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“I Am For Sale. Who Will Buy Me?”

Posted in I may not go to jail for it but I'll certainly hear about it later, It's not always hunky-dory, blogging, tagged , , on 04/01/2010 | Leave a Comment »

Those words made me shudder.
Please read on to see the story of a young Afghan girl who is having to fight for her freedom, who lives in fear of what the future holds, of the very clear possibility that she will no longer be her own person.
I cannot tell you how angry stories like this [...]

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Saying Goodbye.

Posted in Goodbyes, It's not always hunky-dory, blogging, tagged , , , on 30/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »

When you work in healthcare, especially with terminal patients, it’s important that you remove yourself from the subject of your day-to-day conversations, or else the day-to-day will rip you apart.

I was reminded of that very fact today, when I learned that my absolute favorite patient, and one of my favorite people, period, passed away [...]

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Breaking Family Ties

Posted in I may not go to jail for it but I'll certainly hear about it later, I'm not always this bitchy, It's not always hunky-dory, Matt, Potential Scandals, Relationships, They're not crazy-they're family on 19/07/2009 | 1 Comment »

The thing that I have stressed about the most since Matt and I started dating two years ago (aside from money, my yo-yoing weight, my health, trying to find the perfect Christmas/Anniversary/Birthday present and the constant need for reassurance that, no, my ass does not look fat in those pants) is Matt’s parents. Do they [...]

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Hey, look. An Update.

Posted in Economy 2009, It's not always hunky-dory, Matt, She works hard for the money, blogging on 17/06/2009 | Leave a Comment »

Due in equal part to a prank and a boss with no sense of humor (or respect for employees), Matt lost his job in May. He currently amuses himself during the day by perusing the job boards, playing email tag with recruiters and killing people in whatever video game he’s playing these days. I spend [...]

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