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• 06.15.09
  Plastic Makes Me Hyperventilate Life | (6)

  One of the things my husband has wanted me to do since I moved to the U.S. is build my credit. As soon as I got my permanent residence I opened a bank account, got a car and a couple of store credit cards that I barely use, but that I keep paid off. While I know that this is a country that lives of credit and applying for a credit card is less painful than a tooth extraction, I still get surprised when I obtain one. And when I receive it in the mail, I start hyperventilating because I ...
• 05.15.09
  The Art of Doing Nothing Life, Thoughts | (6)

  One of my favorite questions to people these days is "What are you doing this weekend?" I'm curious to know how people use their free time. And the question has the intention to make a comparison between my Colombian culture and the American culture. My conclusion is that after a work day/week, people in Colombia go home and just relax. Weekends are for relaxation and impromptu meetings with friends and family, without objective or agenda. No call two weeks in advance, no master plan, no PDA to check what we're doing that weekend to see if we can fit people/activities ...
• 05.06.09
  My Personal Matrix Life, Thoughts | (4)

  When depression slowly sets in your brain for years and you don't realize it, your perception of the world ends up being a complete mess. Like in The Matrix, where everyone lives connected to a machine that keeps them separated from their reality, in some kind of denial. It's an interesting realization I came up with yesterday when thinking about my depression and how much I've gotten used to it, that it's difficult for me to understand how I would live my life in another way. And it's sad, really, to say that I'm so used to this feeling I've ...
• 04.26.09
  Let the boys be boys Life | (3)

  My husband had a fun-filled weekend, and he deserved it. He's been friends with Daniel for over 5 years, but they met each other in person only 3 days ago. Yes, that's the magic of the Internet. John had been trying to have Daniel over for a while, and it finally happened. We both awaited the moment with anticipation. My husband is a person who claims to be a child at heart, so he gets excited about everything. But having one of his best buddies fly in from California is definitely among the biggest moments of his life. So when he ...
• 04.08.09
  Coming to terms with my mid-30’s Life | (2)

  Yesterday, I heard myself tell my husband something I usually hate when people say it: "Don't tell anyone about this, OK?" -- What? What is it? Am I dying? Did I do something horrible? Nah! I'm just getting older. And while I don't care much about age because that's something no one in my family freaks out about, when you're 34 years old and your OB-GYN tells you you're Perimenopausal, that's kind of a hard blow to take. So I spent yesterday afternoon trying to digest the whole thing about my eggs slowly drying out, getting older, biological clock ticking, etc. ...

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