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Unemployment update

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 12, 2012, 10:42 pm
On Monday 01/09 I got a call from the governor's office.... from a shaky voiced intern, who told me it would take a legislative action to change how unemployment treats private hire work. He got kinda quiet when I asked if we could get started on that this week so we can start rewarding people who a...
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I've Been Battling With The Oregon Unemployment System To Pass The Time

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 6, 2012, 2:40 pm
I am sending a link to the following letter to my governor, and my state reps, (it explains everything I have been going through) - If you have had similar experiences with being on unemployment I would love to hear from you. I do not believe I am the only person having problems with this clearly br...
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I Haven't Ranted About Comcast In A While, So This Post Will FixThat

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Nov 24, 2011, 11:10 pm
Seriously, if you have Comcast...has your reception "improved" since the change-over to digital? Mine sure hasn't. In fact our reception and reliability have both declined. I guess that's one reason why it bothers me that they quietly shoved through a second rate increase this year... the current o...
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I'm having a pondering , Pinteresting kind of day....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Nov 17, 2011, 5:14 pm
I found this in my Pinterest pic link following and it is worth sharing “Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge, meet it. Life is a duty, complete it. Life is a game, play it. Life is a promise, fulfill it. Life is sorro...
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I've been playing on Pinterest....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Nov 7, 2011, 11:58 pm
At first I thought, gawd this is silly, what is the point in this? But I poked around and found some REAL value in it. I am a visual person, so reacting to pins by other people I have found people I never ran across before online that I have lots in common with. The same things excite us. Think of P...
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This is going to be a different kind of post....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Nov 5, 2011, 6:46 pm
On the surface this may seem like a sad post but it isn't... it's a tribute to 2 women who touched my life with love, respect and unconditional friendship. Truly, this is a post of celebration, and I'm not just saying that. In January 2004 two wonderful women came into my life, Evelyn Miller and Vio...
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HP Nightmare Update

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Sep 27, 2011, 12:52 pm
After 18 hours on hold, 4 emails, and 5 weeks of trying to get my shipping address corrected unsuccessfully... I admitted defeat and sent an email cancelling my touchpad order. An hour later it was confirmed as cancelled. I guess this proves they are more interested in losing customers than keeping ...
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Flavor Is The Spice Of Life...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Sep 19, 2011, 5:44 pm
The veggie lasagna and Rustic Torta I made yesterday are both yummy... here is a slice of each for you... On the left, the veggie lasagna ( zucchini slices instead of noodles, layers of onion, tomatoes, mushrooms, celery, soy cream cheese, veggie shredded cheese and vodka sauce). On the right a slic...
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In My Email Today....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Sep 19, 2011, 5:16 am
I've been busy caring for Vi,(who is now rapidly declining), watching my grandson Keegan, caring for dogs... and cats, cleaning and cooking. These 5 things sorta define my life the last several years... there has been very little time or energy for art, or me. I've tried to fit art in, I've even occ...
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Business 101, why HP Should Be Outlined In Business Classes As A Lousy Business Model

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Sep 14, 2011, 2:17 am
So they dumped a bunch of money into creating the Touchpad, and then they invested a ton more in advertising them... the price point was a tad high so sales in the current economy were understandably slow. The ads were still on TV when HP decided to liquidate the Touchpad without ever simply adjusti...
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My War On HP or "Why You Should Be Thrilled You Didn't Get A Damn Touchpad"

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Sep 12, 2011, 11:21 pm
Today I declared war on HP, I did not take this step lightly, some heavy soul searching went into it. I'm pretty easy going, and for 3 weeks I've tried to be patient as one of the "lucky" buyers of their closeout priced Touchpads. But as the weeks of no communication have piled up, I find myself fee...
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So far no Touchpad. BooHoo

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Sep 2, 2011, 5:09 am
Well, HP oversold them but I did get an order confirmation... beyond that confirmation email communication from them is non-existent. I've spent more time on hold trying to reach someone at HP than I care to think about... I finally reached a live person in India who told me it's going to be 6-8 wee...
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It's gonna be a very long day....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Aug 21, 2011, 10:22 am
Have you heard about the liquidation sales for the HP Touchpad? It's nearly impossible to get one, local to me stores sold out in an hour yesterday. I was close to giving up on finding one online for Karina (her combo B-day/Xmas gift from me this year) to reward her for enrolling in college finally,...
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SIGH

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Aug 21, 2011, 6:04 am
So this post took me 2 days, tried to leave a comment on faun's journal and when I hit comment it gave me a subject line but not comment space and no way to hit enter. Haven't tried on anyone else's journal. LJ frustrates me to fury when messed up. I've been here a LONG time... seriously thinking of...
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My this is annoying!

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jul 29, 2011, 3:43 am
Not only is a lot going on with Vi, (she spent 2 days in the hospital throwing up, has lost 26 pounds in one month, her cancer has spread & getting her to eat has been a struggle), everything about trying to care for Vi is becoming a struggle, oddball things are being changed because someone had a w...
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I'm still lame...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jul 3, 2011, 2:18 am
As soon as I found someone to cover a couple days a week so I could have some time off... Vi's live in caregiver decided he needed to be out of town for 2 weeks for a vacation. There are no more paid hours left to cover Vi at night and her daughter is also out of town so I've been there more than ho...
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Clearly I am lame...where does the time go??

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jun 19, 2011, 3:41 am
I've just gotten off my 65 hour work weeks with Vi (not all of the hours paid), she is really failing, she has been in the ER twice since the 3rd and is now requiring 2 units of blood each week. She is so run down that I even worked my birthday. I had today off because the county sent me help. I jus...
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More fun Stuff on Kindle...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jun 3, 2011, 3:22 am
I have found some fun stuff in the more than 600 titles on sale for under $3.00 on Amazon.com: Load up your Kindle or Kindle App for summer with e-book Sunshine Deals- http://amzn.to/lkbVMb They price out at $.99 to $2.99 each. Fun bargain finds in all categories including kids books. Easier to sear...
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Sunday Morning Tid-Bits

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - May 29, 2011, 12:13 pm
Karina's dogs woke me at 430am saying they wanted to "go potty". They know better than this, when I am up I am UP. By 6am I had made biscuits and gravy from scratch, done 2 loads of laundry and cleaned the kitchen. Later I'll be mowing the yard if the rain holds off, and tackling getting another loa...
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Kindle Books and my daughter's art

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - May 26, 2011, 3:49 am
The books first- http://amzn.to/jEIHDT - free- MIND CAFE - Shortstory- Mind Cafe was, to say the least, a short story that will make you stop and think. Rosie is a woman who has been a human vegetable ever since an accident happened when she was 24 years old. She's been kept alive on machines, watch...
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Quick update & a Portland Area giveaway

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - May 25, 2011, 3:30 pm
1) UPS is going to pay something to the seller within 14 days, ( or so) and he is going to paypal it to me when he gets it. Now 20 days into this claims mess, only one person at UPS has said they were sorry they damaged the sewing machine. It will be a cold day in hell before I use them again. 2) I ...
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The further mis-adventures of me....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - May 22, 2011, 10:06 pm
At the end of April I miraculously found an exact replacement for my broken vintage Kenmore sewing machine on Ebay. Ok, really this story starts in 1998 when I was moving, and the person moving my cherished Kenmore sewing machine didn't listen when I said, "don't lower it into the cabinet because t...
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More Affordable Kindle books as promised, but a day late...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - May 7, 2011, 3:25 pm
As a person who lives with cats, this book intrigues me, $6.99 on Kindle & under $4 in paperback: 'Curiosity Thrilled the Cat: A Magical Cats Mystery' http://amzn.to/l9323C When librarian Kathleen Paulson moved to Mayville Heights, Minnesota, she had no idea that two strays would nuzzle their way i...
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Fun stuff I found for Kindle

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - May 6, 2011, 7:53 pm
Books- 'The Center of Everything' by Hyperion http://amzn.to/j4BmyW Currently $.01 Review that sold me- Through the fresh voice of a wise young girl, Evelyn Bucknow, her life in the state of Kansas and all the supporting characters surrounding her come alive. She is indeed the center of everything ...
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This is where the differences in my thinking become apparent...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - May 2, 2011, 10:51 pm
*I tried to post this earlier today but Vi's power went out and was out a big part of the day so posting it got delayed until I got home. I really do not see any difference between Americans worked into a frenzy and chanting in the streets over someone's death and radical Muslims doing it.... I don'...
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Since I last Posted....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Apr 21, 2011, 7:05 pm
First of all I tried to post several times and vented my frustration on Facebook. That's when my posting problems finally made sense when someone pointed out to me that Live Journal has been under attack by (of all people) "the Russian Government"? Really, they don't have better things to do than a ...
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I'm having a rough week ...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Apr 1, 2011, 5:57 pm
Not feeling well and lots of unhappy things going on, so rather than whine here, I'm saying Hi, I'm alive and here are some free kindle ebooks & one movie video to share... Intriguing Kindle offerings: ELISHA'S BONES - http://amzn.to/idnwSE - currently free - The bones of the prophet once raised the...
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Well hell

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Mar 22, 2011, 3:35 am
I wasn't just tired, I was sick. My whole weekend was sleep, sleep, sleep. My energy level was just a tad above zero. At first I figured I was just bummed about the van repair and the financial impact of it... but by Saturday evening I felt really awful and by Sunday morning I was burning up, peeing...
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Even on a tight budget you can send help to Japan

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Mar 18, 2011, 4:47 pm
If you donate $5 through LivingSocial they will match it bringing it up to a $10 donation. Offer good until 1 million in member donations reached which will net a 2 million dollar donation total, half from members and half from LivingSocial. http://tinyurl.com/4w6bcpz This was a donation even I cou...
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Yes, two posts in one day, this one is on the cost of vanity

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Mar 14, 2011, 11:53 pm
I am really NOT "getting" all the fury to join the Art House Co-op journal projects. It's sorta like those vanity poetry books that are willing to put any want-to-be poet into print "for a price". I guess I need for someone to explain to me what makes it so irresistible to people that they line up t...
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It's Been A Busy Week

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Mar 14, 2011, 7:46 pm
I am designing and constructing a purse for my daughter Ramie... it will be posted here over the coming weekend, I am into the construction phase now. If you are a Doctor Who fan I think you are gonna love it! I'll be constructing a Doctor Who Ipad case for Brian next... to prevent a whine fest. LOL...
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What I've been up to the last few days....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Mar 1, 2011, 12:15 am
Working and sleeping. Boring I know, but that great health care delivery system known as Kaiser is requiring a test of no B12 injection for 18 days so they can test my level, because my nearly weekly need for an injection is rubbing their standardized protocol the wrong way. Going more than 7-10 day...
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Today I behaved... even though it was out of character

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Feb 17, 2011, 8:41 pm
:) really, I did. It took every ounce of willpower I had but I pulled it off. I went to Walmart for cat litter and a bathroom scale so I can accurately track my dieting efforts. Karina has an electronic scale but you have to be a rocket scientist to use it, and it gives me a different weight every t...
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I woke to snow, well sorta

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Feb 16, 2011, 5:47 pm
There was snow okay, mixed with lots of rain, the snow was outnumbered so it didn't last long. It's been a VERY mild winter in Oregon. Vi is being amusing today, in a very serious tone she looked at me & said " I don't have any gray hair do I?!?" She is 85, they are all gray.... see this is the good...
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Ta-da I'm back

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Feb 12, 2011, 9:17 pm
Yesterday was insane so I am doing this today instead. Yesterday and this morning I cooked... baking powder biscuits, garlic & cilantro white beans with spinach, and cherry nut scones with brown sugar topping.... I would have baked more but I ran out of flour. This afternoon I made Asian pork balls...
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Wow, I'm a slacker....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Feb 11, 2011, 1:38 am
I could have sworn I did a post a few says ago but it's been almost 2 weeks. Gasp! I've been keeping busy, I've done sketches every day, I almost have a cross body bag pattern worked out to start selling, (I will also be selling the finished bags), I've been surfing the web in the evenings ( so I ha...
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I am having a rather surreal day

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 29, 2011, 11:04 pm
I started getting phone calls at 5am, the area code did not register with me until I fully woke at 8am, there were numerous voice mails from my sister, each of them a complete revamp of the same info in the last msg, as if she had never called but none of it made any sense, so I called her. She was ...
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2 videos worth watching

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 26, 2011, 8:43 am
I've been a fan of alt built homes forever because of the waste involved in conventional housing. Ken Kern was one of my early heros, Dan Phillips is my latest one. I am also a fan of the tiny house movement...and of the folks playing with shipping container conversions.
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I'm chugging along

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 26, 2011, 3:23 am
3 days off and I slept through most of them. I did manage to get 3 loads of laundry done so I have a clean bed plus clean clothes and towels. I posted on Facebook and Twitter a few days ago that thanks to Vi having her TV on 58 out of a possible 60 my head felt like exploding, turns out I had an inn...
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Do You LOVE Amazon? Do you like getting stuff for 50% off?

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 19, 2011, 10:59 pm
Via a limited time deal today only on "livingsocial" you can get a $20 Amazon.com Gift Card for $10 ( I think you can buy more than one) If the deal sounds good to you please use this link so my daughter Ramie gets a shot at getting her deal free... http://t.co/fFTKBaa How it works, you buy it toda...
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A Creek Runs Through It....

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 17, 2011, 12:37 am
The creek only rose approx 6 inches today, considering the 57 degree temps and the amount of rain we have had the last 24 hours this small increase is a very good sign, and the stream is moving quickly so there are no blockages, also a good thing... I really think we are going to be fine. Shot from ...
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It's Raining... It's Pouring... The Old Cat Is Snoring

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 16, 2011, 4:38 pm
We are on flood watch, how exciting. Let me give you the lay of the land... This is our back yard, and our position from the creek that runs between our park and the one next to us... This is a google aerial shot, the creek is within the trees, our humble old trailer is circled... The creek is in ...
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Yay I've been doing some Sketching...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 15, 2011, 11:03 pm
Sketching front panels for some art bags.... crappy pics but I have 1 floral, 2 abstracts and these 3 sun faces so far-
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I Haven't Done This For Ages...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 10, 2011, 12:31 pm
I haven't been doing a lot of thrift store shopping due to budget restraints but I do have a few recent thrift store scores to share.... This cool lidded over-sized 32oz glass I plan to keep my fresh juiced juice in (I'd love to find about 3 more of these to use in my little bar fridge)... $.99 Thi...
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I Have A Heavy Heart...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 9, 2011, 9:00 pm
First I want to direct you to the most beautifulful book I have ever seen, it is called, Return of the Dapper Men. What is says about the book "Classic surreal fiction like Alice in Wonderland is difficult to copy because it effortlessly combines the imagination of a child with the mature artistry ...
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Yay For Amazon Gift Cards!

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 9, 2011, 5:05 am
I've been working on buying down my Amazon Wish List.... with the help of holiday gift cards I bought the following books, one set for me, and one set for Ramie, because I am a good mommy ;p More info on them at the links below, and a couple of them have sneak peek options- How to Make Soft Jewelry...
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Spooky Timing

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 4, 2011, 12:22 am
Someone on the quilt list just posted a link to these underwater, life sized sculptures that are haunting and sorta creepy... http://www.underwatersculpture.com/index.asp Maybe they are creepy mostly to me because I just started reading a kindle book I bought a while ago called The Bone Parade, abou...
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Cheap Kindle Books and A Doo-Dad

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 3, 2011, 2:52 am
First for the Kindle ebooks I bought- The Naked Gardener Katelyn's an artist in a living with a widower college professor in Virginia. He says he's ready for marriage. She resists, fearing she'll lose herself in the traditional role of a wife. They summer every year in Vermont on a farm in with dil...
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I don't need no stinking subject

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Jan 1, 2011, 3:12 am

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I'm not dead or under arrest...

Andee DejaBlu503 posted an article on The Scattered Ramblings Of A Cluttered Mind - Dec 30, 2010, 1:07 am
but I am sick. A high fever, heavy congestion gift shared with me by Viola. It started on Xmas day. I'll post here again after this is over. Until then it's gonna be occasional 140 character or less facebook or twitter updates only. It's all I have the energy for, and I can do that from my phone whi...
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About Me

I'm just a simple woman living a very complicated life ..... my soul purpose for existing is to serve as a reminder to those I encounter that sometimes life is more fun if you stand on your head.

I am who I am: a mom, a grandmother, an artist, a Hospice care provider, and a loyal friend. In my free time I play seriously with tiles, glass, paint, fabric and beads, sometimes all at the same time.

Some people try to turn back their odometers.
Not me! I want people to know "why" I look this way.
I've traveled a long way & frankly, most of the roads I've traveled weren't paved.

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