I spent a lot of my teenage years wishing I could just be happy. All the time, I felt sadness…
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Now, I can understand why Ambrose would want to call this day “zero.” We weren’t going to be hiking very…
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I didn’t get any writing done last weekend. I meant to. I even brought my computer out into the woods.…
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When it comes to our backpacking trips, Ambrose has a habit that I don’t agree with. The first day that…
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The latest period of mine is one of the more intense and unpleasant ones that I can remember having. Of…
Continue ReadingNiece Camping 2022 – Part 4
Now, before we went to sleep the night before, I had talked to her about the next morning. While we…
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I’ve discovered that for my particular eating issues, eliminating the yeast in bread appears to be the most important part.…
Continue ReadingNiece Camping 2022 – Part 3
The next morning was a bit more leisurely than I wanted. But I more wanted the experience to be a…
Continue ReadingThe Monster Expects Perfection
My brain likes to chew on things. I often find myself going over and over something that I said or…
Continue ReadingNiece Camping 2022 – Part 2
I woke up before the sun crested the ridgeline. I had to get up and go to the bathroom, but…
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