enough courses under the “Electives” heading of my graduation contract.
::minor heart attack::
Then I realized (thank God) that I simply needed to move a course from [...]

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A new addition…

Posted in Blessings on January 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »

no, I’m not pregnant. :)
As you all know, my much-loved Ford Focus, Ginger, is gone.   The wunderhusband and I have spent all weekend researching on Consumer Reports and on our Toyota dealer’s website. We have an awesome guy who helped us out last time we needed to get a vehicle–I highly recommend him. His name [...]

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8 weeks and counting….

Posted in grad school on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Just 8 weeks to semi-freedom! :) I’m currently on a no-social-activities-of-virtually-any-kind schedule, as school is quite demanding.
But I just discovered that instead of having to take a full load AND study for my comprehensive exams next quarter, I don’t actually have to take ANY classes and can concentrate only on studying for next quarter. GOOD [...]

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PRK update–1 month later

Posted in PRK/Laser Eye Surgery Experience, tagged , on January 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

My eyes are better than ever–I’m still on Flarex drops (for 2 more months) and usually need to drop in some Thera Tears first thing in the morning, but other than that, I don’t need to do anything out of the ordinary.
It’s still miraculous to be able to see ALL THE TIME. I’m still at [...]

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free valentine-themed printable stuff!

Posted in crafts and creativity, tagged , , on January 20, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Lisa Vollrath, one of my favorite artists, is giving away 2 weeks worth of free awesome printable craft papers, tags, photos, etc., here, starting February 1st and ending on Valentine’s Day. Enjoy! :)
Update: although this post is from 2008, it links to the current, 2009 Valentine’s Day Countdown!

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