Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Feb 7, 2012, 12:44 am
Six weeks ago I went to the DMV and applied for a new driver’s license with my new last name on it. The lady who processed my paper work was slightly grumpy, but helpful nonetheless. When she told me I was done and that I’d have my new license in 5 to 10 business days, I was kind of surprised be...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Feb 2, 2012, 12:26 am
So. Hi! How’ve you been? Me? I’m just fabulous. What have I been up to since the last time I posted? Glad you asked! We repainted the house. We got all new carpet. We went to Jamaica. Donald proposed! We celebrated 3 years together (no, that’s not when he proposed). I came home and found out ...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jun 7, 2011, 12:08 am
I know I owe you all a post about how awesome the house is and stuff, but I have to share this first. It’s worth it. A couple months ago my friend Jamey asked me if I wanted to do a mud run. The rest of the conversation is hazy, but apparently at some point I said I would. The last time we’d de...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Mar 30, 2011, 2:12 pm
Looking for a house in this market sucks. Plain and simple. Everything is a short sale or foreclosure. The regular sales are gone before they’re even posted online. The short sales take MONTHS to go through, if you can even get a call back in the first place. It’s downright depressing. We put...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Mar 2, 2011, 12:11 am
My sister is by far one of the funniest people I know (often unintentionally). When she sent me this e-mail, I immediately asked her if I could post it here so others could enjoy. Thankfully, she’s not shy. Ladies and gentlemen: The Jen. Written If you Give a Mouse a Cookie style (kind of) If ...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Feb 4, 2011, 2:07 am
I am going to finish the 30 days of truth. I am. But I’ve been a little busy with more important things in the last week: We’re having a big Super Bowl party on Sunday, and we’ve been cleaning and cooking and planning and doing all sorts of preparing all week. This is the first year we’...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 27, 2011, 2:44 am
Day 26: Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why? Oh how I wish I could just say no, and make this a quick post. But that would be a lie, and this month is all about telling the truth. So I shall. I wish I could tell you I’ve never thought about it. Or that it crossed m...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 26, 2011, 2:29 am
Yes, I know I skipped day 24, but it’s complicated and I’m not done yet. I’ll get back to it before the 30 days are up, I promise. Day 25: The reason you believe you’re still alive today. I had to think about this one for a long time before I could come to a conclusion.  The reason I’m...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 24, 2011, 12:58 am
Day 23: Something you wish you had done in your life. Oh here we go again. Assuming this wouldn’t change my life as it is now, I wish I’d finished college when I started it the first time. I also wish I’d picked a major that I had a career in. When I went to San Diego State straight out of c...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 23, 2011, 12:39 am
Day 22: Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life. I don’t wish I hadn’t done many things. I like where I am today, and every decision I’ve made in my life has led me to where I am. However, if I could change something and manage to keep the rest of my life intact, I would. When Jaso...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 22, 2011, 1:24 am
Day 21: Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do? This is a total no-brainer to me. I’d find out where my best friend is and get to them immediately. It doesn’t matter that you had a fight an hour before, or a day before, or a month befor...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 21, 2011, 2:16 am
Day 20: Your views on drugs and alcohol. I have never done illegal drugs. Not a single one. I’ve never even tried marijuana. Hell, I’ve never even tried a regular cigarette (just the thought makes me sick). I’ve never ever had the desire to do any of it. Maybe my elementary school D.A.R.E. pr...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 19, 2011, 11:36 am
For some reason this didn’t post when it was supposed to. So here it is now. Day 19: What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics? Well, since both of these are touchy subjects, I’d like to start by saying these are just my own opinions. You are all entitled to yours and the...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 19, 2011, 2:00 am
Well, I lied. I said I would post the other days of truth while I was in Vegas for the weekend, and I didn’t. I’ll make up for them at the end of the 30 days, but for organizational purposes, I’m going to keep doing the prompts that match the day of the month. It’ll just be easier for me. D...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 13, 2011, 2:33 pm
Day 13: A band or artist that has helped you through tough days. Really? Who listens to just one band or artist? I mean, I’m sure everyone has their favorites, but just one to help you through the tough days? Certainly not. I often listen to Metallica when I’m in a bad or angry mood. Something...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 13, 2011, 1:55 am
Day 12: Something you never get complimented on. This? This is easy. And I take absolutely no offense to not getting compliments on things. Also, this post isn’t intended to spawn compliments either. I’m cool with this, I swear. I don’t get compliments on anything physical. Clothes, looks, h...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 12, 2011, 2:18 am
Day 11: Something people seem to compliment you the most on. One of the items on my life list is to learn to take a compliment graciously. Perhaps if I’d worked on that a little bit more, then I’d remember a few more compliments I was given. Conversely, I can remember almost every single negati...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 11, 2011, 2:10 am
Day 10: Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know. Do you have toxic friends? You know, the ones you’re not sure why you’re still friends with because they’re obnoxious or have drama or various other negative attributes, and yet you still see them socially? I have one of those. (...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 10, 2011, 8:36 am
Since my sister moved out in October, my mom has been turning her old room into a guest room, and the old guest room into an office. For Christmas, we all chipped in and got Mom 11
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 10, 2011, 1:02 am
Day 9: Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted away from. There are a lot of people I could write about here. Who doesn’t have a list of friends they’ve drifted away from for one reason or another? When I moved out to Riverside, I drifted away from a lot of my friends, simply bec...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 9, 2011, 2:28 am
Day 8: Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit. You know, I think whoever made this list was in a very bad mood at the time. So much negativity! I think we’ve pretty much covered the one person who this prompt applies to. I’m done writing about him. And since I’m pretty exh...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 8, 2011, 2:49 am
Day 7: Someone who has made your life worth living for When Jenn asked me to bowl on her team, but missed the first night, he went out of his way to be friendly and make me a part of the team. When I flew back to Ohio for my paternal Grampa’s memorial, he spent the entire weekend texting me, t...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 7, 2011, 12:02 am
Day 6: Something you hope you never have to do. Wow. That just leaves things wide open, doesn’t it? Let’s see, I hope I never have to: Do the dishes again. File a police report. Talk someone down from a ledge, literally. Return a shirt because it’s too small. Have another surgery. Declare ba...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 6, 2011, 2:54 am
Day 5: Something you hope to do in your life Look! A happy topic! So much more light hearted than the past few days, thankfully. I’ve already started a list of things I want to do in my lifetime, but those don’t nearly cover everything I want to do and be. I want to be Donald’s wife (no hes...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 5, 2011, 12:26 am
Day 4: Something you have to forgive someone for. I’ve written this post four times tonight. I’ve deleted this post 3 times tonight. I can only think of one person in my life that I have to forgive. Only one person that I still hold a grudge on. But I can’t forgive him. I won’t forgive him....
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 4, 2011, 1:39 am
Day 3: Something you have to forgive yourself for I didn’t want to get married after I got engaged to Jason. That’s the honest truth. I knew deep down inside that it was wrong, that it wouldn’t work out, that I was making a bad decision. But I kept trying to convince myself that it was just n...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 2, 2011, 11:58 pm
Day 2: Something you love about yourself I love my intelligence. I like that people can make obscure references about things, and I get them. I love that I enjoy reading, which just increases my intelligence and vocabulary. I love being the person people call when they have a question they can’t ...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jan 1, 2011, 11:03 pm
One of my favorite bloggers started a 30 Days of Truth exercise that she stole from here and I loved the idea. I started thinking about what I’d write if I was doing it, and then I saw that one of my best friends (and the official other half of my brain) was taking up the challenge, so I decided t...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Dec 31, 2010, 2:45 am
Hi! I’m here! I know it’s been almost 3 months since my last post, and no one is still reading this, but I wanted to wrap up this year for my own reference. I did the same in 2009 and 2008, and wanted to continue the tradition. I pledge to post more in 2011, as I suspect I’ll have more to post...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Oct 11, 2010, 1:45 am
I am exhausted. I’ve been working for a little over two weeks now, and I feel like I haven’t slept in 3 months. I had no idea that I would be this tired once I started working again. Granted, it’s worth it. I really love the company I’m working for. The people are a little crazy, but in a g...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Sep 24, 2010, 10:42 am
Do you know why it’s fantastic, ladies and gentlemen? Because it is my second day of my new job. Yes! I’m employed! It took 13 months and 2 days for me to get back into the workforce, but I’m back with a vengeance and SO happy about it! I got the first call Tuesday morning, had my first inte...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Sep 13, 2010, 2:41 pm
Mia is a snuggler. She’s not usually a fan of lying down by herself, and when there’s no humans to put herself on, she’ll get a toy. She’s also a blanket thief. I’ll be lying on the couch under a blanket, and in no more than 2 minutes, she’s curled up with me. Even if I’m not around...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Sep 10, 2010, 7:58 pm
Tonight I start bowling in a league for the first time in over two years. I’ve bowled once for fun since the last league ended, so I’m anticipating a lot of soreness in my arm and abs tomorrow. But I’m really looking forward to bowling again, especially since this is the league that I met Dona...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Sep 8, 2010, 10:27 am
I have such a hard time finding things to write about for this blog. No one wants to hear me go on about how hard it is to find a job. And since I’m not working, there’s not a lot of fun things happening in my life that I can write about. So I’m going to start answering prompts in an effort to...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Sep 4, 2010, 12:31 am
I often say that I have no regrets in life. If I regretted something it means I would have changed it, and if I’d done so, then I wouldn’t be where I am now, and I love it here. If I could do some things over again differently, I might (like finishing college the first time, instead of going bac...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Sep 1, 2010, 9:07 am
Today is my sister’s birthday. Happy Birthday, Jen!
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Aug 30, 2010, 9:18 am
Mia adores Donald. When he gets home from work, she runs in circles at his feet as he walks through the house. She won’t let him kiss me hello until he’s acknowledged her presence. Then she’ll wait for him to sit down on the couch before she runs to bring him a toy. The great thing is that he ...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Aug 27, 2010, 12:11 am
When I was growing up, my mom’s parents took lots of trips with their friends. They always took thousands of pictures of the trip, and we were always subjected to looking at the entire photo album before being released to go do whatever it was we were waiting to do (usually go swimming, or just go...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Aug 2, 2010, 9:50 am
For the last two years I’ve been participating in Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes put on by the American Diabetes Association, and for the last two years, you’ve all been amazing when it comes to supporting me. I’m hoping that this year you’ll do the same. This year I’m getting my donatio...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jul 21, 2010, 7:33 pm
Despite the floundering economy and important issues that need to be attended to, some cities across the nation are tackling the REALLY important issues: The city council in Elmhurst, Illinois has asked the City Attorney to look into the possibility of making eye-rolling illegal. Yes, you read that...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jul 14, 2010, 8:38 pm
This. This is Jaxson, the cutest toddler I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. He is my unofficial nephew, and I love him to pieces. He belongs to Jason and Kathy, Donald’s sister. He’s also the first baby I’ve ever seen or held on the day of their birth. (Also, he was 11 ...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jun 21, 2010, 6:14 pm
As a general rule, Mia is not the outdoorsy type. She goes out there to do her business, and then comes right back inside. If Donald and I are working out back, she’ll come out to take a quick peek at what we’re doing, and then trot back inside to the comfort of her couch. Lately, howe...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Jun 7, 2010, 11:50 am
Part 1 Part 2 Try all types of Bowling: Tenpin, Ninepin, Fivepin, Duckpin, and Candlepin – It’s no secret that I love bowling, so I want to expand my horizons and try all 5 major types. Get my name in the credits of a movie – I know someone with his name in the credits of a movie,...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - May 27, 2010, 10:52 am
Why do cities/states/counties/whoever spend so much time decorating the sides of roads, but not fixing them? I see tons of money being poured into extravagant landscaping, fancy brick work, designer tiles, and outlandish signage on the same streets that have huge potholes, or flood when it sprinkles...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - May 25, 2010, 4:45 pm
Last summer Donald and I planted 4 Hydrangea bushes in the planter that we fixed up. They were blue and white and beautiful (though I completely forgot to take pictures to prove it) and then they were dead. In less than 3 weeks. I know squat about gardening, and as it turns out, mid-summer is not th...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - May 17, 2010, 10:15 am
I turn 31 today, which for some reason is scarier to me than when I turned 30. I’m not sure why it’s scary, but it is. (95% of my friends are older than me, and they’re probably all scoffing while reading this, but you know you felt this way too once upon a time!)I know things don&...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - May 12, 2010, 5:54 pm
Last Thursday morning we piled into the car and headed off to the Colorado River for the first trip of the season. The river is one of my favorite places to be, and I had been looking forward to this trip for a long time.  Normally we’re on the California side at Big River staying in a 5th wh...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Apr 15, 2010, 11:27 pm
Watching the Kings vs. Canucks game Me: Wow. There are a lot of Vancouver fans there tonight. Donald: That’s because they’re playing in Vancouver. Me: Oh… Donald: You’re so pretty. Sometimes I amaze even myself.
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Apr 7, 2010, 4:58 am
I started taking line dancing classes twice a week. I am having a blast and a half. Everyone there is wonderful and helpful and just so damn nice. It’s a great way to kill some time (and exercise!) while I’m out of work. My Ontario Reign didn’t make the playoffs this year. It was ...
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Denora C. posted an article on The Denora - Mar 26, 2010, 3:15 pm
Looking for a job is hell on your self-esteem. Between the unanswered applications, the lack of return calls, and the flat out rejection letters, it’s hard to stay upbeat and keep plugging away at it. I spend a lot of time on the edge of depression, trying to keep myself from losing my grip an...
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