January 2026
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January 16
It was another crazy day at work. So many meetings and so little accomplished when there is so much to do. I had to settle for yet another unfinished task when I left for dance. When we got home, we ate dinner in front of the TV, watching Penn State wrestling. You always know who…
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January 15
I have been absolutely exhausted. Every time I start doing one thing, I get pulled into something else. Everything feels unfinished and chaotic. So when the kids started fighting about Kraft mac and cheese while I was trying to finish two other things at work, I kind of gave up on life. I tried so…
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January 14
I’m not sure what it is, but I’m a little melancholy today. It hit me kind of suddenly and out of nowhere on my drive home from picking Christina up at dance. I know exactly where, too. Just before Wal-Mart on the corner near our house. I just feel kind of empty. Like walking in…
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January 13
I’m really enjoying my new job. Like, a lot. I haven’t even officially started and I’ve accomplished so much. And it’s been fun! Work? Fun? Who expected that? Outside of work, I’ve had to put my running shoes on the shelf for a few weeks, which has been difficult. I have a mild piriformis strain,…
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January 12
I ate a quarter pounder with cheese and fries in my car today as if I hadn’t eaten anything in days. You know the sound cartoons make when they’re scarfing food? That was me, and I was unashamed as I did it. It was salty af and the little bits of onions kept falling off…
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January 11
This is my latest knitting obsession. I did stop a couple times today and managed to do laundry and go food shopping. The girls and I also went to the gym – they played volleyball and I played basketball. I had very low expectations for my basketball abilities, but I surprised myself and made a…
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January 10
There are no filters on this picture. The sky was that blue. It was 80 degrees today, so we decided to go to the beach. Christina dunked her head in the water, which is impressive because the water temperature is 61. We went as the sun was going down and the temperature dropped quickly, so…
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January 9
I have really been enjoying my new job, which really hasn’t started yet, but I’ve had time to get going since my other work is pretty much wrapped up. I hope the upcoming class goes well – I am making a lot of changes. Also today I started knitting a new blanket for the living…
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January 8
Robin tested positive for flu type A and strep throat today. She got the strep from me and the flu from the friend we went to the arcade with last weekend. Poor kid! She’s holding up pretty well considering. I’m trying my best to believe that I won’t get the flu from her, but I…
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January 7
Robin stayed home from school today with a fever. Seems she may have caught whatever I had last week. I’ve also apparently developed a mild running injury from overtraining. It is going to take a monumental effort to back off and rest it, but I’m going to have to try anyway. I also have some…
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January 6
I was a little lethargic today. Too much cancer. A friend is facing chemo and a bleak diagnosis and Siggi found out her dear Pinchazo has a large mass in his throat. I wish I could do more than say, “I love you.” It just doesn’t feel like enough. Because it isn’t.
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January 5
Back to work for real today. Got up early for a run and a shower, which I haven’t had to do for weeks. I managed to get ahead of my work over the break, so I had time today to prepare to lead my first training class in a couple weeks. Christina went back to…
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January 4
We put away all the Christmas decorations today. It’s always a little sad doing that. But the living room doubled in size. The girls and I also went to Chili’s for lunch, and then after dinner Billy beat us at Phase 10. I don’t really want to go back to real life tomorrow. It’s been…
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January 3
Robin had so much fun at Leaderboard yesterday that we went back today with her friend. I’m always happy to get Robin out of the house. She also got temporary tattoo pens and has been happily drawing all over her body all afternoon. I am trying hard not to show my age and look as…
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January 2
We’ve been watching “Stranger Things” like there’s no tomorrow. But we took a break today to go to Leaderboard, which was a ton of fun. It’s an arcade and pizzeria, but it’s all vintage arcades. They have a Nintendo console where you can play the original Mario Brothers, there is Q-Bert, Galaga, walls of pinball…
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