Category Archives: personal

I feel special.

Wow… what just happened? This is kind of amazing. And a huge surprise. An old post of mine from back in November was mentioned [and quoted] in The Daily Post. 14 million people follow The Daily Post. I feel very special. Probably … Continue reading

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how I met their father. part 6.

the story of my love life: Part 1 – Fame | Part 2 – Sandra Goes Wild | Part 3 – Sandra Grows Up… and Down | Part 4 – Uncomfortably Numb | Part 5 – What Is Love? We’re kind of past the ‘how I met’ part of … Continue reading

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loss not love.

I am a romantic. All the time. Not forcibly according to a calendar. This ‘February is the month of love‘ crap is madness. Have we really gotten so preoccupied, so distracted, that we need a specific month to remind us … Continue reading

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how I met their father. part 5.

the story of my love life: Part 1 – Fame | Part 2 – Sandra Goes Wild | Part 3 – Sandra Grows Up… and Down | Part 4 – Uncomfortably Numb We’re kind of past the ‘how I met’ part of the story… so consider this … Continue reading

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hide and seek.

This is a #guestfeature I wrote for Blogger’s World. It was open – no specific topic, style, length. And I couldn’t think of what to write! My brain must be frozen from all the cold weather we’ve been having. But I … Continue reading

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transference of doom.

All my life I’ve been told to stop being so negative. Stop thinking the worst. Stop assuming everything will go wrong. ‘Don’t be such a pessimist!’ they’d say. When I met John (which you can read about in this series), … Continue reading

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new year.

Nearly five days deep into 2016, I bet you thought you weren’t going to find out what sandra thinks about the New Year. And you were almost right. I wasn’t going to do it. No New Year post. However. I have … Continue reading

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how I met their father. part 4.

Previous installments:  Part 1 – Fame Part 2 – Sandra Goes Wild Part 3 – Sandra Grows Up… and Down Part 4 – Uncomfortably Numb By the time John contacted me, I was a cynical, bitter, hopeless twenty-something. I had given … Continue reading

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