good things
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Grownup Outing.
Today my husband and I had lunch at Porta Terra, a Tuscan restaurant located in downtown Portland. He had the Spaghetti Pomodoro and I had fennel-crusted tuna with garlic potatoes, grilled broccoli and what had to have been one of the nicest sauces ever. I had been looking forward to this date for a while Read more
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Today I got a phone call.
It was Al. He was trying to get to the bottom of a situation at school that stood to really be a hot mess. He told me that he checked in with the office and they told him one thing, but he was calling to make sure everything was okay with me before he did Read more
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Just pass the pumpkin and nobody gets hurt.
Pumpkin is one of my favorite pre-holiday season and holiday season coping mechanisms. With the smell or taste nearby, I can breeze through trick-or-treating, school fundraisers, kiddie activities and grownup gatherings. It comes in the form of pumpkin spice candles, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin spice doughnuts and now pumpkin Read more
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What cause are you fighting for?
Life is short. When I think about all of the energy that people invest into negativity, it just seems more important to me to try harder to help someone else. There are so many people out there who need help and hope. Read more
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