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The Miracles of Moving

November 11, 2011by Jean Brown 12 Comments

After a whirlwind of house selling, house packing, apartment hunting and stuff moving, we are now in Toronto, tucked into a much smaller apartment than the little brick house we […]

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Be Back Soon! (if moving doesn’t ruin me first)

October 27, 2011by Jean Brown 2 Comments

Finding a box perfectly sized for my pants… the small victories that keep me sane while packing! I had all sorts of dreams about writing my way through this crazy […]

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Throwing the Yogurt (on feeling overwhelmed)

October 11, 2011by Jean Brown 28 Comments

There are systems in my house. I usually cook, my husband does the dishes. I walk the dog Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings, Mike walks him Tuesday and Thursday. When […]

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Letting Go: Destroying Diaries?

October 3, 2011by Jean Brown 14 Comments

This morning, I had the unfortunate and amusing privilege of hearing some of the drivel I put into my 9-year-old diary. I have few memories of actually writing the clearly […]

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Why does all the sh!t hit the fan at the same time?

September 27, 2011by Jean Brown 9 Comments

That was my question this morning while, when my way to work today, still reeling from some bad news about the long-awaited conclusion to the trial regarding my sister’s death, […]

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