The Monochrome Memoirs https://monochromememoirs.com/ A Colorless Journey Through Life Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:22:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/monochromememoirs.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-MM-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 The Monochrome Memoirs https://monochromememoirs.com/ 32 32 222160636 Remembering Max, The Best Pup Ever https://monochromememoirs.com/remembering-max/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=remembering-max https://monochromememoirs.com/remembering-max/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2024 17:10:50 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=3749 I know pets don't live as long as us, but 15 years flew by... it wasn't long enough.

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/remembering-max/feed/ 2 3749 The Complexities of a Lazy Day https://monochromememoirs.com/lazy-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lazy-day https://monochromememoirs.com/lazy-day/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:49:07 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=3693 How do I feel after a day of doing nothing? It’s not a simple answer.

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/lazy-day/feed/ 0 3693 Unwrapping the Joys and Jitters of Christmas https://monochromememoirs.com/unwrapping-christmas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unwrapping-christmas https://monochromememoirs.com/unwrapping-christmas/#respond Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:14:33 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=3607 I don’t haul out the Christmas tree and decorations on November 1st, but I start getting excited about Christmas as soon as Halloween is over.

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/unwrapping-christmas/feed/ 0 3607 Thanksgiving Anxiety: The Stress I Secretly Love https://monochromememoirs.com/thanksgiving-anxiety/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=thanksgiving-anxiety https://monochromememoirs.com/thanksgiving-anxiety/#respond Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:29:21 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=3513 I don't feel obligated to cook for Thanksgiving - it's more of a compulsion...

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/thanksgiving-anxiety/feed/ 0 3513 Longing for the 1980s: My Childhood Nostalgia List https://monochromememoirs.com/childhood-nostalgia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=childhood-nostalgia https://monochromememoirs.com/childhood-nostalgia/#comments Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:37:09 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=3223 The older I get, the more I long for the days of my childhood. I wish my own kids could grow up in the world that I grew up in.

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/childhood-nostalgia/feed/ 1 3223 Midlife Roller Coaster: Dreams, Doubts, and What-Ifs https://monochromememoirs.com/midlife-roller-coaster/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=midlife-roller-coaster https://monochromememoirs.com/midlife-roller-coaster/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:04:55 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=3115 I don't like stepping outside my comfort-zone. The unknown scares me. Yet, there's this part inside me that wants to be a risk-taker.

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/midlife-roller-coaster/feed/ 0 3115 Battling the Scattered Mind https://monochromememoirs.com/scattered-mind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scattered-mind https://monochromememoirs.com/scattered-mind/#respond Thu, 05 Oct 2023 18:29:09 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=3002 How do you focus on one thing when your brain is going in a million directions?

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/scattered-mind/feed/ 0 3002 The Paralysis of Self-Doubt https://monochromememoirs.com/self-doubt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=self-doubt https://monochromememoirs.com/self-doubt/#respond Thu, 14 Sep 2023 18:55:49 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=2780 Nothing holds me back more than my own self-doubt. Where does it stem from?

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/self-doubt/feed/ 0 2780 Navigating Career Crossroads https://monochromememoirs.com/career-crossroads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=career-crossroads https://monochromememoirs.com/career-crossroads/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:44:04 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=2665 A better title might have been 'Lost at Sea After Leaving My Job' or something clever along those lines.

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]]> https://monochromememoirs.com/career-crossroads/feed/ 0 2665 After I’m Gone, Please Keep it Real https://monochromememoirs.com/keep-it-real/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keep-it-real https://monochromememoirs.com/keep-it-real/#comments Tue, 05 Sep 2023 22:01:23 +0000 https://monochromememoirs.com/?p=2506 Do most people worry about how they'll be remembered once they're gone, or is it just me?

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