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Gym & Other Struggles
The post highlights the deep connection between exercise and mental well-being, and the ongoing effort to reclaim that balance.
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Odds & Ends
Hello! It’s me again. Beth. The Big Blue Mess. You know, the writer? (hah) Author? (HAH!) Rando with a keyboard and an internet connection, too much free time, and too much caffeine? (Ooh, that’s about right.) Anyway, you know—me. Well, it’s Sunday, and rather than doing the things I should be doing, I’m casting about…
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Flex Appeal
Poking around on my blog reminds me that I like writing. Weird, right? Anyway, I since I have some free time today, I decided “What the heck, I should write something that isn’t a ‘Hey guys, join the walk!’” (We have plenty of time for that.) And annoy David, who is truly the hero of…
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Finding Connection: Stories from a Museum Visit
Your Random Story from the Week Earlier this week I found myself sitting on a bench during the middle of the day at a natural history museum in Waco, Texas beneath the ever-watchful eye? empty orbs? of Stan, the replica T-Rex. I’d met the woman next to me briefly years before and figured catching up…
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Damn, I Love Daredevil
You may recall a piece I wrote a couple of posts back (scroll, friend, scroll) where I promised to write about two things: 1) Orchestra (done – and you really didn’t have to scroll that far to find it, you little master of mouse navigation, you), and 2) Daredevil (the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen, Red,…
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Viola! Viola!
At each concert, our orchestra spotlights individual musicians which allows the audience to get to learn a little bit about the players they’re seeing on the stage. Participation in the spotlight is entirely voluntary – something each orchestra member is invited to participate in, but only if they’re interested. Between you and me, I’m teetering…
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My Roots
Real Talk at a Sonic Anna and I were discussing the Big Blue Mess – its roots and how it’s changed (grown? devolved?) over the decades. It was one of those Sonic fueled heart-to-hearts – the kind you have with a friend. At least I feel the chat was at a Sonic, because that feels…
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This Ol’ Wagon
My counselor moved to a new practice last month. I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to find a counselor – one you connect with, but it’s a right PITA as you navigate counseling styles and personality fits. But through no small effort, and a couple of whoopsies, I finally found my person – someone…
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That’s a Wrap: 2024
As you may recall, I threatened all of you (just yesterday) with an end-of-year wrap-up and I’m here to deliver! Here’s the list of the ups and downs of a mess (of any color). I’ll throw in some stories along the way. February: I revamped the blog Truth – the jury is still out for…
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Cars
I realize I’ve really failed on the story front, so here’s one of my latest mis-adventures… Last month I lost two cars. Two. Not one, but two. Did I mention two? Two cars. Two. One wasn’t even mine, because why not, why limit yourself to just your car when you could lose someone else’s, too.…
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