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Raising the Roof

The house which is in the works for me to purchase has been vacant and unloved since February. I have driven by it frequently just to send it good juju […]

July 1, 2008 AKMPhoenix

Sitting

My daughter and I are house/cat sitting for my good friends and we have settled in, much like we did at my brother’s house over Christmas. My friends’ home is […]

May 10, 2008 AKMPhoenix

Sunshine…

…on my shoulders, makes me happy-y-y-y-y-y John Denver… he was an amazing folk singer. I miss him, even though I didn’t know him. It is sad to think that he […]

April 3, 2008 AKMPhoenix

What About Bob?

I am Baby Steppin’ through my life.I am Baby Steppin’ through this house purchase.I am Baby Steppin’ toward my dreams.I feel really scared and happy and excited.So awesome! var googleSearchIframeName […]

February 16, 2008 AKMPhoenix

Out of My Mind

Things are moving forward with my house purchase. I keep hearing myself say, “I am scared out of my mind.” Last weekend, I said it so many times that I […]

February 15, 2008 AKMPhoenix

A Plan

There is a concrete plan for acquiring my own place now. I am no longer as afraid as I was yesterday because it seems do-able, less huge and closer to […]

January 29, 2008 AKMPhoenix

Place of My Own

I began the process on Thursday of finding a place of my own. I called the mortgage dude – the guy that will have all the money answers – to […]

January 28, 2008 AKMPhoenix

Magnetic Chaos

In my childhood home, this… was not allowed. Mom thought it made the kitchen look like white trash people resided therein. On the rare occasion that anything was on the […]

January 14, 2008 AKMPhoenix

Photo Opp

I usually carry my camera with me in the car, that way I have it whenever a photo opp happens. For some reason, over the holidays, I took it out […]

January 7, 2008 AKMPhoenix

Solitary Gratitude

I am alone and, for that, I am grateful For three hours tonight, I sat in a hot bath tub until it turned tepid. Each time it did, I would […]

January 3, 2008 AKMPhoenix

Morning Bumblings

CRASH! SLAM! CRASH!It was 3:37 am and apparently the rhinoceros had escaped from the zoo only to find himself trapped in the master suite on the other side of my […]

January 3, 2008 AKMPhoenix

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