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Signs that don’t wear signs
Four months ago, I began to fiercely protect the sanctuary of my being space. Yes, it was 9 months ago that I left my job to set out on this path to being. But for the first 2 months, I was spending...
View ArticleSelf-care tip #1: Calgon
Well, not Calgon specifically. Unless that’s your jam…and, if you can still find it. In any case, what I’m trying to say is take a long, hot, luxurious bath. Use whatever product will “take you away”....
View ArticleSelf-care tip #2: Do what you love + other ramblings + addendum to “signs” post
There are many things that we cannot do now. Yet, there are no doubt things that you love to do, that in the course of your normal life what with the kids’ sports and activities schedule, your own...
View ArticleGrown-Ass Woman Meltdown #1
So far, the musings on this website have been largely absent the fallback episodes that pepper my days. Lest you think it’s because I’m sailing through my newfound roles and newfound...
View ArticleLost and Found
In November, I lost my wedding and engagement rings. I love my rings, but I don’t wear them all the time. Only when I’m going out do I really put on any jewelry. I opened the dryer one day and found...
View ArticleAfter the Rain
It’s Spring Break for the kiddos. And, it’s been raining all week. Rain is hardly ever a welcome meteorologic phenomenon in my world. It’s become even less-so during this time of lockdown. We have...
View ArticleFrom Fallback to Spring Forward: Bringing our better selves in times of...
It’s time to get into some theory! (She writes with geekiness oozing through the screen.) Truly, I do love me some theory. And, some research. Yet, I’ve grown disenchanted with writing it up in awkward...
View ArticleEleanor Rigby
Waits at the windowWearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the doorWho is it for?The Beatles, “Eleanor Rigby” Two weeks ago, I emailed a friend. I wrote, “At this moment (and this could easily...
View ArticleToppling the Facade of Perfection
Growing up, I loved my dad madly. I thought he was the best human around. He seemed to me to have endless knowledge about every subject. He held the bar for what it meant to live by an...
View ArticleWHO AM I?
Originally published as an intro to me and the "Lost and Found"/fallback theory website in March 2020. My name is Valerie Livesay. Not so long ago, I left my job as full-time faculty teaching in a...
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