R & R TIP #21: RECOVER from your workWe tend to think of our days as sun rise to sun rise. In other words, we rise, we work, and then we end the day in rest. We rest to recover from our work… with whatever time is left [...]
R & R for Sunday, October 31st, 2010
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, October 31, 2010
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SOMETHING THAT HITS CLOSE TO HOME FOR ME, but remember we will all be old one day so this is something we should ALL help fix...
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 29, 2010
STOP ELDER ABUSE & GUARDIANSHIP ABUSE - PETITION TO OUR LEADERSIt's no surprise to any of you what Martha and I are going through with caring for aging and sick family. At some point we will all be old, personally [...]
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Frugal Fridays With Jen- Slow Cooker Meals
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 28, 2010
We have been doing pretty well with not eating out. I've been planning meals, planning for tired evenings with quick go-to meals (eggs and toast anyone?), and using my slow cooker.It's an especially attractive option now [...]
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Thursdays With Linda: Halloween!!
Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Halloween weekend is finally upon us!!Anyone planning on attending anything scary this weekend…We plan on watching some scary movies… Trick or Treat, Jeepers Creepers, Sleepy Hollow… Son2 putting the final touches on his [...]
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Thankless Jobs
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Today, I wanted to vent about Thankless Jobs, and overcoming deep seated dread and procrastination to tackle these much despised chores, whatever they might be! The thankless job I finally tackled this week was cleaning [...]
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Tuesdays With Kris: Chicken and a Surprise!
Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 25, 2010
I'll give you the surprise first, I'm eating Chicken. BUCAHH!!!I've been feeling awful on my vegetarian menu lately. Bloated, always hungry, puffy and blegh! Oh, and about 15 pounds heavier. I know becoming a vegetarian [...]
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Motivation Monday - Being prepared for difficult times
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I know I have been dwelling on the subject of aging and having things in order this month due to my own situation with my mother. It's what I'm living right now, and I hope some of the things I have discussed lately will be helpful to others to be [...]
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R & R for Sunday, October 24th, 2010
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, October 24, 2010
R & R Tip # 20: Relationships are paramount to personal fulfillment. Be sure to set some time aside each week to rediscover the people that mean most to you. Be alone with that person, talk, enjoy your time together and RENEW your relationship.Not [...]
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Something we should all remember...
Posted by Unknown on Friday, October 22, 2010
You all know that I'm dealing with an aunt who is in a guardianship situation and that the situation is not good because the guardian (in mine and my family's opinions) is not doing due diligence to care for my aunt or at [...]
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Frugal Fridays With Jen- Enjoying Fall
Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 21, 2010
Last Saturday, we took our son to a local farm that did not charge admission, and had a huge, free play area for children. He went through a hay labyrinth, climbed a mountain of hay, swan in a tin swimming pool full of corn [...]
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Thursdays With Linda: Halloween is almost here!!
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What do you think… Scary or Cute… How about now… Son2 planning his Halloween costume… He has since changed to a different shirt… And even though I bought the burlap material in the Walmart fabric section, it is [...]
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Looking at the Lighter Side
Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Today, I wanted to share a few fun phrases, (compliments of my much smarter and funnier friends), that help me look at The Lighter Side when things aren't going quite my way.The Invisibility Cloak is what you are wearing when a waiter, clerk, receptionist, [...]
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White Bean {And Turkey} Chilli
Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 18, 2010
I love good chili, and while I have been a vegetarian for about a year, I still make this for the meat eaters in my life, with a separate batch for myself! Paired with some brown rice, it's a flavorful filling dish perfect [...]
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Motivation Monday - Serenity
Posted by Unknown on Sunday, October 17, 2010
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference."I don't have much in the way of motivation to offer today other than saying no matter [...]
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