I’m still at my parents’ house. It’s chilly, but it’s going to warm up for Easter.
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It’s the second pandemic Palm Sunday.
Here in Kentucky, it’s raining.
I’m eating oatmeal and drinking coffee while wearing sweatpants but I likely will put on some version of real clothes today.
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Around two and a half years ago, I stopped self-medicating and numbing myself with food.
This brought about a balance and clarity I had never before experienced.
I noticed however, that when I stopped using food as a substitute for pleasure and love, I started doing something else.
Every now and then, I went on a shopping spree.
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I turned another year older yesterday.
If we weren’t in a pandemic right now, I’d have thrown myself a vintage-style birthday party and encouraged you all to dress in 1940’s style.
As it was, we are in a pandemic and my birthday fell on a Monday and much of the country, including where I live, was under threat of a huge snow and ice storm.
I thought about encouraging you to dress vintage and do the party virtually…but it just didn’t feel right under the circumstances.
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We have a new administration, and this country’s first woman vice-president.
I don’t think everything is suddenly going to be roses and rainbows, nor do I think politicians are saviors, but it does make a difference who holds office in this country.
It makes an enormous difference in people’s lives.
Both sides are not “the same,” and the past four years in this country have been brutal.
Read MoreI’m tasting Bones Coffee From Dusk till Donuts.
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Facebook memories remind me that this is a week I usually travel.
Each of those trips I’ve been on - I knew it was a gift - each one - I knew might be the last one.
Now, I can’t help but wonder if travel is a thing that will ever happen in my life again.
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So, I turned 51.
No matter how I feel about the number or the speed at which time is passing, I do think of my birthday as my personal new year and a sacred time. I love my Valentine’s Day birthday combo and I strongly encourage everyone to celebrate their birthday with big love.
On my birthday morning, however, I felt sad.
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