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Come walk with me

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 It's been something like 3 years since I've posted here.  How freakin bizarre.  But man, has a lot changed.  So allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Allison, but those closest call me Allie.  I have a new last name.  I married my love in Feb of 2023.  If you know you know, but the gist is we dated wayyy back but he didn't think he wanted to be married or have kids and he knew I did.  We went our separate ways but always stayed friendly.  They he realized what he lost -ha!  It's a VERY simplified story, but if you know it you know the entirety is beautiful (but along long winded).  ANYWHO..... As I mentioned in my original post, I wanted to be a L&D nurse, more specifically maternal care.  Given that the interwebs live forever and I don't need my kids reading some of the less than pretty history, I'll just say that after months of researching, in August of 2021 I enrolled in an online accelerated nursing program.  The plan had been to work as long as I
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I'm fine until I'm not

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 I wonder if it ever will actually get easier.  I was doing fine, but then I spoke to the girls tonight.  They have a sitter which....whatever.  But their dad gave K his old phone.  Up until now she's had an ipod touch.  I'm sure this phone is just like E's in that it's wifi only.  And yet, I'm really bothered by it.  I'm not entirely even sure why.....he would probably say it's a control this.  Maybe?  But it just seems to me like that is something you would run by the other parent.  I'm trying to stay calm......but I can feel the fire burning in my belly.   I feel like I"m fine right up until I'm not......
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Unsubscribed

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 I got a notice that I was unsubscribed from the Willowsford Newsletter.  I didn't ask to be so it made me curious.....I went into the HOA page and got this: That hurts more than anticipated.
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More than a Dresser

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A few weeks ago I found the most amazing Navy Blue dresser online.  I HAD to have it, even though the reality is that I didn't need it (I have drawers in my walk in) but it was stunning.  It will be a perfect accent! Then I saw the price tag....$1200.  I'm embarrassed to admit that for more than a moment I considered it.  I want so badly for my bedroom to be my sanctuary, but in the long run I knew it was not a smart move.  Not to be defeated, I decided to try and refinish a dresser.....my Ikea dresser.  The thing is, the Ikea stuff is that....almost laminate.  Matt and I had refinished stuff in the past, but he had always done the "power tools" stuff.   So......I started googling and Youtubing.  Basically, I did 21st century research. I found that there's this great primer product for Ikea stuff (that frankly ended up not being AS great as they said).  In conjunction with this, I decided to paint Matt's Uncle Jimmy's childhood dresser for Kate.   Getting
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Introductions

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 Blogs became a thing many moons ago when I was probably in my 20's .  It's really somewhat odd and yet telling of our current state of life....That we would pour our hearts out on the internet.  And yet, here I am. I've been keeping all sorts of journals these days;  Paper, typed, video....you name it, whatever it takes.   So who the hell am I?  Good damn question.  Let's start with some obvious stuff. I'm Allison, but those closest to me call me Allie.  I'm a 43 year old mom of 2 little gals who are more than I deserve.  I'm separated from my husband since January 2020.  It's weird to write that.  Anyway, by day I'm a meeting and event manager, but my passion/dream job was to be on Broadway doing musical theater.  Second runner up was an L&D nurse.  I'm overweight but stupidly healthy by the numbers (A1C etc).  Frankly I think that pisses some people off (and by some people I mean family).  I'm trying to understand intuitive eating and
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