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Elise Seyfried
Jumbled Up

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

It’s still early October, and I’m already sick of pumpkin spice. There, I said it. Before you...
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Leaders of the Band

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Conductors used to puzzle me. How necessary were they? The instrumentalists or singers knew their...
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The Best Time

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I never used to give much thought about when I should do things, send things and go places. Oh sure...
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Feedback

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I’m lousy at giving feedback (not so super at receiving feedback either). In my desire to never,...
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Checking Expiration Dates

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I'm a constant checker of food and medicine expiration dates. Even though I’ve read that, in many...
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Tipping the Scales

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

This summer I broke a 20 year habit, namely, my church career. You see, even down at the shore, I’d...
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Child Prodigy

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I don’t remember explaining entire made-up worlds to my mother and father. I was not a fantasy book...
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In the Bardo

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I am writing this in Texas, at the Houston airport. It’s currently 4:45 AM. In typical me fashion,...
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Mother Guilt

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I’m a DES Daughter. I’m a member of a club no one is clamoring to join: those of us whose mothers...
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40 Years of The Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Thursday night marked 40 years since Steve and I opened the Rehoboth Summer Children’s Theatre. We...
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Poetry in Motion

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Don’t know about you, but I’ve been waiting for the Webb telescope all my life. And the photos did...
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Moments of Truth

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Took a COVID test recently, one of several I’ve taken since I was exposed to the virus. To my...
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Stick-to-it-iveness

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

We received a wedding invitation in the mail the other day. Included in the attractive nuptial...
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Taking a (Mental) Shortcut

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I’m all for shortcuts! Whether it’s finding a quicker way to the mall, or streamlining a recipe, if...
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Overlapping

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

As I write this, I am mere hours away from a new “acting” gig (oh joy!) For the past few years,...
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Pretty Is As Pretty Does

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I’ve been wondering lately, why some creatures (great/small) elicit “aawwws!” and others “eewwws...
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Cool Kid

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I was never one of the cool kids growing up. I know, shocker. That’s OK. I’ve (almost) gotten over...
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Degrees of Difficulty

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Steve and I are marking my recent retirement from church with a short getaway to Ithaca, NY. Ithaca...
Elise Seyfried
On Thin Ice

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

Bet you thought this was going to be a climate change post! Fooled ya! While I do indeed fret about...
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No Excuses

Elise Seyfried

2 years ago

I am the Justification Queen. While I admit I accomplish a decent amount, I have ever-ready excuses...