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Love. #selfie
I am loving this week’s Love Your Selfie series on Today. However, this morning’s segment on teens really hit home. It hit me because 1) I struggled with self image so hard when I was a teen, and 2) My...
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Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day. Some call it a Hallmark Holiday. Some moms make a huge deal out of it, while for others, its just another day. Personally, I’d like to think that I am somewhere in a happy-medium middle....
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RCI | My Dream Vacation
Who doesn’t love a good vacation? But did you know that even the vacation planning process alone boosts happiness? Just the anticipation of a vacation boosts happiness for eight weeks. That’s right!...
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Surviving those family summer road trips
Whenever we have the time, our family loves to squeeze a vacation in. And while we prefer to fly, given that there are 5 of us and we travel several times a year, we often take a road trip. In the...
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yard work
yard work weed whacking the front porch playing truth or nair grooming the hair-apparent Call it what you will or ignore the elephant in the room (or the raw chicken. omg!), but any woman who puts on a...
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the weekend at a glimpse
This weekend was the opening weekend for our town’s seasonal farmer’s market. My crew was ready and willing to head out with me at 8am when I promised them fresh apple cider donuts from one of the...
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Moderation vs. Deprivation
Let’s talk about these 2 little words: cheat bad I posted this photo in my IG feed a week ago I had gone out for ice cream at a local creamery with my kids. And ohmygod…this was seriously the best ice...
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summertime…and the living is easy
We recently returned from a little 5 day stint in some part of Michigan (what part, I do not exactly know. Mid-Eastern to North-Eastern, perhaps?) I call this ‘smoke on the water’. I am witty. Buck the...
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recognizing success
Recently, my husband officially became a partner at the firm he works for after 10 years of working there. And by officially, I mean that we had to take out a loan larger than our mortgage to do this,...
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Addiction
I am the sibling of an addict. And while it is not my place to tell his story, I have my own story to tell. It is something I think about every day. Several times a day. It is tiring, absolutely...
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My health journey
At the start of the year, I set my one word as restore, with health and strength being two of the things I needed to restore to my life. I’ve never been one to seriously stick to resolutions. But this...
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F O U R T E E N
Its hard to believe that 14 years have passed since my husband and I stood in front of our family and friends and said our vows. When we met with the non-denominational minister who would marry us, I...
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If you had to choose…
This morning when I went to take the dog to the park, my car doors were frozen shut. Not only that, but it was 23, with a windchill of 14. On November 12. This is utterly ridiculous, people. I am...
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How to throw a classy bachelorette party
Recently, one of my very best friends got engaged. Even though its her second marriage, didn’t give me any less reason to celebrate her. She found her soulmate and is blissfully happy. However, I knew...
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2014 | what worked, what I’d like to work on.
Happy 2015!! I can’t believe it is already a week into the new year. 2014 was mostly a good year for me, with a few surprises thrown in. Reading Recently, I read these What Worked For Me posts at For...
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Insta-Friday, Valentines Edition
Its been a long time since I’ve participated in one of these. But what the hey… I got my hair cut. I am still in the growing-out-pixie phase, so I have some layers that are a little weird. I took in a...
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Monday musings
Good morning and hello Monday!! Here’s a great thought to start your week This weekend, my husband casually mentioned that he’s finally ready to start taking on home projects again. Mainly finishing up...
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Changes in latitude
Key West. Close to perfect, far from normal. Key Weird. Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes. Key West- where a chicken can cross the road and his/her motive will not be questioned. All these and...
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The Scare.
The dreaded breast cancer scare. Everyone knows someone it has happened to, and no one wants it to happen to them. Mine happened back in late fall. In late September, I went in, whistling, for my 2nd...
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Vacation
Last week we went to the gulf coast of Southern Florida for Spring Break. Like all vacations, it went by way too fast and was all sorts of wonderful. Vacation always recharges my batteries. Especially...
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