Monthly Archives: May 2013

One of My Worst Nightmares

Posted on May 22, 2013 by bridgetstraub

This is a nightmare that no parent ever wants to face and yet it has landed right smack in front of me, and this is not the first time, either. My daughter is sick. She has only one real symptom, … Continue reading →

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Hearing Stories

Posted on May 20, 2013 by bridgetstraub

I haven’t written a post in a few days because I have been writing a new novel. Like always, this has come out of the blue, and I don’t know where the story is coming from. I’ve tried to think … Continue reading →

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How To Offend Without Even Trying

Posted on May 15, 2013 by bridgetstraub

I am obsessing, which annoys me no end. Late last night I received an IM on Facebook from someone that I don’t know personally, but with whom I have been Facebook “Friends” for several months if not a year already. … Continue reading →

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Signs!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by bridgetstraub

“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign…” Does anybody else remember that song? It’s from my childhood and that’s about all I can remember of it. I think there may have been something about a hippie being told to cut his hair. … Continue reading →

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Breathe!

Posted on May 14, 2013 by bridgetstraub

When my sister and I first moved to Los Angeles, we made our living doing childcare out of our house. One mom used to be into various new age beliefs, and I remember her telling her child (who couldn’t have … Continue reading →

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Motherhood

Posted on May 11, 2013 by bridgetstraub

Motherhood is the greatest rollercoaster ever invented, although to be fair, to all of the fathers out there I should probably say parenthood in general is a rollercoaster ride. Tomorrow is Mother’s Day, however, and I am a single mother, … Continue reading →

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Look on the Bright Side

Posted on May 8, 2013 by bridgetstraub

I have a friend I sometimes walk with in the mornings. We message each other on Facebook as to whether or not we will be meeting up on particular days. Thus the reason I go to Facebook in the mornings. … Continue reading →

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Leaving My Imprint

Posted on May 7, 2013 by bridgetstraub

When I went to Women Who Write last week and saw Kevin Pollak, it was mentioned that he has an online chat show. You can find it here; http://www.youtube.com/user/kevinpollakschatshow I watched an episode last night with Jon Favreau, whom I … Continue reading →

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This Is Who I Am

Posted on May 6, 2013 by bridgetstraub

My stomach is in knots and I don’t know if that’s just stress over our current financial situation, or if it’s because we are on the cusp of a huge shift. I feel as though it’s the latter, but then … Continue reading →

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Screenings

Posted on May 2, 2013 by bridgetstraub

We were invited to a screening of the new Tyler Perry film, Peeples, last night at Lionsgate, thanks to my daughter’s school. It was in Santa Monica so we gave ourselves plenty of time to deal with rush hour traffic. … Continue reading →

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