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What Day Is It Again?

What day is it again? I've asked myself this more than once over the last two weeks!  But, it's back to reality around our home.  The holidays were filled with lots of good food and vegging out.  Hubby was able to take almost two weeks off View Post

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Making Goals and Plans For The New Year

I've been busy making goals and plans for the new year.  Honestly, I didn't think I had any goals left to set to set since leaving my job.  I've suddenly been hit with a lot of inspiration, and even though life looks a bit different in some ways now, View Post

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Happy New Year!

  Wishing you lots of joy, peace, love, health, healing, fun times, and every good thing you need for the new year ahead.  Happy New Year!  Thank you so much for stopping in to read my blog.  I appreciate you for taking the time to read View Post

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Closing Out 2022

Can you believe today is the day we are closing out 2022?  This year seems to have flown by—lots of changes, highs and lows, and making life adjustments.   But isn't that just about what happens every year? Closing Out 2022 We've spent the week View Post

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What I Bought During the After-Christmas Sales

Today I'm sharing what I bought during the after-Christmas sales. I love receiving gift cards during the holidays, and I also love to check out all of the after-Christmas sales to see what I can find and just how far I can stretch each gift card.  View Post

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The Day After Christmas

Well, it's the day after Christmas, and we have successfully pulled off another one!  It's been a quiet day at home.  We are all super tired from the festivities and just taking it easy today.  I wanted to share a few pictures to document it on the View Post

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Holiday Hustle & Bustle

Whew!  I don't know about y'all, but the holiday hustle & bustle is catching up to me!  We had to make quite a few trips out to do Christmas shopping and grocery shopping this past weekend, with a lunch date thrown in there for good measure!  By View Post

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Finding Peace in the Holiday Frenzy

Beep Beep!  All aboard the struggle bus!  That's the type of week and a half it's been for me, but I think I am maybe...hopefully...emerging out of this.  I always get a little bit of the holiday blues each year.  It finally kicked in last week.  View Post

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