Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Nov 25, 2009, 7:26 am
Last night, I was watching Dancing With the Stars.  I always watch it and remember when it first came on waaaaay back in 2005.  I remember thinking that the show was schmaltzy and it really wasn&#...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Nov 23, 2009, 5:48 am
I am lucky to have co-workers that are wise.  Their wisdom seems to come out when we're out having drinks which may explain some of the profound things that they say.  A few months ago, a few of...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Nov 22, 2009, 10:45 am
The end of the year is approaching and I am right on schedule with looking back and taking stock of my life and events that have occurred this past year.   There are things that I hope for in 2010, ...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Nov 15, 2009, 8:31 pm
The past week has been a rough one.  It started with disappointment and ended with a new opportunity  - one which I am going to take.  And, just when I think I'm finished learning a lesson, I f...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Nov 12, 2009, 9:43 pm
you're life is a mess, you realize that everything is as it should be.
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Nov 11, 2009, 5:43 pm
The last entry I wrote was about disappointment and I was a wreck on Monday.  But, here it is Wednesday and I'm fine.  I really am fine.  I was actually fine on Tuesday.  See, I am learning an...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Nov 8, 2009, 2:43 pm
Back to disappointment and heart break. Ouch! Just ouch.
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Nov 4, 2009, 7:44 pm
I have a dry-erase board in my office.  At the beginning of every week, I put up a quote and around December of 2008 I put up my new year's resolutions for 2009.  One of the resolutions that wen...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 29, 2009, 9:33 pm
the kind of day where you're disappointed more than once? The kind of day where you just shut your office door and cried? The kind of day when you excused yourself from a phone conversation becaus...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 27, 2009, 7:09 pm
So I have been told that I have high expectations.  I don't disagree because I do - it's a character trait of mine.  I expect a lot of others and expect more from myself and I doubt that e...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 26, 2009, 8:35 am
So I am sitting in the accident site off the Kennedy expressway. I've been here for about an hour waiting for the police to come and write up an accident report. You see, I've been rear-ende...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 25, 2009, 9:59 am
The funny thing about having an on line blog is that you don't always write about everything going on in your life.  But, because it IS on line and people read it, those who do read it form a ce...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 23, 2009, 9:04 pm
I have no idea why I'm so annoyed.  It could be because I'm tired or because my brain is fried or because I feel so ridiculously fat.  It could be because I'm cleaning out e-mail and r...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 17, 2009, 8:08 pm
The days seem to pass by so quickly, but yet I feel like I'm moving at a snail's pace.  There are so many things to do at home and at work but no matter how quickly I try to move, it...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 12, 2009, 4:19 am
Way back in May, I wrote this entry in which I referred to this other entry where I felt invisible.  And, yesterday - guess what - I felt invisible.  It's a common occurrence and I'm thin...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 10, 2009, 3:31 pm
It always seems that this time of year I get into a "thinking" mood.  Maybe it's because of the weather - the winds pick up and it gets cold - or maybe it's because of the season - it's ...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 9, 2009, 8:16 am
I thought I had gotten past the bronchitis that I was dealing with over Labor Day weekend, but that does not seem to be the case.  Instead, I have put in extra hours at work and have let myself get ...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 4, 2009, 10:49 pm
It's been a rough weekend for me.  I don't want to go into the reasons for why this is the case, but suffice it to say that it has been a rough weekend and I am glad that it is almost over.Â...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 3, 2009, 6:36 pm
It's October * sigh *.  I don't really care for October except Halloween and that's probably because it's the VERY last day of October.  There has been a lot of turmoil in my life ...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Oct 1, 2009, 9:47 pm
Lately it seems that things seem to get more and more complicated.  I'm not sure if that's because I'm older and have more and more responsibilities.
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 30, 2009, 7:40 pm
Seriously, I have to ask myself what am I doing?  It's 7:40 in the evening and after a terrible day at work, I'm STILL here!!!!
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 27, 2009, 7:48 am
For some reason I have this sense of sadness about me and I'm not entirely sure why.  Things at home are fine - the boys are going to their preschool classes and are doing well.  And, the hubb...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 26, 2009, 11:52 am
Ugh! WHATeva!!!
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 21, 2009, 7:17 pm
Maybe I just need to lower my expectations. Or, better yet - I should learn not to expect anything. Sounds like a plan.
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 20, 2009, 8:36 pm
I just looked at my schedule for the coming week and it's crazy.  I know I shouldn't look at stuff like that on Sunday night before I settle down into the bedtime routine, but I couldn't...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 19, 2009, 6:14 pm
I'm not sure if I'm a little less angry than I was in my last post because I'm tired or because I unloaded on someone.  Let me explain the "unloaded on someone" part.  I didn't act...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 13, 2009, 7:13 pm
How does one get past being angry?  It seems that this is what is holding me back - now more than ever.  I'm angry for all these little reasons that seem to accumulate.  I'm angry for so...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 12, 2009, 8:51 pm
Contrary to popular belief, I don't write about everything in my life in this thing.  It would be safe to say that I write about 5% of what is going on in my life.  It's been a long, annoy...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 9, 2009, 10:57 pm
After being on vacation for 2 days, having a holiday, and then taking a sick day (I'm not 100% yet), I made it to work this morning.  It was a productive day, but it wasn't without t...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 3, 2009, 9:11 am
I wish I could look forward instead of always looking back.  I think that life would be easier for me if I could live my life in drive.
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Sep 1, 2009, 5:27 am
clutter, clutter everywhere cranky preschoolers in the morning going to work and not being able to accomplish anything unwanted attention from a co-worker, disguised as "just being nice" not being...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Aug 31, 2009, 7:25 pm
is only a good thing if it means YOU are saving money.  Don't ask - I don't want to talk about it.
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Aug 29, 2009, 7:54 am
Today my oldest son is 5 years old.  It may not sound like a big deal, but it is.  We were playing and I was tickling him and making him laugh and I glanced over at his little hands and realized t...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Aug 28, 2009, 10:48 pm
I was having a discussion with someone at work who, at one point in time, I thought was more than a mere co-worker and acquaintance (more friend like I guess).  In reality, this person reall...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Aug 27, 2009, 6:31 pm
As a child, teen-ager, and even as an adult I always LOVED back to school time.  I have this thing for new notebooks, pencils, highlighters - I'm an office supply junkie, I suppose.  In the p...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Aug 19, 2009, 8:20 pm
work is Annoying but sometimes there are moments during the stress where being with my co-workers brings great joy.  Normally, work is just work - a means to an end; a paycheck.  But, every once i...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Aug 18, 2009, 8:54 pm
This past weekend the boys (hubby included of course) went on a long weekend trip.  With the school year starting up in a matter of days, it seemed like the most logical thing to do.  We went go-c...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Aug 9, 2009, 10:04 am
This morning I woke up to a still sleeping house and thought, "I'm hungry!" and then proceeded to eat what seemed like everything in sight.  I'm so fat and puffy right now that my knees feel...
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Irene C. posted an article on Chicago Chick - Aug 2, 2009, 5:58 pm
Yesterday I wrote about how I thought the winds of change were upon me.  Today I think that may not be the case.  It could have been the wind of gas . . . Sorry very bad pun there. But, seriousl...
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