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January 2015

Sad and Glad

January 29, 2015 /
It was nearly 25 years since I was a visitor in their home. Wearing my brown silk vintage dress with a bouquet of calla lilies in hand, I anxiously rang the bell. The door opened and my former mother-in-law welcomed me in. Their new house was elegant. Soft yellow walls. Rich rugs. A lovely view of the golden winter landscape. Its inviting feel was reminiscent of the living room I walked into as second year law student when my future husband brought me home for my inaugural introduction. This time I had come to say thank you. One more time.
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Pursuing Patience

January 22, 2015 /
When I was born, my blood was spiked with a tad bit of Irish.  I celebrate Irish lineage from both my dad’s Dunne side and my mom’s Griffin side.  As a result, I have been known to have a short fuse.  More specifically, the patience gene was apparently left out of my DNA.  Now, I do not want to give the impression that I have a hard time waiting my turn in line or sitting in traffic.  Those scenarios tend not to bother me, because I can always see that my turn will come and I can gauge that it
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Head, Heart, Guts

January 15, 2015 /
Being an attorney with a strong analytical mind, I like to use my brain for decision-making. Making lists of “Pros and Cons.”  Calculating risk.  Assessing the upsides and downsides. I look at a number. A score. An amount. How much will this cost? How long will it take? When I am on a roll in the search for my perfect answer, I seek more opinions and do more research. I can get lost in time on websites taking me deeper into the abyss until I’m going in circles of increasing confusion. Analysis paralysis sets in. I get stuck. The problem
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Divorce Monday

January 8, 2015 /
The last two years I was married, I packed up the Christmas decorations into separate boxes – his and hers – anticipating that a divorce would occur that year.  We had made it through the holidays, with too-high expectations dashed and me choking down the bitter resolve to take action in the upcoming year to find a happier place for my family.  I was acting out the very cliché I see every year in January.  The first Monday of the new year is sometimes referred to as “Divorce Monday.”  The theory is that people contemplating divorce will wait until after
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