Mary’s Musings

Cleaning Up the Gulf Oil Spill

I don’t watch the news…on purpose. You’d have to be a pretty determined hermit if you haven’t heard about the catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico (and if you are, I am honored that you’re reading my blog!). Over a month ago now, operations to drill for oil in the Gulf failed–spectacularly. It cost 11 people their lives, and continues to kill off all levels of ocean life.

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Stuff

Last week after the funeral, I helped my parents and my sister clean out my Grandmother’s apartment. There was a potential for hard feelings in the family with some of the sentimental items. Ultimately, none of Grandma’s “stuff” was so important to me that it was worth hurting the relationships with my family members.

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