It’s all about me
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My husband participates in three, yes, three, Fantasy Football Leagues. This was a particularly good year for him. He placed second in one league and won the other two– including a big win the weekend before last. His final league goes two weeks beyond the other two, which extends football season for us considering the Bears are always out by…
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Twelve by Twelve has become a pretty popular way to reference things– especially in the new year. Twelve months, one goal a month, twelve goals met. I’ve seen it used by publishers whose goal is to publish twelve great books a year. I’ve seen it referenced in a blog about dieting– less specific, you make your…
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Most Mondays I come to the computer with some sort of idea for my blog. Some Mondays I have so many potential subjects that I have trouble deciding. Then there are the Mondays like this one… I got nothin’. As an author and artist, I am ALWAYS facing a blank page or canvas. It’s not…
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Last year was a cruel beast. Again. Two beasts in a row! But today, this very moment, I choose to make everything new. Right now. Clean slate. All the feel-bad that clung to my aura clouding the light, clogging my thoughts and cluttering my mind– it’s gone. Because I choose to lose it. I can’t keep being angry, frustrated and…
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I had a brilliant idea this morning– I wanted to animate my “year in review”! Scrolling credits! How cool would that be?! Please note, I have never done anything like this before and the morning of the blog deadline was probably not the best time to tackle it… I got exactly 78 frames into my potential…
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Yep, that’s what I thought. It’s been a rough year for us, too. I feel like a broken record, seeing as I said almost exactly the same thing last year. Between health, finances and our future– well, it’s been a really long year, lots to deal with, much hanging over our heads– and I’m exhausted. We’re not…
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It is officially that time of year when I check out. Or would that be check in? No more driving all over the place, running errands, taking meetings, doing lunches. Not off the grid, just off the roads. I work hard to do my share most of the year, stockpiling you might say. Collecting hugs and smiles,…
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Dave and I listen to audio books. We both spend a lot of time in our cars and we enjoy “reading,” sometimes swapping, always discussing. He prefers action stuff like Clive Cussler and Douglas Preston. I like pretty much anything. I thought. For our recent road trip to the Furniture Mart in North Carolina, he…
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The last Monday in October has me planning for a hectic November. In addition to Book Club, Card Club and Prompt Club, there are holidays on the horizon… 13 days until BB’s baptism, 22 days until Zach’s birthday, 30 days until Thanksgiving, 35 days until Nicole’s birthday, (wasn’t that convenient of me to have both my…
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It’s hard to be a Bears fan. (It occurred to me to just stop there. That would be my entire Monday blog. I mean, really, what more is there to say?) But no—I shall blog on! I hope you’ll “bear” with me as I toss out a crazy idea that just might keep folks on…
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