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I came home for lunch yesterday for a Skype meeting (more on that later, but it was AWESOME) and after the meeting was over I left to go back to work. Or so I thought. I got in the car and vroo…nothing. vrooo…nothing. vrooooo….NOTHING. UGH! After calling my step-dad to come over and jumpstart me,
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Second week of January. Typically “resolutions” wax and wane about 3-4 wks in and by mid-February the gym is back to its regular clientele. Since adopting the “GOAL” method rather than resolutions, my mental outlook is far less stressed and overwhelmed. I don’t feel the need to do it all at once, but rather slowly
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For the past two weeks we’ve had an influx of cats in the neighborhood. We have SEVERAL neighbors who have outside cats and with some new neighbors they apparently brought new cats. great. Did I mention I’m not a cat person? After college, my roommate had two cats and they were pretty cool. Just did
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I love the crock pot. Especially when it’s chilly outside. Especially since we both work full-time. Especially when you want dinner RIGHT when you get home! Turkey taco chili: 1 pound ground turkey 1 package Taco seasoning 1 can Rotel tomatoes 2 cans Chili beans 2 cans Red Kidney beans 1 can Black beans (‘cuz
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In a recent post of mine, I outlined a set of resolutions goals that I want to focus on for this coming year. After reading my friend’s post on GOALS, I loved that term and along with the original blog I read HERE on how to successfully manage and keep resolutions goals, I have begun
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After Christmas and before New Year’s the planets were in perfect alignment and I was able to spend an evening with my very dear friend, A and her 6 children (and my 2 girls). Short version: my hubby was working. my boys were with my sister and her family and I was on my
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As we wind down Christmas and our tree accelerates the dropping of the needles daily as ornaments desperately cling to crunchy branches, my mind turns to the coming of the new year. While I’m not big on making/keeping “Resolutions”, I DO always seem to become reflective on things I’d like to improve upon in the
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Because nothing says Christmas Eve like taking the kayak for a spin, right? We are borrowing my friend’s kayak for a while (she hasn’t used it and we have a nice little home with some use from time to time for it, so it’s win-win for all of us) and after a month or so,
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— 1 — It’s Friday, the end of a long week and the last day of work before I have a week of STAYCATION enjoying Christmas break with the kids, hubby and my sister and nephews…(Bro-in-law has to work—boooooo hissss)! — 2 — We had our parish priest over for dinner this week. We let
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As your life is likely as busy as ours this time of year, I’m sure you are familiar with the reality of things not always working out as expected. It’s life. The planets are NOT all aligned for every event to occur without a hitch and if one can’t practice some flexibility in life then
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Trekking through life: Faith, family, friends and a whole lot of coffee!
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