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My Wonder Quest

Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 by Billie
My Wonder Quest

I’m taking a vacation from weekly posts, putting my blog on hiatus for the growing season to explore my inner dirt and write in depth.

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My Exit Strategy

Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 by Billie
My Exit Strategy

My storage space was my exit strategy. If things didn’t work out, I had another life in a box waiting for me to start over someplace else.

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160 Days, 400 Meals

Posted on February 10, 2021February 10, 2021 by Billie
160 Days, 400 Meals

The thing about cooking that is so helpful to my psyche is letting go of the big picture and zooming in to the task at hand.

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I Quit Drinking, Again

Posted on January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 by Billie
I Quit Drinking, Again

I quit drinking again six months ago when I started spending time with someone who does not enjoy the happy liquid brain refreshment of booze.

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Minimal Me

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Billie
Minimal Me

The new minimal me isn’t suffering with less and making do with junk. I love my streamlined life. The utilitarian simplicity gives me focus.

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Plucking Chickens

Posted on August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 by Billie
Plucking Chickens

I used to have a bank account with money in it and now I see it’s like a leaky bucket with money dripping out the bottom. I’m being plucked.

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The joy of doing nothing

Posted on April 29, 2020April 29, 2020 by Billie
The joy of doing nothing

Maybe it was the caffeine, but my inner prism caught the sun, a rainbow arched through my chest, and my heart tap danced. I’m doing okay, I thought.

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"I Could Be Wrong" by Billie Best

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