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100 Things | noumena
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The truth, despite your perceptions. My name is pronounced just like “Karen.” It’s not Carolyn. I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. I was a Navy brat. Of my blood-related sisters, I’m the only brunette. I have green eyes with yellow star bursts. I wear glasses when driving or watching movies. My wedding band is a size 4. I have teeny tiny hands. I am (mostly) vegetarian. I’m happily married. I’ve known Al since we were 16 years old. We met at the movie theater we both worked at. I have two children, both boys.
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txnoumena | noumena
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The truth, despite your perceptions. I’ll keep watching…. 10 years’ worth of these things, I guess. We’ll see how it goes.🙂. The New Birthday List! In case you’re new here, you should know… I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions. I make “birthday lists”… It’s a list of things I want to accomplish before my next birthday. So here you have it… 38 things I plan to accomplish before I turn 38. Establish ‘dates’ with the boys. Read a book at the same time as Al so we can talk about it. Host a family dinner. A hoc...
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fashion … or something like it. | noumena
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The truth, despite your perceptions. Feeling not good enough. The children’s book which sparked a conversation about vegetarianism →. Fashion … or something like it. But I’ve always been afraid of wearing anything that was outside of my comfort zone, fashion-wise. I’ve never been any good at matching colors. And patterns? Could I tell you what color her shirt was? What kind of shoes she was wearing? 8221; Nope. Not a damn clue. Then I thought, “Can I tell you what my nanny wears? Feeling not good enough.
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Growth. | noumena
https://noumena.org/2015/06/09/growth
The truth, despite your perceptions. Things I Learned At The Beach. I’m a mess →. Here’s the thing: I’m not superhuman. It’s exhausting, trying to keep that shit up. That’s actually the easy one to let go of. Do it better than you can. Most of the time. (Does that make me a self-centered pain in the ass? Things I Learned At The Beach. I’m a mess →. One comment on “ Growth. June 9, 2015. 64; 9:31 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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noumena | the truth, despite your perceptions | Page 2
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The truth, despite your perceptions. Newer posts →. The children’s book which sparked a conversation about vegetarianism. Cows, pigs, and chickens. I told him that we don’t eat meat, but some people do. We have had plenty of other conversations about how some people like or do certain things, and other people don’t. He seems to get the concept. He asked why we don’t eat meat, and my explanation seemed to please him. Then he just nodded and turned the page. I let the conversation drop. She’s here al...
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The children’s book which sparked a conversation about vegetarianism | noumena
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The truth, despite your perceptions. Fashion … or something like it. Things I Learned At The Beach →. The children’s book which sparked a conversation about vegetarianism. Cows, pigs, and chickens. I told him that we don’t eat meat, but some people do. We have had plenty of other conversations about how some people like or do certain things, and other people don’t. He seems to get the concept. Who knew that a page about restaurant employees would spark such an important conversation? April 20, 2015.
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Bucket List | noumena
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The truth, despite your perceptions. Always in progress…. 8211; Decide how I feel about having kids. 8211; Earn a salary I feel is worthy of my experience/education. 8211; Get the remainder of my estate planning stuff in place. 8211; Find a creative hobby and keep at it. 8211; sleep under the stars. 8211; watch a sunset. For my brain and body. 8211; graduate college. 8211; graduate with honors. 8211; Get my CISSP certification. 8211; Get my CISA certification. 8211; Get an HTML certification. 8211; Go to...
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Feeling not good enough | noumena
https://noumena.org/2015/04/14/feeling-not-good-enough
The truth, despite your perceptions. Work stuff, a vacation, and updating wishlists. Fashion … or something like it. →. Feeling not good enough. So I feel like shit at the end of my work day, only to have two kids who are tired, hate dinner, don’t want that book, don’t want to go to bed, etc. I just want one thing to go well. To go right. Come on. Help a girl out. Plus, this fucking cold will not just die already. Work stuff, a vacation, and updating wishlists. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Notify me of ne...
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Things I Learned At The Beach | noumena
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The truth, despite your perceptions. The children’s book which sparked a conversation about vegetarianism. Growth. →. Things I Learned At The Beach. 8230; and it hit me. I haven’t been on a vacation in… I don’t know how long …. where I didn’t have every day planned out, from sun up to sun down. It was… glorious. I wasn’t stressed out. I wasn’t nervous. I wasn’t… angry. I had. Just sitting on the beach, watching the kids pour sand into a bucket. That was a bit of an eye opener for me. Growth. →. Last nigh...
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37×37 | noumena
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The truth, despite your perceptions. The year of the sub-task. Post 150 blog entries on noumena ( 10 / 150 ). Perform 37 acts of kindness. ( 16 / 37 ). Complete this bucket list of things to do with the kids:. 8216; Touch a Truck. Agree to something I initially reject. Make time for my hobbies. Knit – 50 times. Color – 20 times. Play the piano – 35 times ( 10 / 35 ). Make a quote book. Make an emergency car kit. Have a working flashlight in every room in the house. Do the 100 Happy Days. Run a 5k already.
