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Tag: Rants

Confession is good for the soul…

August 9, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 11 Comments

There was a time when anyone could send me (tag!!) a random meme and I would join in with abandon. My first tagging felt like an invitation to join the Cool Kid's club. It came a few months after my initial foray into blogging and it was as if I was given a sign I … Continue reading Confession is good for the soul…

I know you don’t believe me but…

August 3, 2011January 5, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 13 Comments

... it will get better, you will survive this. ... even your compliments sound like insults. ... you are a better person, parent, and friend than you give yourself credit for. ... I don't like you. I have never liked you. I never will like you. ... it's still the truth. ... you are beautiful! … Continue reading I know you don’t believe me but…

Road warrior

July 31, 2011January 9, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

I've been patient, I've been tolerant, but I've reached my limit. This goes out to all the motorists who have been trying to kill me on a nearly daily basis. I ride my bike at least 5 days a week. I wait until after the morning rush is over to head out, and I follow … Continue reading Road warrior

Rainy days and Mondays

July 26, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 16 Comments

The pounding rain and thunder woke me before my alarm. Good thing, since the storm had also knocked out the power. That meant a dark and cold shower, and no coffee. Being up early, maybe I would have enough time to stop on the way into the office. A Monday without copious amounts of caffeine … Continue reading Rainy days and Mondays

I need a wife…

July 13, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 29 Comments

I am a stay-at-home mom... my third time around in that role. Unlike the first couple of times ~ a year after the birth of my daughter, and 12 years after the birth of my son ~ this time wasn't voluntary. I went back to working in an office when my kids were teens, and … Continue reading I need a wife…

My house, my rules

June 1, 2011January 6, 2015 ~ Tara R. ~ 28 Comments

In the four years that I have been blogging. Writing sometimes personal stories then publishing them on the Internet for all the world to see, I’ve been fortunate in that I’ve had very few trolls. I did have a plagiarizer, the same person twice, but that’s another sort of tale. When the first personal attack … Continue reading My house, my rules

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