Category Archives: personal

moody monday. #1

Posted on 7 August 2017 by what sandra thinks

I don’t know if I’m really going to make this a regular thing… but maybe it will be entertaining… for you, I mean. Well, maybe for me, too. Or it will just make you think I’m way more nuts than … Continue reading →

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the green stuff. #poetry #haiku …with a story.

Posted on 25 July 2017 by what sandra thinks

My husband is a pain in the ass and I harp on him a lot around here. Hell, he’s one of the reasons I started blogging. But he actually did something (something really small… but something) for me. I am … Continue reading →

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it’s my d-day.

Posted on 11 June 2017 by what sandra thinks

Yeah, I know, it should say b-day. But no. I’m going with d-day. d-day [dee-dey] noun 1. Military. the day, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack. 2. June 6, 1944, the day of the invasion of western … Continue reading →

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in a week.

Posted on 4 June 2017 by what sandra thinks

It’s June. The month of my birth. It’s a week until d-day (my d-day… the 11th… if you’re taking notes). Over the next few days, I will mention my birthday numerous times. Offline, I mean, as my husband is a … Continue reading →

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I have no title for this post.

Posted on 2 June 2017 by what sandra thinks

[Edited to change post title. It was upsetting me too much.] ♥ My cousin. 45 years old. I’ve mentioned Joey before. See Thanksgiving 2015… and Thanksgiving 2016. He had cancer… a brain tumor that spread. After multiple surgeries, there was, eventually, … Continue reading →

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guilt and regret.

Posted on 31 May 2017 by what sandra thinks

Both… totally useless. But how does one overcome them? This is not an instructional post. I have no fucking idea how to overcome them. I can tell you how they overcome me, though. I hold onto guilt and regret for-fucking-ever. … Continue reading →

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not deep thoughts.

Posted on 19 May 2017 by what sandra thinks

Seriously. These thoughts are not deep. I think I just needed to empty my head… It was fucking hot today. When I looked outside, I expected to see Satan out there having a fucking picnic. My car temp said it … Continue reading →

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on hold.

Posted on 17 May 2017 by what sandra thinks

I’m on hold. But before I get into that, I wanted to address something… Yesterday I posted a poem that was a bit… devastating? I didn’t mean to scare anyone but I may have. The words are based in reality. Mine usually … Continue reading →

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