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McNorthlandia: 2012 Reverb
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It's Reverb time again! December 29 – Dream. What crazy and wild dream would you like to become a reality (or at least begin to make a reality) in 2013? Running a marathon. I sketched out a training plan yesterday. December 28 – Pop Culture. What was the best book you read, movie you saw, and favorite song in 2012? They don’t have to be “new” in 2012, just new to you. It’s not the best book I’ve ever read, but Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? My favorite movie this year that I saw was Lincoln. I also ...
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McNorthlandia: November 2013
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Sunday, November 10, 2013. Not Cool, Bro. My step-daughter's Social Studies teacher is in his first year of teaching. I remember being there and can sympathize. It's not at all easy. Dealing with discipline issues and creating assignments and making sure you're hitting the moving target of content / skill standards which changes every five years or so. And 2 What is his/her influence on Canada? The paper has to be two pages, double spaced, in 12 point Times New Roman. Third, her influence on Canada?
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McNorthlandia: October 2013
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Thursday, October 31, 2013. Junk in My Trunk. On Tuesday evening, Tim asked if I could show him where my clothes go so when he does laundry and I'm not home, he could put them away rather than leaving piles on the bed for me to deal with. As nice as this request was, it made me feel.frustrated? I'm not really sure what particular emotion the request brought up exactly, but it was bad. I have listened to Gretchen Rubin. S The Happiness Project. 2 Caviar taste on a hot dog budget. I have fifty dollars from...
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McNorthlandia: January 2015
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Thursday, January 8, 2015. I am a full on Monet. I suspect there are lots of people like me. People who are okay from far away but seem more like a big old mess the closer you get. We feel much more comfortable keeping people at arm's length and being slightly out of focus if it means we seem okay. It is rare to find someone who allows their big old messes to come so sharply into focus. It makes sense, doesn't it? What if we all could share our messes just as they are? Isn't there beauty in that? Whateve...
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McNorthlandia: Thirty-Seven
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Saturday, February 28, 2015. I turned 37 this month and right around the big day, I made a list of 37 things that made 36 great and that I hope for more of in the coming year. In no particular order. 1 Reading: Whether it's an entire book in a day or a lazy chapter in a comfy spot or finding a surprisingly charming essay where you least expected it, like Christopher Kimball's editorials in Cook's Illustrated. 2 Scenic overlooks and rearview mirror sunsets on my commute home. 11 Just the right amount of c...
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McNorthlandia: Reverb 10
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I noticed on my friend Office Space. 8217;s blog that she was participating in Reverb 10. According to their website. Reverb 10 is an annual event and online initiative. To reflect on your year and manifest what’s next. The end of the year is an opportunity to reflect on what's happened, and to send out reverberations for the year ahead. With Reverb 10, we'll do both. Into my blog. Now I want to say it out loud. I hope when I do, someone responds with “gesundheit.”. So here are my reflectifestation:.
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McNorthlandia: Reverb 11
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A few of my friends and I participated in Reverb 10 last year. Reverb 10 was an online initiative spearheaded by Gwen Bell. According to its website (at the time):. Reverb 10 is an annual event and online initiative to reflect on your year and manifest what's next. The end of the year is an opportunity to reflect on what's happened, and to send out reverberations for the year ahead. With Reverb 10, we'll do both. Sadly, Ms. Bell is not spearheading a Reverb 11, so my friends, Jennifer. Something that I v...
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McNorthlandia: Savor or Spree
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Thursday, July 30, 2015. This morning my little compartmentalized worlds collided for a brief moment. Typically, I have one of three reactions when this happens. All of them could be summed up with a phrase my dad uses often, "Well, I'll be darned.". It's a rare moment of kismet.This morning I had that "Well, I'll be darned" exclamation point - kind of moment. The topic they were discussing? Do you prefer to savor or spree? I thought, "Well, I'll be darned! I was thinking about this last night.".
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McNorthlandia: Cult of Autumn
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Monday, September 1, 2014. It’s the time of year that stay-at-home moms, “lifestyle” bloggers, sorority girls, self-professed taste-makers and their suburban acolytes, adolescent girls, Pinterest mavens and stylish gays everywhere ramp up their lurid cultish practices. We’ll call them Virbrascorpittariologists—followers of the Cult of Autumn. The Importance of Labor Day. 8220;Workers, schmirkers,” Virbrascorpittariologists proclaim! Who am I kidding, I probably have every day off! Hooray for Labor Day!