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These Foolish Things

by Ginger Snap

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December 30, 2014

This = That

Christmas = Nice, Quiet and Homey I had a really nice and super quiet Christmas with my parents. The new puppy and I packed our bags early Christmas morning and drove the hour out to their plac...


December 17, 2014

3 BIG Things.

ONE. I got a puppy! Oh my lord, I am now the proud, proud caretaker, roomie and BFF of a darling bundle of joy. Her name is Martini and she’s a Chiweenie, and I’m in LOVE with her. Thanks to [A...


November 26, 2014

Finally. Stories from China

As promised: Started this entry on November 8th: At Pudong airport in Shanghai awaiting my flight. The trip is over but the long haul home. It’s been interesting, to say the least. It’s been ...


November 20, 2014

10 Things

I’m in the middle of writing my China story. Don’t know why it’s taking me so long - guess I’ve just had so much to do since I’ve gotten back. And I’m still tired. Still just barely jetlagge...


October 26, 2014

We Do What We Can

Greetings from Guangzhou, China! Internet is spotty and I can only get Facebook here and there. Instagram is blocked because of all of the protests in Hong Kong. So, because I’m so addicted, I...


October 13, 2014

In a Bizarre Twist of Fate

I started Friday night with a lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. Nothing to do and nowhere to go, really. I started walking and walking. I walked to the park and walked around it about t...


October 10, 2014

Bits and Pieces

I have another RAD to do, but I should tell you that I went on Date #2 with Matt last week (last Tuesday, actually), and it was nice. But he kept telling me about all the women he used to date a...


September 29, 2014

RAD - Matt

Name: Matt (name changed) Age: 53 Status: Divorced twice. First marriage = 17 years, Second = around 3? Single for 4ish years. Job: Directs three hospice care facilities Lives: In a neig...


September 25, 2014

Ten Things.

While I’m weary of talking about my love life, I do have a date tonight and I may…MAY be doing a Rate-A-Date at some point in the near future. I’m a bit leery of this dude. We’ve only texte...


September 23, 2014

A Plan.

I think I have a plan with regards to this SP thing: Operation End It All – Once and For All (OEA –OFA). I know that this is not the most sophisticated plan, but I’m leaving for China in one mon...


September 22, 2014

Stars, Time, Space

Horoscope of the Day: September 22, 2014 Welcome to the surreal world, Scorpio. Your creative and spiritual channels blow wide open as the Sun decamps to Libra and your ethereal twelfth house for...


September 19, 2014

So Here's the Thing...

Turns out, I wasn’t doing that well with the SexyPants stuff. Over the last few weeks I have been obsessing over him and the loss of the relationship as it were and what the fuck is it now? He ...


September 04, 2014

Eight Things

1. It’s a numbers thing: Weight is finally heading back to normal. I don’t know why I’m surprised that my weight inches up when I take my eye off the ball. I’ve been writing this stuff down for...


August 27, 2014

Elegant Exit

There’s a term that the new CEO at my company uses to address a portion of the business that is no longer viable and we want to get out of smoothly, and that’s “elegantly exit”. In other words, ...


August 11, 2014

Weekends = Crazies

…and I do literally mean mentally ill-grade crazy. Let’s see. Where shall I begin? Last weekend. Crazy #1: I’d gone for my big weekly walk-and-talk with SP (no grief, please – it’s therape...


August 08, 2014

08/08/08

I've started no less than three entries this week and I can't seem to get the words out. Today, August 8th, would have been my 6th Wedding Anniversary with Bryan had we married. How strange to ...


July 31, 2014

Updates on Various

Work: Maybe I’m just bored, but I’m just not into it right now, and I really, really should be! Right now is the time I should be striking while the iron is hot. I should be spending more of my...


July 25, 2014

Action Steps

Hello. How are things? I’ve been thinking a lot about where I’m going in life and what I want to do with myself. I gotta say (over and over and over), it’s time to start living and to stop wai...


July 18, 2014

Days Fly By

The days sure do fly by. I started writing this on Wednesday. It’s now Friday. Here’s what I wrote and then I’ll continue: Wednesday, July 16th Another day, another day. We all get older. ...


July 14, 2014

Listy

Whelp, weekend has come and gone and I did have a nice one. And yes, I saw SP. And I’m beginning/continuing to feel a little bit foolish. Thing is, I do miss him when we’re apart. And I do wo...


July 11, 2014

Lost Weekends

Wrote an entry yesterday that just made me want to gag, so it’s private. Over the last couple of weekends, I’ve had amazing, amazing times. First, it was a lost weekend in a town close by – fan...


June 24, 2014

Stalemate

Let's backtrack six weeks. I was on my way to feeling OK about where I was in terms of grief. Well, maybe I wasn't. I was still on the floor and crying my heart out most nights, but when I was...


June 20, 2014

Back From China

Went to China and then came back. I normally dread the trip and this time was no different. These trips (I go to China twice a year) are extremely stressful as I have so much to get done while...


May 19, 2014

Mega Updates

So much, so much to update. I guess I’ll just dig right in. The Bulldog has been hanging around and it’s been fun. I guess the last time I wrote, he was in and out and in and out. And it was ...


April 30, 2014

Too Heavy

I am an idiot. Yes, I’ve heard back from The Bulldog, but it has been in fits and starts. In a matter of a couple of weeks, we’ve gone like this: Texts --> Innuendo Texts --> Sexts --&...


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