Category: My Awkward Self
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Diagnosis: Wonky
First, let me say that whoever designed Lewis Gale Medical Center is…I mean it’s kind of like they started with one reasonably designed building. And then just started throwing extra rooms all over the place. Like the Weasleys. Until they just ended up with this random collection of poorly assembled buildings that have no logical…
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I Ain’t Fancy
My boss tricked me into going to a gala event with her last night. And then she had to cancel. So I went. Alone. I wanted to have to cancel, too. But I’m a big girl now. Making big girl career moves. So I went. Alone. Put on make up. And heels. And everything. And…
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There Is No Nakedness In The Spa Room
Remember that time an imaginary train panicked me into falling quite dramatically across some train tracks? And I bled out down the greenway for many miles? And then I fell again. At Montvale? And then almost got stranded on top of a mountain. Fifteen miles into a 40 mile ultra. With a nonfunctional knee. And…
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The Feminine Cycle
Look. It’s just hard being a woman. It really just is. I’m not sure I can even begin to explain the increasing severity of the feminine cycle. And the increasing number of external forces that impact it. As we age. Spring Forward. I am dragging. Mercury is in retrograde. I am disoriented. The moon is…
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Restoring Confidence Through Hugs
Sometimes walking back into your former place of employment is like walking into a hug. A strong, comforting, exasperating, obnoxious hug. A recent offhand comment, meant as humor I’m sure, by a friend, left me feeling…well I took the comment and carried it down into my hole of insecurities. And just sat there with it.…
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Turning Feelings Into Fitness
When I arrived at the office yesterday, my boss asked me to cover the front desk. Our actual person was out, and I was the next best option. I was also the only option, but let’s just say best. I like best. Yes. Absolutely. I will absolutely cover the front desk. “Great. While you’re there,…
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Lesson Learned
“What skills or lessons have you learned recently?” This is what WordPress asks you when you open a new post. I assume because they assume that I’m writing things that people may want to learn from. So, here’s what I learned recently. It matters which way you install a doorknob. I live in an old…
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My Social Fine Print
I really do like people. I do. I just like them on my terms. Which are pretty specific. Lots of fine print. Restrictive schedules. Penalties for forced small talk. The terms generally limit me to one social activity per week. I was in no way prepared for the level of social I had to manage…
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Routine Labwork
Do y’all remember that time the toilet paper rolled across the bathroom at work? And I had to shimmy across the bathroom to get it? And got pee all over the floor? Yeah, I may have peed on the floor again. First, I need to apologize to anyone who was driving in Roanoke this morning.…
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Day of Thanks and Rejection
I started my Day of Giving Thanks by running my own 3.1. Well, not running so much as jogging. Trotting, really. And stopping every half mile to chat with various neighbors. I mean, their dogs mostly. But humans often require you to communicate directly with them. Not just their dogs. Which is where my issues…