Can-Do-Ology: Business meets Personal, falls in love, has several Stuff That Needs Doing offspring, and goes seeking suitable live-in help.
In Honor of Mothers Day (a.k.a. Mums’ Day), we at Daily Struggles are proud to present The Top Ten Rundown–the top ten memories, things we love, traits we admire, or moments we’ll never forget, about each of the Moms in our life. Let’s get started! Gram 10. For years, I thought the way she [...]
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So I’ve been kicking around the idea of trying to give up television. Just for the hell of it, just to see if I could, I guess. But then I watch an episode of Scrubs or The Office, and I think, no way can I give this up! Which is actually a little sad, and [...]
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My folks named their babies Pansy (the black and white, slightly smaller puppy) and Petunia (the brown and white, very ornery puppy). And because Pansy and Petunia are, quite possibly, the cutest little dogs ever, here are some more photos of them: Pansy & Sparky look like mommy and baby. Pansy tries to help Daddio [...]
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With the passing of Sophie and Lucy, Mums and Daddio felt like their house was pretty empty. Sparky agreed; she was very lonely without any sisters around. So Mums stumbled across some pictures of some very tiny little girls looking for a home… and she and Daddio couldn’t say no. Mums & Daddio welcomed home [...]
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Sophie, 1995-2006 There is one less bark greeting visitors to the Bracke household as of early this morning. Sophie, a.k.a. “The Blowfish,” after a long battle with kidney problems and digestive system issues, fell asleep in the morning hours of this autumn day in the company of her “Mom” Sally. Sophie would have been 11 [...]
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Things with which I am Currently Obsessed or to which I am Addicted: C.S.I.: I cannot get enough CSI. Seriously. I could watch it all day, every day, and not get tired of it. After one episode ends I can’t get to the next one fast enough. CSI New York is only so-so, but the [...]
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The subject of today’s post comes from an episode of Wife Swap, an oddly addictive show. There’s a marathon on ABC Family today that I’ve had playing in the background as I’ve done Sunday chores and whatnot. So, I’ve had two weeks at work, and yes, I do love being back at that office. I [...]
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I have one week at The Firm under my belt. By my calculations, that means I have a mere 442 weeks until I (hopefully) make partner, and only 1,819 weeks until retirement! The first week was fine, and was 99% training and orientation. We traveled to Indianapolis for our firm-wide orientation, and I somehow acquired [...]
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I’m Marissa, can-do-ologist, perpetual Curious George, and daily adventurer.
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