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The Life and Shenanigans of Courtney Birst

Still Halfway

Monday morning and I’m still homeless, still camped out in my best friend’s house, wandering aimlessly, walking my dog every 30 minutes because I’ve got nothing better to do.
But there might be the tiniest glimmer of light, peaking through at the end of this very long, very dark, very depressing tunnel that has been the [...]

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Halfway*

*Or “The Day I Began Moving and It Turned Into One of the Worst Days of my Life”
But let’s back up a bit. To Thursday night when I took some sleepy pills to try to force my body to get some much needed rest. Usually one Tylenol PM is enough to lull me to sleep, [...]

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Standby

Alright dear friends, this will be my last post from my current location in hot, humid southern Maryland. Thursday is my last day in my current office. Friday will be my last day in my current house. Saturday I’ll pack everything I own into a UHaul and cart it to my new location in Alexandria (for [...]

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When I Don’t Have the Words

Becuase my brain no longer wants to think about my life and all the things I’m struggling with, this post is just lyrics. I wrote a poem that is similar, but I haven’t yet edited it, and these lyrics do a damn fine job of capturing the meaning. Clearly Ani DiFranco and I have some [...]

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One More Reason to Love Etsy

I love Etsy, the online shop which sells homemade goods. Sometimes I have to stop myself from browsing the website because I will inevitably find something I simply adore. And that can be dangerous people. Heck, just the other day I was reading Mel’s blog and she has listed a few of the Etsy items [...]

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