I’ve had an extremely busy couple of weeks – preparing for and then delivering a week-long workshop; arranging for speakers, doing the bulk of the teaching . . . so I am behind on the A-Z challenge. I will attempt to keep this short and hit the ones I am behind on: N-T.
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N: Never mind!
That is probably one of my least liked phrases – especially when said with disdain as it often is. I may have been taking a few minutes to formulate a response in an attempt to clarify my point. I may have been choosing words carefully in order not to offend.

Never mind! This phrase brings the connotation that my words are not important – my thoughts and emotions are “less than” so let’s move on.

I try not to use this phrase because it has such negativity to me.
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O Only the Lonely. A song from my teen years. Why is it that our lives are so full of angst when we are teens? Do we get over that when we hit our mid years and then our adult years?

It would be best if we can get to the point that we no longer see only BLACK and WHITE, but can begin to see the gray in between. That it is no longer an emphatic YES or NO, but a maybe thrown into the mix on occasion.

In the words of Mr. Sulo – “Oh, my . . . ”
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P: Petrol
Well, that is, perhaps, what it is called in some European countries. It’s, of course, gasoline or simply gas in the US.

Can I just say that it is getting to the point that I may have to choose between filling my tank and buying luxuries such as food? $4.35/gallon as of yesterday. I expect it to raise at least five cents over the weekend. This is starting to really hurt people.

It’s getting to the point where I have to think long and hard before I will even make the 25 mile round trip to the next town over to do any shopping.
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Q: Quilting. I don’t get it. I have seen really pretty results from quilting friends . . . but to just cut perfectly good cloth into teensy pieces and then sew the pieces back together? Yeah, that would frustrate me. Give me a hank of yarn and some knitting needles, though, and I’m a happy camper.
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R: Rest
I’m not very good at self-care sometimes. I can teach/preach it to my coworkers, but I sometimes forget to take care of myself. So, it is little wonder that last night I crashed and crashed hard.

As soon as hubby-moose got up to go to work (he works nights) I switched places with him. I was snoring before I hit the pillow – practically. And, I slept hard – was awakened by a strange noise about 5 this morning – my stomach was growling! So, hubby and I met for breakfast at a small hotel where we sat and chatted as I drank coffee to wake up and he drank water so he could go to sleep when we got back home.
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S: Snow! The last bits of winter snow are slowly fading into meltdown. Thank goodness! This is the least pretty time of year in Alaska – all gray and dusty. Snow piles (those that are left) are dirty and UGLY. In their place as they melt away will be piles of sand and gravel that has been kicked up by the plows all winter long.

As it dries the dust begins to swirl through the air making breathing miserable and those with allergies to suffer immensely. Lots of sneezing going on in Kenai.
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T: Tornadoes – ICK!
Give me a good old fashioned earthquake any day. I grew up in tornado alley and I do not miss them. When the sky turned a sickly green shade I was headed for the crawl space with my babies. Tornadoes are scary, folks! They are devastating and killers. I feel for those who have been impacted by such storms this week. You are in my prayers.
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There we go – all caught up now. I can face the rest of my weekend with no impending MUST DO blogging.
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Have a joyous Easter weekend my friends.