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Tattered Cape
Some weeks you set your goals, line up your tools, and start just knocking things out. Each day brings its own accomplishment and leads...
Stephanie Tobola
Oct 22, 20243 min read
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Broken Things
There is a tendency to discard the broken things. We set them on a shelf to be fixed at another time. Then little by little time ticks...
Stephanie Tobola
Oct 10, 20241 min read
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Selfish Father
When I was in high school, I had an issue with my left knee and was sent to physical therapy to work on strengthening the muscles. During...
Stephanie Tobola
Oct 8, 20243 min read
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They Weren't Blind
This morning, I was doing some content creation for Facebook and Instagram and came up with this gem. While creating this post I found...
Stephanie Tobola
Oct 4, 20243 min read
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Motivation is cute....
It seems a lot of my ideas are sparked by conversations lately. Over the weekend I had a conversation with a friend of mine who has been...
Stephanie Tobola
Oct 2, 20243 min read
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Do you love me?
Have you ever had someone in your life who constantly says, 'I love you'? My mom is like this. I try not to get frustrated, but then...
Stephanie Tobola
Sep 25, 20242 min read
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A daughter's RAGE
Recently, I had the opportunity to speak with some people about my book. During the course of the conversation a comment stuck in my...
Stephanie Tobola
Sep 17, 20242 min read
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What am I afraid of?
I have worked so hard to pull myself up and build a life I can be proud of. I dreamed of sharing my story as a way of spreading hope and...
Stephanie Tobola
Sep 12, 20243 min read
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I miss you
Funny it's just three little words eight total letters letting go, I swear at the time seemed smart now I know better Words unspoken they...
Stephanie Tobola
Sep 10, 20241 min read
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Bathtub Breakdown
Make up hides the tired in my eyes My hair is curled to complete the lie It's all alright. I'm alright. Yes, I am fine. I can give 40...
Stephanie Tobola
Aug 23, 20242 min read
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The Full Story
Something has been niggling at me. To be honest this niggling thing has been irritating me off and on for the past several months. I saw...
Stephanie Tobola
Jul 28, 20243 min read
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Reparenting
Having the start of my life be so rough combined with me having to be a parent for so many of my formative years left teenage me with a...
Stephanie Tobola
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Helloooo lovely readers. I know, I know, I didn't write. I didn't call. I just left you without anything to read wondering what happened....
Stephanie Tobola
Jul 8, 20242 min read
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Self-Awareness is a Beautiful Thing
I don't know about you, but I have certain things that really bug me. For example, people who eat food out of bags that crinkle while I...
Stephanie Tobola
Jun 26, 20242 min read
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Published
Friends, the rollercoaster of emotions I have felt over the last seventy-two hours has been such an intense ride. Saturday June 15, 2024,...
Stephanie Tobola
Jun 20, 20242 min read
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Supporting Cast
Anticipating and filling the needs of the people I love in my life is something that comes naturally to me. Well maybe it didn't come...
Stephanie Tobola
Jun 14, 20244 min read
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Waves of Emotion
Writing Ketchup Sandwiches was filled with many challenges. Perhaps the biggest challenge was navigating the ever-changing emotional...
Stephanie Tobola
Jun 12, 20243 min read
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The Process: Part Two
September 2021: July and August were filled with several heated and repetitive conversations. I spent a lot of time making laps around...
Stephanie Tobola
Jun 10, 20244 min read
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The Process: Part One
So, I woke up one morning and decided I was perfectly healed from all my past trauma. Then I decided to share all of my perfection with...
Stephanie Tobola
Jun 5, 20244 min read
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What's the Point?
Hello lovely readers and thank you for being here. If you are here, then you already know I am publishing a book entitled Ketchup...
Stephanie Tobola
Jun 1, 20243 min read
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