It’s all about You
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Do you hear that phrase a lot? I hear it all the time. I say it all the time. The problem is I’m not hungry at breakfast time so if I eat breakfast I’m still hungry for lunch. The problem is I have no self-discipline. I need external deadlines. The problem is I’m always buying…
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I follow a blog called Southern Roots and Northern Blossoms by my friend Shannon Anderson. She is a wonderful writer and blogger. (I copied that line directly from her blog about Jodie Llewellyn, but hey, it’s true!) Shannon saw a post on Jodie’s blog that Jodie originally saw on a blog called Brin’s The Book Blogger Test.…
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I didn’t used to hate garage sales. When I was a kid, my stepmom had a porch sale every weekend until she was reported and had to shut down. A shame, really, since she had a steady stream of customers. And smart since you always find the stuff you meant to sell after the sale.…
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The moments may be all about perspective– time flies when you’re having fun and all that. Two minutes on a tread mill is equivalent to about two hours of Bunco, right? But the days– they pass quickly regardless. It always seems like we’re on the other side of our days. Outside of the moment, in yesterday or tomorrow,…
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You may have to read the title a couple of times before you realize it’s an autocorrected text from my daughter the night of her first prenatal class. Then you get it. At 33 weeks, after monthly appointments, a handful of ultrasounds, the painting of the nursery, a shower with adorable tiny clothes and too…
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Have you ever read a story that you found so touching you were dying to share? Now, by “touching,” I mean a story that touched you in an immediate way—heartwarming… or… horrifying. One that tweaked your last nerve? Or your funny bone? Moved you to tears… or pissed you off? Curled your toes beneath the…
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Multitasking has become the bane of the new millennium. It’s a curse to keep up. Job security, that’s for sure, since we never actually get anything completed there will always be work to do. Maybe that’s just me? In all fairness, “multitasking” was a thing long before it was a thing. But back then (pick…
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I don’t mean for my blog to become a travelogue of my weekend escapades, but I’m doing such cool stuff, I want to share! Friday, April 11, I attended the Spring Art Scene in downtown Rockford. They could not have requested a better day had that option been available. The weather cooperated with mild temps…
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This winter must be stopped. I know I live in NORTHern Illinois. I know it’s technically still winter. I know that Spring, lovely lovely Spring, does not officially arrive for three more weeks. I know. But none of that knowledge changes the fact that I am so… over… winter. *sigh* I can only imagine that…
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I have a dirty little secret. I’m a closet cleaner. Not that I have closet cleaning compulsions, the hangers aren’t arranged at 33 degree angles and nothing is color coordinated. No, that’s just how I clean. I have the best of intentions when I begin. I gather my “mess” and begin distributing it. Everything in…
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