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Bucket List Artist’s Date: Cherry Blossoms at the University of WA
My bucket list is relatively short. For years, I have wanted to see the cherry blossoms at the University of Washington (UW). Monday was a rare day of sunshine and warm weather in Seattle. I hope my...
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What’s Your Love Language?
It’s Spring. Love is in the air. Oprah’s Lifeclass with Dr. Gary Chapman is on OWN. We all have a love language, and we feel loved when the people in our lives speak our love language: Words of...
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PTSD Antidote: Dr. Teal’s Epsom Salts & Bubble Bath
Who knew? I’ve been in PTSD hell since last June due to never-ending bureaucratic bullshit that should never, ever happen. But, it does. Thank you, Julie Owens Hopefully, this ended on Monday,...
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Bravo: Jennifer Hopper & the Angel Band Project
Jennifer Hopper I got to survive so I was gonna live an extraordinary life, and you can’t live an extraordinary life when you’re angry. – Jennifer Hopper April 26 is always a rugged day for me. This...
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Funny Paper Fav
Edmonds, WA dog beach How does the ocean say “Hello?” It waves.Filed under: Joy Tagged: abuse recovery, humor, riddle, self-care, Therapy
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Artists’ Date with Kit Gruelle in West Seattle
Anne Caroline Drake and Seattle’s skyline It’s been a long damned time since I’ve been on an Artist’s Date, and I want to thank Kit Gruelle tremendously for joining me for a much-needed afternoon of...
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Happy International Women’s Day!
Amelia Boynton Robinson, Civil Rights Activist Get the heck off of my shoulders and get to work! – Amelia Boynton Robinson Today is the 50th anniversary of the Selma March. Amelia Boynton Robinson is...
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Big Bad Wolves
Ladies, when the big bad wolf comes knock, knock, knocking at your door, don’t open it. Don’t invite him into your home. Don’t make him dinner. Don’t have sex with him. Don’t marry him. Don’t...
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Book Review: My Father’s Wives
Mike Greenberg, ESPN What sort of man divorces five women? – Mike Greenberg, My Father’s Wives Sen. Percival Sweetwater III walked out on his son Jonathan’s ninth birthday and never returned. Shortly...
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Celebrating 600K Visitors: Urban Photo Safari
To thank all 600,000 of you from around the world who have visited Navigating Uncharted Waters, I want to celebrate by sharing photos from my urban safari last week. My adventure began with a quest...
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Recipe: Blackberry Sauce
Blackberry Sauce Folks who know me personally are well-aware that I’m the quintessential quick and dirty gourmet. I’m not even remotely interested in spending hours in the kitchen to produce a meal....
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Recipe: Cranberry-Blackberry Christmas Tart
Berry medley Have you ever tasted something that made you swoon with delight? Janie Hibler brought this sinfully delicious tart to the Oregon Women for WineSense Christmas party on December 2, 1993,...
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Book Review: Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?
Bad day? Bad week? Bad month? Bad summer? Bad life? Laughter truly is the best medicine, and I prescribe Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat? by the dynamite mother-daughter duo Lisa Scottoline and...
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Book Review: Starlight on Willow Lake by Susan Wiggs
Nick and Lou Klist Susan Wiggs was blessed with great parents: Nick and Lou Klist. Starlight on Willow Lake is dedicated to them, and the book is infused with their unconditional love and wisdom on...
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11-11: Single’s Day!
V-Day 2012 It’s Single’s Day! Celebrate your single self! Single’s Day is a Chinese import I like. It is like Valentine’s Day for single people. It is a day to celebrate the fact that Mr. Really Wrong...
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Happy New Year!
This year I was determined to be home for the holidays for the first time since I started my blog in 2009. With a little help from my friends, I was able to finish the display of my D56 Christmas...
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Book Review: Brave Enough
Cheryl Strayed Desperation is unsustainable. – Cheryl Strayed, Brave Enough Cheryl Strayed is an abuse survivor akin to Grandma Gatewood. Her hike of the Pacific Coast Trail was featured in the book...
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Celebrating Navigating Uncharted Waters’ 7th Anniversary
Anne Caroline Drake at Little Whale Cove, OR, 1992 Happy V-Day, y’all! How did you celebrate? Shannon Wilson and I went on a whirlwind two-day bucket list trip to the Oregon coast. My love for the...
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Book Review: Family Tree by Susan Wiggs
Susan Wiggs has kicked it up another notch with Family Tree. We’ve all had those key moments when our lives hit the reset button. Dreams are shattered. Plans go off the rails. Our strength of...
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PTSD Therapy: Bubbles, Tiny Bubbles
This week sucked. It’s 90 degrees in Seattle. I’ve been in PTSD hell since April 20, and I fired the third therapist in a row who doesn’t have a fucking clue how to treat somebody with Complex PTSD....
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