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How to Bust Out of Your Everyday Prison

Carol Hess — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:29 +0000

Sometimes ignoring a minor irritation doesn’t make it go away. In fact, it gets even more irritating. And then downright annoying. And then a pain in the butt. And then worse. Well, I just took care...

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Carol Hess — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:35:55 +0000

(This is a frivolous blog post. If you have zero time, don’t read it. You won’t miss a darned thing. But if you want a little bit of entertainment, then go ahead and read it. Better yet, skip down to...

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The Fat Lady Doesn’t Go on a Diet

Carol Hess — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:26:42 +0000

Phew! I’m back. But I’m still shaking off the effects of that photo/video shoot. What can I say? Reality can be a bitch sometimes. Well, actually more like a bitch slap. Wake-up calls – at least the...

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Who’s That Fat Woman in the Photo?

Carol Hess — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:47:31 +0000

I got ambushed by a camera yesterday. It was not a pretty sight. I’m still bleeding, bruised, and shaken to my core. I had arranged for my friend Wendy to take some new photos and shoot a couple of...

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Help Wanted: Dream Catcher & Literary Midwife

Carol Hess — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:56:50 +0000

I bet you didn’t know that tomorrow is “Make Your Dream Come True Day.” No, I’m not kidding. I couldn’t make this stuff up if I wanted to. So, in honor of “Make Your Dream Come True Day,” I am...

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Manifesto for the Overweight Woman

Carol Hess — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:57:30 +0000

I’m supposed to be working on my business plan right now, especially since I’ll be launching my business toward the end of this month. But I can’t stand it one minute longer. I am shelving...

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Pure Potential

Carol Hess — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:26:45 +0000

I love the first day of a new year, don’t you? It’s so clean and clear and full of pure potential. Like a snow-covered field before the first footprints or an empty canvas before the first brush...

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The Race of Your Life

Carol Hess — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:26:39 +0000

I can feel it. Even though I’m sitting here in my bathrobe, looking like a chipmunk that’s packed one too many nuts in her cheek, and popping painkillers and antibiotics like candy, I can feel it....

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Gone Fishing

Carol Hess — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:35:11 +0000

Not really. This picture is a lie. My desk is never this tidy. Besides, I hate fishing. But I am closed for the holidays to reopen for business bright-eyed and bushy-tailed (what am I — a...

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I Got My Life Puzzle All Wrong

Carol Hess — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:22:43 +0000

I was just reading Sandi Amorim’s post, Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should, and I realized something. I’ve had it all wrong when it comes to the puzzle I call My Life. I think of my...

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