All posts tagged: NaBloPoMo

When Good Enough is Good Enough

December 6, 2014
by birch & raven
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Artistic Endeavors / Because I Said Sew / Financial Fixin's / Mental Health

I got up at 5:45 this morning, intent on finishing preparations for the holiday fair where I had a table. I was going to do pricing, and pack up my tote, and break down the folding table. I’d be ready with plenty of time to shower, take care of the dog, and eat breakfast at a relaxed pace. Instead, I decided that I had time to do a few more things. Girl-E and her friends […]

An Unexpected Meeting

December 4, 2014
by birch & raven
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Cupid's Aim

I wasn’t even fully available. I was slowly pulling myself out of a unhealthy relationship, though my heart and mind had already abandoned ship. I wasn’t ready, wasn’t looking. The gym was crowded and loud with the families of middle school students as I found a metal folding chair near a friend whose son was in band with my son. A friend of hers, a woman I’d met when attending community suppers, sat in our […]