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One Hard Look at...
The reason for starting this blog was to challenge myself to be brave and vulnerable. To tell my story and, hopefully, to provide comfort, inspiration or information to others struggling with similar obstacles in life. Please join me as I take one hard look at life, love, parenthood and everything in between.
Believe Me
I wish I could have told you How and when they crossed the line When I became a piece of meat On which they tried to dine But I learned...
onehardlook
Apr 28, 20193 min read
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Fibromyalgia
I can't remember a time when there wasn't pain or the ominous threat of pain. Some of my earliest memories are of holding my legs, under...
onehardlook
Feb 27, 20194 min read
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Vertigo
Until you've experienced it, you have no idea. Vertigo may be just a movie title to you or your worst nightmare. It's unlike being...
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Feb 26, 20197 min read
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The Man with the Italian Sock
A little over eight years ago I was picking up my friend Jon*, from our friend Lisa's house. Lisa* had recently moved into a new house...
onehardlook
Feb 13, 20194 min read
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Milk from the Hardware Store
I'm incredibly lucky that I have some close girl friends that don't judge me and truly offer unconditional support through tough times. ...
onehardlook
Feb 4, 20194 min read
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Losing a Friend
Every time I make a roasted chicken or fettuccine. When I make a mustard-olive oil sauce for steamed artichokes. When I think of...
onehardlook
Jan 25, 20194 min read
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Love & Codependency
As I am writing this, I am watching the 2009 movie, He's Just Not That Into You. It reminds me of something I've heard often over the...
onehardlook
Jan 18, 20193 min read
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Youth
Our culture is obsessed with youth. Everywhere you turn we are being sold anti-aging products and shown images of young models with no...
onehardlook
Jan 16, 20194 min read
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Sick Days
As a young adult, I thought I was going to be dead by twenty-five. It didn't make me sad to think about, it's just something I had...
onehardlook
Jan 10, 20196 min read
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Spirituality
When I was a child, probably around 4th grade, my parents told me that I had to explore religion. They suggested Sunday School but said...
onehardlook
Jan 8, 20194 min read
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Loneliness
As I was thinking about perfectionism the other day I started thinking about the fear that causes the need to be perfect. If a major...
onehardlook
Jan 5, 20195 min read
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Perfectionism
One hard look at perfectionism from infancy to adulthood. Saying Goodbye to Perfection “I think perfectionism is based on the obsessive...
onehardlook
Jan 3, 20196 min read
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A New Year, A New Change in Gear
2019 is fast approaching and I'm checking off a resolution a few days early. New Year, New Change in Gear 2018 was a doozy. I went into...
onehardlook
Dec 29, 20181 min read
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