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catherine stemper
- Nov 13, 2020
- 3 min
getting better
I have always been skeptical about the phrase "everything will be okay". I understand why people say it, we must, despair is not helpful....
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catherine stemper
- Oct 8, 2020
- 2 min
Inspiration
Inspiration is a tricky thing. Deadlines can effect how inspiration happens. Desperation to meet a deadline may erase self imposed...
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catherine stemper
- Aug 20, 2020
- 1 min
Power Up
I was just surfing my Pinterest feed and I came across an article about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez being told not to wear large hoop style...
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catherine stemper
- Aug 13, 2020
- 2 min
Put on a Happy Face
I had a few hard weeks, hasn't everyone? Does that make it easier? more tolerable? validated? invalidated? We all have our own...
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catherine stemper
- Jun 8, 2020
- 1 min
Oxidation
Yesterday, a friend of mine told me she hated the quarantine. In my head, I thought, "hmm, I kinda like it.". Do not get me wrong, I...
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catherine stemper
- May 31, 2020
- 2 min
Clearing the Path
I posted a quote on my Pinterest page today about how sometimes a great storm clears the path. It made me think about the great storms...
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catherine stemper
- May 8, 2020
- 2 min
Silver Linings
This is a disaster. Some have lost their livelihoods, some have lost their lives. The grief is... I cry every day. I do not even know...
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catherine stemper
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
She Persisted
It is Spring, one of the prettiest ones we have had in Portland, that I can remember. It has been unusually dry, which is not good, but...
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catherine stemper
- Apr 12, 2020
- 2 min
Beginnings
I skipped my entry last week. I was in a bad mood most of the week. The weather turned gorgeous and I wanted out. I work outside a...
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catherine stemper
- Mar 31, 2020
- 1 min
The Long Game
As we begin our 3rd week of social distancing, many of us are starting to realize our new normal. Routines have changed, but are...
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catherine stemper
- Mar 24, 2020
- 2 min
The Upside of Limits
Hello everyone, today is the beginning of the 2nd week of my captivity indoors. I should say our captivity but when I look out my...
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