Category Archives: apartment

The Blessed Guilt

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

After four years of Jesuit education and another four years of living in community, I finally “arrived” when I moved into a teeny apartment in a bustling neighborhood in Boston. I was surprised last summer to find that five years … Continue reading →

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Finishing War and Peace by Pentecost

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

I had to go back and look through old posts to see if I had already used this title, since I thought about using it last year when I set the goal of reading War and Peace by Pentecost. The … Continue reading →

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What’s with the duckies?

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Plumber: So…who do you live here with? Me: Umm…what? Plumber: do you live here with your kids? Me: have you seen the rest of this apartment? I don’t have room for anyone else here. Plumber: oh. Then what’s with the … Continue reading →

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The Freckle behind my Iris

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

My visits to the eye doctor usually go like this: fill out papers. get yelled at for not throwing out contacts more often. hear the doctor marvel that the frames on my glasses are 11 years old. keep same prescription. … Continue reading →

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A love letter to my hamper

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

I have had the same hamper for as long as I can remember. The same large wicker basket has held my dirty clothes since childhood, and it has finally started to show some wear. I held it together as long … Continue reading →

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Beaten Up

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

Last night I finally got around to hanging some pictures that I had been meaning to put up for weeks. As is my tendency, I did a shoddy job and they came out crooked. I could have told you this … Continue reading →

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Gratitude on Trash Day

Posted on July 20, 2011 by

News flash: I don’t like weakness. It’s probably my worst quality, my intolerance of weakness in both myself and others. People who know me are very aware that I tend to expect myself to be superhuman. So last night when … Continue reading →

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Spring Cleaning

Posted on May 29, 2011 by

I woke up this morning with not much to do and an odd pain in my toe. It has occurred to me a few days prior that today would be a good day for spring cleaning. Not my usual “hang … Continue reading →

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Embracing Chaos

Posted on May 17, 2011 by

Once a year, when we discuss St. Francis of Assisi, we begin with his most famous prayer. I keep the prayer on little blue slips of paper and pull them out every spring. Even though they are never where they … Continue reading →

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Spaz in the City

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

It has been far too long since I had a good ol’ Spaz in the City post. I have had a good winter, falling less than usual. There was one morning when I should have known that there was ice … Continue reading →

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