Tag: wookie
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The Gulf Coast (Week 12)
It has been a very busy past two weeks. I find myself getting close to the end of this assignment, which is always bittersweet. I have extended here twice. What started out as an 8 week assignment has turned into over 3 months so far. For the first time since I have been in this […]
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The Gulf Coast (Week 6)
My husband frequently tells me that I have great “fortitude”, and that it is a rare quality. I ponder this sometimes wondering what he means by it. By definition, fortitude means a strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage. I can tell you that I do […]
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The Gulf Coast (Week 4 & 5)
Meet Mary. She is a feral kitten that my daughter caught on our property. She domesticated it for me so that Wookie could have a playmate. I named her Mary and it seems to fit her well since she is “quite contrary” as the childhood rhyme goes. When I was trying to find a name […]
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The Gulf Coast (Week 3)
One of my favorite things about this assignment is that I don’t have to wear scrubs. It may sound like a small thing, but it is big to me. People tell me all the time that it must be so nice to wear scrubs to work everyday, so comfortable like pajamas. That is part of […]
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The Gulf Coast (Week 2)
This assignment is passing faster than any I have done so far. I can’t determine why it feels that way. I think it may have something to do with my ability to go home every week. It may also have to do with the fast pace at work. I am enjoying the challenges and the […]
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The High Desert (Week 9)
I made home made chili this past week. It’s a good thing I had my two little jalapenos, because there were none to be had at the grocery store here. They added the perfect touch (and the red one was wonderfully spicy)! Today is a beautiful day and one that only autumn can provide. The […]
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The High Desert (Week 8)
Is there anything worse than the smell of burnt popcorn? Not only does it smell bad, IT LINGERS. It seems to permeate the curtains, furniture, and walls. I have tried opening the windows and the use of air freshener and candles, but here I am a week later and still smelling it. I digress. I […]
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The High Desert (Week 7)
I met my husband in Pagosa Springs this past weekend. It is somewhat of a half-way point for us and we had never been before. We were able to stay in a pet-friendly cabin so that Wookie and Pearl could play (that was the best part). I stepped out of the cabin on the first […]
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Wookie’s New Friends (The High Desert week 6)
Wookie has been quite lonely without having Pearl here to play with. It seems like there are never any dogs at the park to play with either, so he made an unlikely friend recently. I am still not certain what the animal is. I first suspected groundhog or gopher, but after doing some research I […]
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In a Fly-Over State
Wookie and I are settling into our new environment (and time zone). It is quite different than where we came from. It is considered the mid-west and sometimes labeled one of the fly-over states. The latter label can be considered offensive or derogatory depending on who uses it. I didn’t realize that until I did […]
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Week 12 (Somewhere in the mountains)
This picture represents what we have been experiencing here this past week. Strong, sustained winds at 30 mph with gust up to 60 mph. That is sand in the picture and probably the reason that the air quality has been rated as poor. There is no escape from it, inside or outside. It makes me […]
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The power of hope (Wookie part 2)
I received the most wonderful news this week. Wookie gets to come to work with me! He now has a bed in my office again, but this time is a little different… My previous roles were corporate (one was onsite and the other was remote). So, I have only seen him interact in that type […]
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Wookie
I wonder what Wookie would say about this whole adventure. I know he enjoys the hikes, new smells, new sounds, and new critters. But I also know that he misses home where he was able to run freely around our property (no fences). I believe he would have mixed reviews…. Backstory: Wookie is 3 years […]