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  • It was twenty years ago today, Sgt Pepper taught the band to play

    It was twenty years ago today, Sgt Pepper taught the band to play

    If you would have asked me twenty years ago what I thought I might be writing, looking back on twenty years of marriage, talking about “my first year-and-change of being a Widow” would not have been the topic I would have thought. So, you know, CW for grief and rage and confusion and all that,

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  • Favorite foods

    Favorite foods

    Do you have a favorite dish, special dessert, or go-to recipe? Where has this dish made appearances in your life? Is there a common thread? Why do you love it so much? That I make? Or that I like to eat? I mean, I can put a hurting on some lobster macaroni and cheese. And

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  • Planner Thunderdome 2023: The Clever Fox Planner

    Planner Thunderdome 2023: The Clever Fox Planner

    I was going to do this as one post with all five planners that I bought to flip through, but I took a lot of pictures and I still can’t really get that album carousel thing to work right so I’ll just do one post per planner, and maybe a wrap-up at the end. Yay,

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  • Hey, bud, it’s been a while since I’ve written

    Hey, bud, it’s been a while since I’ve written

    CW for anyone new, the posts in my “Letters to Tim” series touch on the death of a spouse, living with loss, the blend of absurdity and terrible weight of grief, and what I hope is a healthy dose of self-reflection and self-discovery. If it seems weird to you, that I’m writing letters to my

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  • What is this feeling? Is it… hope? Is it… the desire to plan? Is it… trust?

    What is this feeling? Is it… hope? Is it… the desire to plan? Is it… trust?

    If I linked to every blog post I’ve ever written about planners, I’d have a list like a mile long. In fact, why have I never flat out made a “planner” category? Or at least a tag?! I should do that. Hold on, let me write that down so I don’t forget. OK; I’m back.

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  • Welcome, new friends!

    Welcome, new friends!

    Usually, “welcome new friends” or “welcome new followers” is something I say jokingly, after I say something super crass… but this time I mean it because I’ve been playing with Jetpack and I think my blog is now going to cross-post a link to… uh… most of my social media spots, most of which I

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