Looking Back and Looking Ahead

This year has finished up well. I really do feel that way. Although I have not accomplished everything that I set out to accomplish, I have done some great things; and I have grown a lot. The thing about life is that you are either progressing or falling behind. There really is no such thing…

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Setting the Stage for the New Year

This past week has turned into a rather unintentional series of events that will set the stage for the entire year. I am fully aware that there are amazing opportunities that lie ahead, awaiting me to discover them. It is my responsibility to go after them. In setting out to be more purposeful with all…

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Looking Forward to a Rainy Weekend

Other than a couple of days of really nice weather, there was really nothing remarkable about this last week. I have been working on building my calendar, and plugging away at my aromatherapy certification. For once, I had a week that was uneventful. Thursday, I attended a National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) chapter meeting…

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If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say, Don’t Say Anything

As January wears on, I find that my energy for getting things accomplished waxes and wanes. Last week, I had some minor successes at organizing, and following up on emails and whatnot. The weather has been alternately really nice and just enough not so nice to be frustrating. Trying to get things done requires daily…

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Practicing Finding the Bright Side

This week has been incredibly long. I have been working on a project at my day job, which has not been going well. I ended up staying late at work almost every day this week. I am installing equipment underneath a counter, where there is little room. I literally have to crawl part way into…

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Spring Fever Has Hit Hard

It started last week. The unusually warm weather prompted me to get outside, and ultimately go for a stroll around the yard. We have had a relatively dry winter so far, and with the temperatures sometimes getting into the 80s, I was concerned about our plants. What I discovered is that the fruit trees look…

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Spring is Already Here

I got half of last week’s post written but the good weather kept me from finishing. Even though it was a holiday weekend, I didn’t get everything done that I wanted to. The weather was extremely cooperative, despite the rather high chance of rain on Sunday. The unseasonably warm temperatures have nature and humans, both…

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The Struggle is Real

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine asked me my opinion about CBD Hemp oil. I had to admit that I really didn’t know anything about medical marijuana or its constituents. I told her that I would look into it, and if I found it to be an interesting topic that I would write…

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Getting Out of Neutral and Back into Gear

This past week has been a little strange. My daughter’s Corgi, Sadie, had surgery for bladder stones on March 2nd. I have been caring for her since my daughter lives on the 3rd floor of an apartment. Sadie’s discharge instructions from the vet were to keep her in a kennel, unless under direct supervision, for…

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Just When I Thought I Was Ahead

I really enjoyed the mild winter. Spring has definitely come early. We didn’t even have the customary last hard freeze in early March. Eighty degree temperatures in January, and 90 degree temperatures in March have really messed with everyone’s brain. While the animals’ biological cycles are driven by the length of the daylight, plants and…

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