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Life is Peachy

Posted on October 19, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Peachy is actually a dear friend of mine, and she just started a blog, writing about her life. She’s seriously awesome and funny, so you all need to go follow her – she’s also nervous about the whole thing so … Continue reading →

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An old friend I’ve never met

Posted on October 17, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Eighteen years ago, I was a mess. My mom had passed away on the 11th, and my life had shattered. I had always been strong, I had taken care of both of my parents in their final years, I had … Continue reading →

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Culture Shock

Posted on October 14, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Almost 20 years ago I moved from Upstate NY to south central PA. I had spent the past 10 years in academia and moved in with my Bear, who worked for Harley Davidson. Factory life and academia are like two … Continue reading →

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Grading grading grading

Posted on October 11, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

It’s the last day of this brutal seven week mini-mester (not my term, I think it’s stupid) and I’m so grateful to have gotten through it, I may need a few adult beverages later. I assigned a group project to … Continue reading →

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Nervous Nellie

Posted on September 23, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

Yeah, that’s me. So the Bear works second shift, which means I’m home alone for the bulk of the evening. I’m actually okay with that, his choice of TV shows quite frankly sucks, so having the TV all to myself … Continue reading →

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Murphy hates me

Posted on September 6, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

And yet another roadblock to my trip has appeared. My sister thinks she has the virus and went to be tested. If it comes back positive, I can’t go. No question, I can’t be quarantined for two weeks up there. … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on June 3, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

The motif of 2020 seems to be fear. I’ve never been afraid of much in my life – aside from spiders and mitered corners and snow, I’m pretty fearless Throw some virus at me, go ahead, I won’t stay home … Continue reading →

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I want my life back

Posted on March 23, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

I never thought I would see a time when I didn’t know who to trust, who to believe, when everything I said was disputed, when every bit of good news I tried to impart was met with disdain and “they’re … Continue reading →

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Books and thoughts

Posted on January 16, 2020 by suziecreamcheese

One of my dear friends loves to read YA novels and frequently suggests titles to me. I don’t care who the target audience is, if it’s a good story and well written, I’ll read it. I started reading a series … Continue reading →

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is it over yet?

Posted on December 10, 2019 by suziecreamcheese

Christmas, the semester, the hot mess in Washington? Just be over with all this mess and move on? Today was “just ignore it all ” day. Maverick and I walked in the rain. We got completely drenched and had the … Continue reading →

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