Category Archives: heart

Leeding With My Heart

Posted on June 12, 2025 by janieleeds

Ok before you think I can’t spell, my last name is Leeds…get it? Leeding (instead of Leading) with my heart….giggle giggle….a silly play on words… I wear my heart on my sleeve. The ex-narcissist used to say he could read … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on July 30, 2023 by janieleeds

I’m living a few towns over from where I grew up and lately, I’ve been invited out and have been going. It’s been fun to reconnect with friends from long ago. But…we took a photo yesterday, a bunch of us, … Continue reading →

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Starting Over

Posted on August 21, 2022 by janieleeds

I’ve started over many times. Heck everyday is a new start, isn’t it? So what’s different about how I’m feeling today? Well, I’m decluttering the house. There’s nobody home so it’s just me and I’m on my own schedule. Eating … Continue reading →

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8 Weeks Since OHS

Posted on August 13, 2022 by janieleeds

It’s been 8 long weeks since open heart surgery. Time flies when you’re not motivated to do anything and the days just seem to slip by without you being aware of them. At least that’s been my experience. I’ve not … Continue reading →

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I Dropped Off

Posted on July 10, 2022 by janieleeds

I feel like I’ve been dropped off the face of the earth. As tired as I am from the surgery and subsequent painful healing, I don’t feel like myself anymore. I’m in this weird transition phase (for lack of a … Continue reading →

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I’m Back!

Posted on June 24, 2022 by janieleeds

Hi my friends! It’s been awhile…all is quiet right now and it’s early morning here at Chez Leeds. I’ve been through the proverbial wringer, but happy to report I’m still on this side of the daisies. Boy am I playing … Continue reading →

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Nothing Left Unsaid

Posted on June 5, 2022 by janieleeds

I have loved my first boyfriend for years, decades even if I’m honest. He was my first kiss and while we could never really be on the same page at the same time (couldn’t live with him, couldn’t live without … Continue reading →

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Saturday Ponderings

Posted on June 4, 2022 by janieleeds

I’m trying to make up lists for the kids and for anyone who may be here after I get out of the hospital. Making a calendar of when garbage goes out, recycling, and daily chores that I do has been … Continue reading →

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Microblading

Posted on May 27, 2022 by janieleeds

As a woman of a certain age, and maybe you’ve noticed this too, my eyebrows have thinned along with the hair on my head. However, strangely enough, occasionally I find a sprout of coarse hair on my chinny chin chin…ugh. … Continue reading →

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