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Sidelined Again With the Flu

I cannot believe after dealing with pneumonia just a few short weeks ago that I am sidelined again with the flu!  My throat felt scratchy Saturday and I was just really tired on Sunday, but I managed to rally and make it to work Monday.  My head was View Post

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I Want To Be a Housewife When I Grow Up

I know I mentioned it yesterday, but I am so anxious for Spring Break to get here.  I'm excited about decluttering the house and doing some deep cleaning.  I just feel so much better when everything is in order.  That might sound crazy to some View Post

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Hello Weekend!

Ahhh.  It's finally Saturday!  I so look forward to the weekend.  I'm a quiet type of person and it doesn't bother me in the least to have lots of quiet and alone time.  I'm around so many people every working day, so I tend to hole up in my house View Post

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New Bed, New Curtains, and The Quest for Non-Toxic Products

In my last post, I talked about how I'm trying to make better choices when it comes to personal and beauty products.  I've discovered more great websites and podcasts to help me on this journey.  I've even started to branch out into the cleaning View Post

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How Life Has Changed in A Decade for Me

With the new decade here, I thought it would be fun to look back on how life has changed in a decade for me and my blog.  Ten years doesn't seem like so long in the grand scheme of life.  However, things sure do change quite a bit in a short amount View Post

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When You Don’t Feel Like Doing ANYTHING…What Do You Do?

When you don't feel like doing anything, what do you do? I've had one of those weeks.  More like one of those months, really.  I feel like I put forth a good faith effort with my blog and Ebay in January.  I saw little return, but I felt View Post

How self care can make you feel so much better.

Why Self Care is So Important to Your Well-Being

Self care has always been such a funny word to me. I always thought it implied laziness and selfishness. I'd read articles from women who took long weekends away alone to regroup . It always seemed indulgent and selfish.  I've been through quite a View Post

I Let Facebook Ruin Mother’s Day for Me

I thought I was above letting social media “get” to me, but I let Facebook ruin Mother’s Day for me this year.  I’ve been Facebooking for years, tweeting for just as long, and have always embraced the social media I used as a way of staying View Post

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