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Four Years in Portugal, What Have I Learned?
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I’m not an expert
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New hobby; surprising benefits
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Permission to Stop Doing the Thing
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Between the Cracks: Thoughts on Tenacity
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2023: The Mistress of Big Life Changes
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Ask Me (Almost) Anything 2024
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Traveling Sucks Yet We Persist
maybe if we flew to our destinations it wouldn't be so bad
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This is Gratitude
for you, dear reader, and myriad simple things
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Substack, N*zis, and Nuance
N*zis are never good, but the issue is not black & white
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2023: The Mistress of Big Life Changes
read on, you'll see I'm not kidding
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For my Comeback, I had Something Else in Mind
But this is what you get instead
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Between the Cracks: Thoughts on Tenacity
grow where you're planted
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Celebrating Sixty in Spain
photos of Madrid & Córdoba
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3:15 in the Morning
not my usual waking hour
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life: examined
life: examined
life: examined is an invitation to get curious—a collection of ideas & thoughts about living a slow, creative, intentional life from Portugal. At life: examined, everyone is welcome to read and participate--no paywalls, here!
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