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Busy Weekend!
Some updates from a fun weekend. Saturday Morning The day promised no rain, so after milking, I thought I would go for a run. Gerard told me I should run and take the ferry over to a town nearby, Cobh. This town was the Titanic’s last port-of-call before the accident, and there is a museum…
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A Day In the Life
7:30 AM Wakeup 08:00 Go to milk cows. 08:30 Get shit on by a cow. Swear at cow. Then laugh. Gerard hoses me down to get shit off my face/hair. 10:00 Run to the shower to get clean. 10:30 Porridge. 11:00 See if Gerard wants me to do anything. Nothing. Go for a walk in…
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There’s no such thing as boredom, just an inactive ima…be quiet mom.
Fine mom. Sometimes, my imagination is inactive! The past two days it has been POURING rain. I did try to go for a walk yesterday, but I got soaked to the bone. Turns out my waterproof hiking boots are not that waterproof. Stephanie came and rescued me by car, but that would not have been…
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Building (Lactose) Tolerance
To drink the milk or to not …the ultimate question. I was nervous at first because I am lactose intolerant. I know I can handle small amounts, so I have been adding some splashes to my coffee. However, yesterday, I was tasked with making the porridge, and it turns out the porridge is made with…
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Good, Bad, Hard to Say.
There is a parable my pastor at FUMCAH once shared to me. It’s about a farmer who has a lot of different sh** happen to him. With certain sh** , his friends would say, “Oh, that’s so good!”. Other times, they’d say, “Oh, that’s too bad.” Each time, the farmer just shrugs and replies, “Good…
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Send It
I remember the first day I was on a call with my therapist when I thought about backpacking through Europe. It started as a small idea I had after coming back from a short trip to Puerto Rico. I half expected her to shut it down. I was ready for her to lecture me on…
Creating Space 