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Cursing My Sloppy Cursive (and Improving My Handwriting)

Cursing My Sloppy Cursive (and Improving My Handwriting)

January 19, 2013
by Desiree O
Everything Else

“Handwriting is an imprint of the self on the page.” - Dr. Rosemary Sassoon At the end of last year, I was doing up my holiday cards…

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Happy New Year! Welcome, 2013!

Happy New Year! Welcome, 2013!

January 2, 2013
by Desiree O
Everything Else

Happy New Year! Last year was amazing in a lot of ways (and really rough in other ways), but it was another jam-packed 12 months…

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Making Big Decisions: Go With Your Gut or Take Time to Consider?

Making Big Decisions: Go With Your Gut or Take Time to Consider?

September 14, 2012
by Desiree O
Everything Else

“Quick decisions are unsafe decisions.” - Sophocles Is Sophocles right? Maybe. But that doesn’t mean that quick decisions are necessarily the wrong ones or that they…

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

March 17, 2012
by Desiree O
Everything Else

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I made green mashed potatoes for dinner…

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“Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.” – Sappho

“Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.” – Sappho

December 12, 2011
by Desiree O
Everything Else

“Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.” – Sappho

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“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” – Amelia Earhart

“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” – Amelia Earhart

December 5, 2011
by Desiree O
Everything Else

“Never interrupt someone doing what you said couldn’t be done.” – Amelia Earhart

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“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon…” – Patti Smith

“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon…”
– Patti Smith

November 28, 2011
by Desiree O
Everything Else

“In art and dream may you proceed with abandon. In life may you proceed with balance and stealth.” – Patti Smith

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“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – the White Queen

“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – the White Queen

November 14, 2011
by Desiree O
Everything Else

“Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” – the White Queen, Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll

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Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary - Oscar Wilde

Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary
- Oscar Wilde

November 7, 2011
by Desiree O
Everything Else

“Never love anybody who treats you like you’re ordinary.” – Oscar Wilde

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Saying “Goodbye” to Shameless Women!

Saying “Goodbye” to Shameless Women!

March 31, 2011
by Desiree O
Everything Else

That’s right! After a lot of consideration and accepting that it’s time to move on, I’ve decided to say “Goodbye” to Shameless Women! In October 2008 I…

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This Month’s Shamelessness: October 2010

This Month’s Shamelessness: October 2010

October 28, 2010
by Desiree O
Everything Else

Check out my latest posts on the Shameless Magazine blog… Two Years of Shameless Women! Billy Pettinger: Billy the Kid

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  • I’m sorry, I’m having trouble hearing you over this glass ceiling. Ouch! And all I can see above me are a bunch of white penises!
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    06/15/13

  • …throw roses into the abyss and say: ‘here is my thanks to the monster who didn’t succeed in swallowing me alive.’
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