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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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Happy Thanksgiving
To those of you who celebrate, I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. I would be nowhere without my husband, kids, and friends that are family. I couldn’t be more grateful to have them in my life! Thanksgiving is a day… Continue reading
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What Books Brought You Joy
Reading is one of my biggest joys in life. I like being transported to other worlds. I read about 500 books a year. All, or most of them, are in the romance genre because HEAs are my jam. I thought… Continue reading
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