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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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A Surreal Bending of Time

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020 by Billie
A Surreal Bending of Time

I’m stuck in a surreal bending of time. My calendar is empty for the rest of my life, or at least until this situation sorts itself out, which I now realize could be many months. I shudder and focus on the things I can control, like setting the microwave for Continue Reading

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This is My New Normal

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 by Billie
This is My New Normal

I’m cooking a lot, eating three meals a day at home, mostly rice and beans. My taste buds are bored, but my intestines are thrilled. This is my new normal.

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How to Downsize and Start Over

Posted on February 5, 2020February 5, 2020 by Billie
How to Downsize and Start Over

After my husband died, I realized I needed to downsize and start over. But I didn’t want to. My stuff was my history, my identity, my nest and my friend.

Posted In Lifestyle, Middle Age

Aging from 40 to 60

Posted on January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by Billie
Aging from 40 to 60

I feel like my aging from 40 to 60 was an achievement, a master class in change management. In those two decades I earned my PhD in me.

Posted In Lifestyle, 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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