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Category Archives: univeristy
Writing My Book
I got up on time today (5 a.m.) and read my emails and watched a little TV before I said my prayers. Then I just decided to write. I wrote quite a bit yesterday, and it was an emotionally charged … Continue reading
Posted in dog, dreams, early rising, Ernie, graduate school, Islam, my writing, snow, univeristy, writing a book
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It’s So Cold!!!
This is south Texas. It is beyond belief that the temperature would be below 0 C and wind chills would make it feel even colder. Even the dog didn’t want to stay outside any longer than absolutely necessary. Now the … Continue reading
Posted in allergies, anxiety, disorganization, dreams, early rising, fianances, housecleaning, IBS, meds, messiness, mosaics, Sabrina, sinus troubles, univeristy
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Up Early
I woke early again (4:45 a.m.) but have no intention of trying to get back to sleep as it is now well after 5 a.m. So I decided to write a little about what I’m thinking now. It’s even too … Continue reading
Posted in love, new meds, past events, reconciliation, relationship issues, understanding, univeristy, work
Tagged dream, love, school, work
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Woke So Late
I woke so late today–7:15 a.m.– just before sunrise. I was in the middle of Fajr when the timer rang for sunrise. I haven’t slept that late since FOREVER. I had a very vivid dream that I described in my … Continue reading
My Reality Show
If I were to produce a reality show, it would be about my life. Like my book, it would be about an American woman who was born and raised according to American values and Western culture and then adopted Islam … Continue reading
Posted in Allah, anxiety, daughter, depression, disorganization, dog, fianances, friends, granddaughters, hijab, housecleaning, IBS, incidents with Sabrina, Islam, love, messiness, misunderstanding, normal life, prayers, prejudices and biases, Qur'an, relationship issues, religion, son-in-law, therapy, univeristy, writing a book
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Organization–Part I
Brenda arrived at 8:30 a.m. today and we worked for 2 hours. I was exhausted. We did clear off the coffee table, which is something I really wanted done. The only thing is, we put things in boxes and I … Continue reading
A Day at the Movies and Some Cleaning, Too
I packed more things for the girls today. I took all the figurines over to their house. I hope that they like them. I packed all the Purple Ladies and Purple Girls, and the Unicorns, except for the one with … Continue reading
Posted in anxiety, dance, depression, disorganization, doctors, girls, housecleaning, IBS, messiness, movie, new meds, reading, sick, son-in-law, univeristy
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A Little Too Much High Pressure
I spent TWO HOURS on the phone with the woman from University of the Rockies yesterday walking through their website and program in Psychology in Criminal Justice and Law. It was a good thorough walk-through, but then when we were … Continue reading
A Quiet Day
It’s a windy, cold nasty day except that it’s sunny. It is a good day for staying inside. I have to go to the office and leave them my garage remote to fix–again. It isn’t working; the light does not … Continue reading
Posted in activities, bank problem, graduate school, univeristy
Tagged cleaners, inspection, things that need fixing
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