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Gift Giving Organization
I don’t know about you but gift-giving season pushes me to my limits. I am not nearly as organized enough, and it drives me crazy. I thought we were doing so much better this year. We had almost everything bought… Continue reading
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When Things Don’t Go as Planned
Inspiration Driving my middle to school the other day the sun was doing this amazing thing in the sky. With the clouds the way they were it was almost like there was a second, smaller, sun underneath it. And it… Continue reading
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Hiking
As a mountain girl, I love spending time in nature. That means that my favorite form of exercise is hiking. Light hiking. Even though I am a Colorado native, you will not find me climbing fourteeners. Not that I wouldn’t,… Continue reading
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Curious Minds Want to Know
Advent calendars help us not only keep track of the passing days but maintain our focus on the joyous day that is Christmas. We usually do the cheap ones with chocolate for the kids. Really, it is just part of… Continue reading
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Grief 16 Years Later
What is grief Grief is universal. People often describe grief as passing through 5 or 7 stages. The 5 stages are denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The 7 stages elaborate on these and aim to address the complexities of… Continue reading
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What is My Favorite Cartoon?
Does anyone remember the Snorks? The Snorks are a race of small, colorful anthropomorphic sea creatures that live happily in the undersea world of Snorkland. I loved these guys. I can’t tell you who. I just know that this show is what… Continue reading
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Procrastination or Putting Myself First
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Procrastination Even sitting here at the computer, I am procrastinating writing this entry. I am overthinking what I should say to make y’all care. I am hoping I… Continue reading
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Freelance Writing
Freelance Writing My husband got laid off back in September. He is having surgery in just a couple of weeks. We were lucky to have gotten a pretty decent severance package that should have lasted us through his recovery time.… Continue reading
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Small Business Saturday
Today is a shopping day dedicated to helping small businesses thrive. Even those MLM businesses are run by people trying to support themselves, and their families. So, get out there and buy some, or all, of your gifts from some… Continue reading
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Midday Peacock
When I was younger I was absolutely a night owl. It didn’t matter what time I had to be up in the morning, I was up and going until late night, or more accurately, early morning. Even after having my… Continue reading
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