cultivating the beautiful ordinary by sharing our tales and our tables
Noise, noise, noise. It has been so noisy lately. Each morning I prepare my coffee, settle into my favorite armchair, and watch the first few minutes of the Todayshow before getting ready for work. It’s a familiar routine that eases me into my day. However, it’s been increasingly anything but easy to watch the news, especially…
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I was speeding down the freeway, headed to a go-kart driving, laser-tag shooting, pizza place explosion of preteen entertainment. I was late. I was ambivalent.
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“We haven’t talked in a while.”
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Our daughter Katie is graduating from high school in a few short weeks. I am already anticipating how quickly the summer will pass, a blur of “last moments” before leaving for college in the fall.
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I am a single woman, I do not have children, and I live by myself.
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I’m committing to being silent the entire ride home. Either that or I’m listening to classical music. I choose silence.
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There are many places where I have gotten the message to “Be Quiet”.
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My husband has not been able to quit listening to Tracy Chapman’s greatest hits album.
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I have to confess that the holiday-version of me is intense.
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As I was preparing to write for this month, I left the window open on my computer with the May writing themes the only words on the page.
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