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December 2009
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2009 Today ended up being a bit hectic for me, but not with work. Work was slow, but I was tied up with other things that I didn’t even get a chance to work out. For one, ...
November 2009
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2009 Just a half-hour of peace and then it’s on to non-stop barking for 4-5 hours, so I’m doing the things that require a peaceful background right now. The dolls not only so...
October 2009
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2009 It’s been a very peaceful Halloween being out in the woods and away from pesky civilization. It was also quiet today between Jesse’s being home and the weather being wa...
September 2009
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 Upping my exercise time and working at the MT is going great so far! I’m down another pound, and Tom can easily see, after a few days of working at this site, that h...
August 2009
MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2009 Yesterday I could hear sirens off on the highway in back when I was in the bathroom by the open window. Tom couldn’t hear it in the living room since no windows were open ...
July 2009
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009 A horrible thought crossed my mind yesterday. As the dread began to seep through me, I thought – no! Tell me it isn’t so. Please tell me that not even God, who hasn’t answ...
June 2009
TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2009 Tom crashed on the living room couch last night as I went to work on my computer in the bedroom. Updating journals, proofreading old journals, studying Italian, completing ...
May 2009
SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2009 A rather terrifying incident happened in a town called Nevada City just 26 miles from here. A woman living with her teenage daughter left their patio door open and got an unw...
April 2009
THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009 There was quite a ruckus under the floorboards just now. When you live in the woods, tons of mice and other stuff live with you, and from the sound of it, a rat or a cat ...
March 2009
TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009 This is going to be quick cuz there’s not much to say at the moment. Just that I finished Italian 101 with a score of 82%, and am soon to begin Italian 102. Then it’ll be ...
February 2009
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2009 I’m just about ready to kiss pound #17 goodbye. Yeah, just when I thought I wouldn’t lose any more, down goes another pound. Since running in quick spread-out bursts, ...
January 2009
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 2009 I wanted to run an hour, but due to the heat, I could only do 20 minutes. An hour is about a 600-calorie burn, which would let me easily eat up to 1500 cals a day if I ...
December 2008
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2008 I have no real New Year resolutions but I have New Year hopes. Before I get into that, I had been breaking up my exercise routine into smaller segments where I’d run ...
November 2008
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2008 Got a long letter from Mary. The good news is that Nathan’s starting a blog and is going to post her writings. She’s going to send him short stories she’s written for hi...
October 2008
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 At last, the house is filled with good smells, both old and new. The package ended up getting damaged the first time around, so Elliot repacked it and shipped it overni...
September 2008
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 Woke up again at 140.0, so that’s 3 days in a row, unlike ever before. But I don’t think I’m going to get into the 130s until I figure out a way to cut my cals even mo...
August 2008
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2008 Tom showed me this really cool thing on Google Maps. It tells you the distance between one point to another, as well as the height. Jesse’s 80’ higher than us while the re...
July 2008
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 2008 Today’s our one-year Cali anniversary! Yes, it was exactly one year ago today that we left snowy, cold Oregon for warm, sunny California. Well, it’s usually warm here. I kne...
June 2008
MONDAY, JUNE 30, 2008 Today sucked! Again, my sleep is just so damn cursed no matter where I go! I’m not sleeping much better here than in the city. Oh, how I wish I could sleep at night all the ...
May 2008
SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008 We went to pick up the mail and I was reminded of just how much I hate the city. It’s one thing to do shopping and errands in it, but I’m sooo glad we don’t have to live in...
April 2008
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008 As of Sunday, we were officially moved in! Everything we own was cleared out of storage and brought home. Tomorrow I should have the beauty baskets I won from Spa Finder...
March 2008
MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008 We’re back to having to play net games again, so I can’t do my sweeping. Guess now’s a good time to catch up here. The person we woke up checked out the next day, and it’s ...
February 2008
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2008 Rhino still has no intention of paying us and the horses lost $2. Thanks, God. Really, what the hell was I thinking when I told my folks to trust God in my last letter t...
January 2008
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2008 After 3 months of waiting, we finally got that ecard from Netwinner. Tom was really close to having to call into work because he couldn’t buy more gas. It really is hum...
December 2007
MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2007 According to Tom’s research, the RV park rates vary depending on how long you rent space. For a night it’s $35, not much cheaper than here. For a week it’s $800, $400 le...
Book Description
Written in my 30s and 40s. I lived in Arizona, Oregon and California during this time.
