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Flashback to May 2019 BTP

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by Billie
Flashback to May 2019 BTP

I’ve been reflecting on where I was a year ago, Before The Pandemic (BTP), what has changed and what has not.

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I shaved my legs

Posted on April 22, 2020April 22, 2020 by Billie
I shaved my legs

I shaved my legs this morning. A blind leap of faith is what it was. I truly believe I’m going out again someday, so I’m practicing my social skills.

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I protect you, You protect me

Posted on April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 by Billie
I protect you, You protect me

I think the pandemic is putting a new spin on the Golden Rule: I protect you, you protect me. The way we do that is by wearing homemade facemasks.

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It’s okay to cry

Posted on March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by Billie
It’s okay to cry

It’s okay to cry. I’ve been feeling weepy for the past week as this moment in history punctures my psyche and warps my everyday life.

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Hunker Down is my new dance

Posted on March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 by Billie
Hunker Down is my new dance

My age group is the bull’s eye of the corona virus and so many people are mired in fear. I am, too. That’s why Hunker Down is my new dance.

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Waking Up to Skin Cancer

Posted on January 15, 2020February 12, 2020 by Billie
Waking Up to Skin Cancer

Sun exposure, age and genes predispose me to skin cancer, and I’m likely to have a reoccurrence of actinic keratosis. Fortunately, I’m rich and powerful, so I don’t have to worry about healthcare access and affordability.

Posted In Health, Middle Age

Time is Not Money

Posted on January 1, 2020January 21, 2020 by Billie
Time is Not Money

Now we know Ben Franklin was wrong, the time is money formula fails to factor in both the benefit of happiness and the cost of unhappiness.

Posted In Health, Lifestyle

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