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October 4
Today was the fall festival at school. Every year it seems to get smaller and smaller. I have no right to complain because I have never offered to volunteer, and I know they can’t do much without help from parents. But there were a lot of people there and they seemed to be having fun,…
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October 3
Today didn’t quite live up to expectations, but it’s ok, really, because expectations were kind of low anyway. My run this morning sucked. After a couple really great runs, I had gotten hopeful that I’d finally broken through the barrier, but today I just couldn’t do it. I finished feeling insanely disappointed. Crushed, really. I…
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October 2
I had the day off from work. I was disappointed that the weather didn’t hold out for paddling, so instead I went out for coffee and wrote for hours. As much as I love writing, it still felt like a waste of a day. I don’t know who will ever hear or read what I’m…
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October 1
Today I learned about the discovery of phosphorous. Apparently there was a scientist (or maybe more accurately an alchemist) who believed you could produce gold from human urine. So he gathered up 50 bucketfuls of people’s pee in his basement and did some stuff to it until eventually it became this gummy paste that to…
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September 30
I am working on developing a training deck of staggering genius at work. I’m quite positively obsessed with it. I wake up in the middle of the night writing pieces of it in my sleep. It teaches using practical examples and hands-on activities. Best of all, it’s ACCURATE. And yes, I’m being a little tongue-in-cheek…
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September 29
Today was a day of tedious, mind-numbing activities like sending 43 emails with QA results to our team, completing 10 trainings (bringing my total to 20 and leaving 12 to go), and tying up a lot of loose ends at work. I did, however, have a great run this morning – a 20-minute easy run…
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September 28
Today was a pretty good day. Christina and I made it out for a paddle and I got to try out my new air compressor. It was sweet! Not to leave Robin out, who hates paddling, we later went to the mall. As a joke, I tried on an absolutely absurd-looking dress. But to my…
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September 27
We did another scratch-off activity today and visited the Alligator Farm in Saint Augustine. The girls and I have been there before, but Billy hasn’t. It was pretty fun. This shot is of Maximo, their 15-foot 9+ inch crocodile, who was hungry for chicken today. They only get fed once a week, so we lucked…
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September 26
Grateful for Friday. I am so tired. I have such a hard time getting this one medication every month, and this month it was delayed by a whole week. It leaves me completely wiped out without it. Luckily it came in today. Finally.
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September 25
Made it home at last. I didn’t want to go, and I’m so thankful to be back, as important and successful as the trip was. I listened to running and history podcasts most of the way home, which made the time pass quickly. After I got home, I tried to pick Christina up from school…
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September 24
Our team building activity this week was a cooking class/demonstration with Chef Baba. Chef Baba is a character. We made penne a la vodka, pizza, and bananas foster. It was fun, but oh, so very hot. I don’t think it was air conditioned. Also it smelled like something caught fire at some point. But the…
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September 23
Another long, exhausting day. I’m spending a lot of time meeting with people in different roles, getting a lot of new perspective on what I do and how it fits into the larger organization. Even though not directly tied to what I’m doing, it’s been hugely beneficial, so a worthwhile trip. Went to dinner with…
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September 22
First day in the office in about a year, and it went pretty well. It was nice seeing some familiar faces. Went to dinner with Sarah and Q, which was great. The day was so exhausting, though. I fell sleep at 8:30pm and woke up at 10:40 with headphones on. Two more days!
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September 21
Here I am in Sunrise, where I was greeted by a double rainbow in the parking lot of my hotel. There was a woman with a dog in her lap at the restaurant, and my new car averaged just over 41 miles per gallon on the way here. I couldn’t pick up my prescription before…
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September 20
Christina had a long dance rehearsal today, so I got some time to write a little while she was there. I have had this idea for a story for more than a year, but I traded my writing time for gym time and that was the sacrifice. It felt good to at least write a…
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