Confessions of an Insomniac

While the majority of Americans are poised to allow a ridiculous notion of an obese elf into their homes, I am preheating my oven … fully prepared to cook any intruders and feed them to my cats.

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Why is there such an emphasis on marrying young in the Bible Belt?
I find it highly amusing that everyone in the South assumes that there is something wrong with a person if she chooses not to marry before the age of 30. Is marrying at 18 or 20 the better solution?

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In August, I was sucked up by a vacuum. Not like a quantum vacuum in space … more like a giant Hoover.

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I officially started nursing school on Wednesday! I am not sure what I expected. Did I think I would be a natural and not have to work as hard as the others to pass the program? What was going through my mind the day I first decided to make such a drastic career change?

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As children, we are spoon fed fairy tales. This world of fantasy and make-believe becomes our reality as we listen closely waiting to find out what happens to the lady in distress.

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I love to overanalyze anything and everything …
A simple statement can become the focus of my attention for hours on end. I find it both fascinating and crippling that I am able to look at the most straightforward topic and make it completely complex.

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This is my last day to live life in my 20s. Since I have obsessed about turning 30 for so long, I am hoping that it will be less of an obstacle when the actual day arrives … tomorrow.

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I recently discovered that I might be crazy. I hold complete conversations with myself inside my head. Despite the fact that my mind reacts a little too quickly to my obsessive thoughts, I still manage to continue this internal dialogue.

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As people line the walls of the pediatric ER, I can’t help but laugh. For the next few weeks … maybe months, every sniffle, cough or sneeze will be treated as a symptom of the swine flu.

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I was always told that it is not polite to brag. Bragging is a form of self promotion. And, according to my mother, people that brag have low self esteem and are just looking for attention. All of that may be true, but I am taking a minute to brag!

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