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Commas
I love to write and I always have, ever since I started writing short stories about Rascal the Raccoon in the back of my grade 3 exercise book when I was supposed to be learning my times tables. I may...
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Snake Lover
She was four years old. A tiny little thing with curly pig-tails and big blue eyes. We had enrolled her in a program called Wee College. It was a weekly program for preschoolers to teach them the...
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For the Cause
In the continuing saga of Christie vs. the Chocolate Corporations (a follow up to my earlier posts here and here about child slavery) I have learned about a new phenomena: reverse trick or treating....
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How Do You Find The Time?
It’s a question I’ve asked many times. I ask people who garden, people who decorate their homes, people who floss… How do you find the time? It’s also the most frequent question I get about blogging....
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Book Review: You Are A Writer
When people ask me what I want to be when I grow up. I think, “at age 36, WHY on earth are they assuming I’m ever going to grow up?” Then I think, “I want to be a writer.” But I never said it out loud....
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Breaking Up With Normal
From: Christie Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 4:27 PM To: Normal [mailto:conform@JustLikeEveryoneElse.com] Subject: It’s over. Dear Norm, I’m sorry. I’ve chased after you most of my life. But I’m...
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Lies I Tell Myself
Sleep is for the weak. I’ll just have ONE bite. This is the best I can do. I don’t know how this happened. It’s not like she’s going to wear diapers forever. That’ll wash right out. I’m sure it’s just...
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Little Boxes
Little boxes on the hillside, little boxes made of ticky tacky, little boxes on the hillside, little boxes all the same… And the people in the houses went to the university where they were put in boxes...
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37 Reasons to Celebrate
Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! I sound just like one of my kids (B still wishes herself a happy birthday months later). By my age, most women are less enamored with the birthday process...
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Outgrowing New Years Resolutions
Hello, my name is Christie and I am a list addict. I have discussed this predilection before (The “Honey Do” List). If you haven’t figured it out yet, I’m kind of a nerd. My absolutely favourite flavor...
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