Year: 2010
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The Burden of Homeschool Parents
I’m not a parent, but as an early-graduate home-school alumnus, and one who did a lot of teaching to my younger siblings, I think that I can be afforded some room for an opinion. I was thinking the other day about graduating and how it felt then versus how it feels now. Honestly, I was…
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The Burden of Homeschool Parents
I’m not a parent, but as an early-graduate home-school alumnus, and one who did a lot of teaching to my younger siblings, I think that I can be afforded some room for an opinion. I was thinking the other day about graduating and how it felt then versus how it feels now. Honestly, I was…
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A Year In the life
of my blog. haha. I usually miss these…but here I am, I’ve been blogging (here anyway) for a year. *fills with some sense of accomplishment* I originally started this blog to document my “firsts” of adult/married life and living up north. Back in my political blogging days I would have called myself a “breakfast blogger”…
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Art Therapy: Cool and Warm
{Dark, but not without light.}
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Edited to Add
There’s SUN today! haha! and it’s waaaaaay warmer than the last few days. But it’s okay, it’ll be freezing again this weekend. haha. my sinuses. but yay!
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weather speak
It’s been overcast since Sunday, and according to the widget on my dashboard, we won’t be getting any sun until Saturday. I usually like rainy days…when they last a day and then there’s sunshine, but it feels horribly depressing when there’s no sun for days on end; Even when there are happy things going on…
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Oils #1
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Art class: with people!
My first “Introduction to Oil Painting” class starts tonight, and I’m really excited (though nervous about driving since it’s been wet for the last three days). Yesterday Alex and I ventured into this amazing art store in Portland, which has everything imaginable. I would have liked to say longer but it was dark, and wet,…
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Someday List:
This morning I was thinking of things that I really really want to do (with Alex and by *myself),or be able to do someday, even though they won’t really happen now. <introspective mood> – Go dancing (either something fancy or just a random dance party) – Explore Europe (England, France, Italy?) – Walk on the…
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The Human Body
Is probably the most complex, intricate, beautiful, and unique thing ever created. In more conservative circles, things as simple as drawing the human body in it’s natural form is frowned upon at best and often times is accompanied by a connotation of perversion. But why? The human body is beautiful, why should we not try…