Monthly Archives: January 2015

Overage Driving

Posted on January 29, 2015 by Coming East

I was nearly late for my meeting yesterday morning because I got behind an elderly woman driver.  I’m patient with older drivers—other than muttering under my breath— because someday I’m going to be one of them.  I was muttering a … Continue reading →

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Snow Days

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Coming East

“You can sleep in today.  It’s a snow day.”  Those are the sweetest words a kid can hear.  We heard them at least once or twice a winter when we were growing up in Connecticut.  It had to be a … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Trader Joe’s Vegetable Juice Diet

Posted on January 21, 2015 by Coming East

As I’ve watched my weight creep higher and higher since this past summer, I finally decided to do something about it after the holidays.  My biggest problem seems to be that I’m always hungry, whether I’m hungry or not.  If … Continue reading →

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A Rose by Any Other Name

Posted on January 20, 2015 by Coming East

When we moved to this neighborhood in Virginia Beach six years ago, I was excited to have so many things within walking distance.  I can walk to the dentist, to the doctor, the library, the drugstore, Dairy Queen—not a good … Continue reading →

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The Missing Piece

Posted on January 16, 2015 by Coming East

Don’t you hate it when you focus on what you’re missing rather than on what you have? You work so hard putting the pieces together, making order out of chaos, turning a meaningless mess into something beautiful. Day after day, … Continue reading →

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Romanticising the Weather

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Coming East

(Forgive me, WordPress, for I have sinned.  It has been over a year since I posted last.) “I was on the UCONN website today,” my husband said, “and the cover photo was the Wilbur Cross Library in the snow. What … Continue reading →

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