simply*bittersweet
my belief is that//life is simply bittersweet//beautiful and rough

Monday, January 11, 2010
i’d like to go home
and sleep off the black fury
this job makes me feel

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Sunday, January 10, 2010
aunt monica and
aarah…happy birthday, girls!
hope it’s amazing...

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Saturday, January 9, 2010
happy birthday, bub!
so you’re damn near thirty now…
but i’ll still love you!

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Friday, January 8, 2010
rest in peace Christie
a beautiful service for
a beautiful life

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Thursday, January 7, 2010
we’re in tennessee
after a long wint’ry drive
family greets us

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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
we’re Tennessee bound
in the morning and we’ll mourn
a cousin’s passing

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010
packing warm sweaters
for an even warmer state….
….at least we THOUGHT so. :(

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Monday, January 4, 2010
there’s no job today!
one more day of sleeping in
and seeking new work

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Sunday, January 3, 2010
everyone is gone
the house was quite quiet then

until we Wii'd it up! :D

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Saturday, January 2, 2010
random ice cream trips
into windy, cold downtown
to please the best friend

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Friday, January 1, 2010
i'm not hungover
which is good…the best friend just
wants to ride the train

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Thursday, December 31, 2009
happy new years eve!
board games and video games
with good friends and booze!

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
nights of playing wii
and cracking up as we die
again and again

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
my boys are in town!
new years traditions don't die
partying it up!

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Monday, December 28, 2009
date night is tonight!
simply coffee and talking
keeps us connected...

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Sunday, December 27, 2009
okay, so i lied
people to see, gifts to give
still two days later

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Saturday, December 26, 2009
one more christmas left
with the lagging olson clan
keeping traditions...

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Friday, December 25, 2009
merry christmas, all!
from my haiku to your brain
now go open gifts! :D

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Thursday, December 24, 2009
last minute shopping
is the worst way to do it
it's really insane!!!

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Wednesday, December 23, 2009
christmas with the fam
there's nothing better than that
when you've got the best

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driving home today
'cause there's no place like it, right?
for the holidays...

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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
on and off again.
a light switch relationship
is not one i want...

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Monday, December 21, 2009
being supportive
how does one do that when you
just push them away?

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Sunday, December 20, 2009
lazy days at home
are the best form of sundays
just watching tv... :)

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Saturday, December 19, 2009
family parties
are always the best shin-digs
i love the schmitt fam! :)

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Thursday, December 17, 2009
there's much left to do
for the holiday season
like ALL the shopping!!

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
too much on my mind...
and not enough time to think.
it must be wednesday...

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
hate my fucking job
grad school in january
what's a girl to do?

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Monday, December 14, 2009
laundry and target
clean clothes and new shoes for me! :D
it's a monday night....

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Sunday, December 13, 2009
productivity
i really wish i had some...
instead, nothing's done...

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Saturday, December 12, 2009
cold and blustery
even when the sun's shining
chicago winters...

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Friday, December 11, 2009
santa lost a ho
in potluck dinner style
while out caroling

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Thursday, December 10, 2009
stress, anxiety...
overwhelming emotions
barely holding on

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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
a mental illness
made him not him anymore...
my heart breaks for dad.

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indefinitely
the job has been extended
the description changed....

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day of emotion
why did he have to call me? 
a sperm donor, right?

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009
so windy and cold
downtown chicago winters
i don't care for them....

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Monday, December 7, 2009
nine more working days
but really, who's keeping track?
nine more working days...

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Sunday, December 6, 2009
another weekend
spent at home, poor...but at least
with my fam...

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Saturday, December 5, 2009
it's a girls night out
and i'm bored at home instead
i'd like to have gone! :(

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making good money
and selling old broken shit
makes for a fab day!

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Friday, December 4, 2009
broke as fuck and bored
on a winter friday night
so sick of this shit...

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Thursday, December 3, 2009
i've not even been
on a major shopping spree
until black friday

for the last three years
i have been money conscious
to the hurting point

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Wednesday, December 2, 2009
the way you told me
sometimes hurts more than the act
you made against us

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009
only thirteen days
of work left at world's finest
i can taste freedom

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Monday, November 30, 2009
it's Grandad's birthday
i still miss you all the time...
but we'll meet again. <3

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Sunday, November 29, 2009
i chose to live here
in the cold of chicago
remind me why, please

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Saturday, November 28, 2009
celebration day
ashley is almost eighteen
it's time to party!!

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Friday, November 27, 2009
girls' road trip today
to cedarburg, wisconsin
look out! here we come...

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Thursday, November 26, 2009
it's thanksgiving day!
i'm thankful for the great life
God has given me..

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
it's counseling night
every wednesday we sit down
to spill guts and tears

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
stupid people live
among you and i...they start
washers in water

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Monday, November 23, 2009
new job starts today
all the chocolate i want
in between phone calls

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Sunday, November 22, 2009
all caught up on shows
tonight's DH and Dexter
can't wait - the suspense!!!

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Saturday, November 21, 2009
Christmas is too close
for the comfort of our funds
and planning aspects...

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Friday, November 20, 2009
new moon is today!!!!!!
i made my puff-paint tank top...
i'm ready to swoon!!!!!!!!!

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i often question
the very same things as you
how can we make it?

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Thursday, November 19, 2009
i'm so exhausted
even chocolate can't make
work sound appealing..

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
delicious new job
all the chocolate you want!
no good for diets... :(

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009
new job tomorrow
at world's finest chocolates!
resistance is key...

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Monday, November 16, 2009
i did not know that
january's the new spring
roosevelt thinks so!!

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Sunday, November 15, 2009
don came for the night!
we drove around for hours
and ate great thai food!!! :D

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Saturday, November 14, 2009
the test was just fine
i said fuck it to some maths...
but i'm sure i passed!

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Friday, November 13, 2009
test is tomorrow
i'm gonna be a teacher!
i'll teach english good. :P

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Thursday, November 12, 2009
new haiku daily
it's not thoughtful, deep, or good
just my daily life!

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Dear van behind me
Please do not park so close that
I cannot get out...

The same to the car
That is parked in front of me...
I'll ram your asses!!

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
i remember us
and my heart is still aching
over losing you

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lady gaga and
other great move-it music
gets me in the mood

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Monday, November 9, 2009
i am wondering
if you're being an asshole
because you're tired

or perhaps it is
a sense of entitlement
you have somehow gained?

living here in Chi
should not change things between us
so knock that shit off!!!!!!!!!

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Sunday, November 8, 2009
we are all moved in...
the house is a memory
it's time for new ones!!! :D

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Saturday, November 7, 2009
moving day is here!
apartment in the city
beware - here we come!!! :D

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Friday, November 6, 2009
good early morning
i don't wanna go to work!
at least it's friday...

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Thursday, November 5, 2009
panties in a twist
as moving day approaches
so much left to do!!!

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009
i have to work on
thursday and friday when i
really need to pack.

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
there's no way to know
what might have been with someone
take a leap of faith...

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Monday, November 2, 2009
packing and cleaning
boxes, getting a u-haul
moving sucks sometimes!

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Sunday, November 1, 2009
lazy sunday home
means laughing with mom at "Snapped"
and tasty chili...

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Saturday, October 31, 2009
happy halloween!
i love the kids in costume
that yell "trick-or-treat!!!!!!!" :D

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Friday, October 30, 2009
twenty-four years old
and i still get excited
to see my mommy

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Thursday, October 29, 2009
it's my dad's birthday!
we're going home to see him :)
happy birthday, tim!!

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009
couple's counseling
even when you disagree
it's new perspective

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customer service
i'd say it's a thankless job
but sure...it's dinner.

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
a violation
a loss of her innocence
no one to stop them...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/27/california.gang.rape.investigation/index.html

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moving to chi-town
finally, a dream come true
roscoe village bound!

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Monday, October 26, 2009
try being a queen
sometime when i'm not at home
you're my manly man

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Sunday, October 25, 2009
i'm a bad sister
but come on, seriously
i do not know them

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Saturday, October 24, 2009
moving day is near
packing, cleaning, freaking out
come help for free beer! XD

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Friday, October 23, 2009
don't come around here
trying to ruin my bliss
'cause you failed at yours..

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did you think of me
before you left me at two?
daddy's little girl

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Thursday, October 22, 2009
i'm taking down time
that keeps happening at work
to write new haiku

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009
how do you earn trust
from the one you love deeply
after it's been lost

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running late to work
is never really too fun
he took the late train...

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
leaves of brown, red, gold
shed from the trees to the ground
winter is coming...

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stronger than you know
and i am so very proud
keep up the good work

even when it's hard
i know that you can do it
you are amazing...

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Monday, October 19, 2009
i can be patient
i'm here when you wanna talk
and when you don't, too...

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i can't wait for school
homework, papers, and lectures
i'm ready to learn

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i am now employed!
it's only for two weeks, though
i'm their office bitch! :D

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Sunday, October 18, 2009
hand sanitizer
and bleach when he left our home
it was all for show...

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Saturday, October 17, 2009
i want normalcy
job, husband, house, kids
fat girls don't get that

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it's cold and lonely
since i discovered your truths
fix my broken heart

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