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About Real Women

A "real woman" mom, wife, worker, friend, sister, daughter....

Apparently Not Self-Sufficient

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Real Women

Shortly before one of our last winter storms, I had to venture out to the grocery store.  Not with any storm-stock-up milk-and-bread urgency, but simply due to bad timing, we needed food.  I knew full well that it would be … Continue reading →

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Dawdle or Scamper

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Real Women

Much of my free time is spent walking and hiking with my dogs.  One of my dogs is pretty typical, ears perked, looking ahead for what’s next in the adventure, pausing briefly to sniff something interesting, pee on it, and … Continue reading →

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Less Resolute

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Real Women

Here we are, moving through the days of Christmas and Hanukkah, headed toward a New Year.  Depending upon what, or how, you celebrate the holidays, you could still be knee deep in events and activities.  But for many of us, … Continue reading →

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Big and Boney

Posted on October 17, 2024 by Real Women

Ah, yes, the season of HallowThanksMas is here.  When retail stores lump all holiday décor together and we consumers have attention deficit shopping disorder.  There’s a plethora of spooky things alongside minimal shelf space begrudgingly given up to ceramic turkeys … Continue reading →

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Wait Not, Want Not

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Real Women

Shopping. It just ain’t what it used to be.  I remember vividly the days leading up to a new school year.  My mom and I would spend most of a day cleaning out my closet, casting aside the items that … Continue reading →

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I’m No Fort Knox

Posted on May 28, 2024 by Real Women

78.  That’s a rough estimate of the number of active current passwords in my life. I’m sure there are more.  This number just represents the passwords saved in my SSHP (Super Secret Hidey Place), not to be confused with the … Continue reading →

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It’s An Age Thing

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Real Women

I’d like to say it is a gradual and subtle shift.  But really, once we realize it has happened, it feels sudden and jarring.  At some point, I don’t know how or when exactly, we all reach a point when … Continue reading →

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The Damn Tinfoil

Posted on February 19, 2024 by Real Women

I have a big first-world problem.  I hate grocery shopping.  I 100% appreciate that I am privileged to be able to hop in my car, drive to a store full of food and supplies, spend money I have made at … Continue reading →

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More Than Just a Cup’a

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Real Women

It’s not a new obsession. They have a way of multiplying because we convince ourselves we need more.  Try as we might, we just can’t shake our infatuations. After all, they aren’t just vessels for holding and consuming liquids. They … Continue reading →

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Looking Forward And Back

Posted on January 9, 2024 by Real Women

Ahhh a new year. A time for fresh starts, new beginnings and positive expectations.  But what if the new year is clouded by loss and sorrow? I know of several folks who have experienced death and loss over this recent … Continue reading →

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