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More about → TMS Show & Tell - April 1-30
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Unknown on Friday, April 29, 2011

For those of you who are somewhat new to TMS you may not know what a GIT Challenge is - GIT stands for Get It Together!The idea with the GIT Challenge is to play catch up with whatever we need [...]
More about → IT'S SATURDAY GITTING TIME AGAIN
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Photo courtesy of amazon.comYou all know I've been slowly winning Swagbucks since the beginning of the year in hopes of getting enough amazon.com gift cards to buy myself an Amazon Kindle. Well, we just paid off the first [...]
More about → Frugal Fridays With Jen- A Little Splurge
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Unknown on Thursday, April 28, 2011

How was everyone’s Easter… The Easter Bunny has come and gone… The decorations put away and the candy eaten… Lots of Egg Salad Sandwiches to be eaten… What clever recipes do you make with your boiled eggs… [...]
More about → Thursdays With Linda: Spring Tasks…
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Unknown on Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Personal Health Questionnaire for Depression Screening*Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the followingproblems? Yes No1.During the past month, have you often been bothered by feelingdown, depressed, or hopeless?2.During [...]
More about → Cleaning Out My Closet - When It's More than the Blues
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Hello everyone. My sincere apologies in not posting sooner. My flight was delayed a bit and I was unable to check the blog to ensure my scheduled posting was up. Sometimes it doesn't cache. Anyway, while I was away, some [...]
More about → Tuesdays With Kris: Holiday Bliss
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Unknown on Sunday, April 24, 2011

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter filled with fun, family and of course lots of candy and eggs!Speaking of eggs, I have a great frugal beauty routine for you. My mother gave me these tips many years ago, she had [...]
More about → Motivation Monday - Frugal Facial
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Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand. Emily KimbroughR and R Tip #46: Release yourself from resentmentHarboring resentment wastes time and robs your energy. Holding grudges against another takes [...]
More about → R & R for Sunday, April 24th, 2011
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Unknown on Friday, April 22, 2011

BY THE CUPFULA heaping cup of happiness,2 of love and caring,1 of understanding,1 of joyful sharing.A level cup of wisdom,1 of artful living,1 of thoughtful insight, 1 of selfless giving.Mix ingredients together,Toss [...]
More about → PACKING TIME and TIME TO G.I.T.
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Unknown on Thursday, April 21, 2011

Eggs, even organic eggs, can be a great and cheap source of protein. I've never made a fritatta before- it has a fancy European sounding name that immediately makes me think it must require a special cooking technique. Really- [...]
More about → Frugal Fridays With Jen- $3 Frittata
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Are You Ready For Easter… The Easter/Spring cards are filled out and in the mail… Son3 and I have put up the decorations… Happy Easter Banner… Spring Decorations… The Easter Baskets and Goodies [...]
More about → Thursdays With Linda: Happy Easter
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Unknown on Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Spring is a wonderful time of year, full of possibility and promise. I've been clearing my head by getting my hands dirty in the garden. This always entails a trip to my favorite garden store which had this fun display of [...]
More about → Everything is Earth Day
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Unknown on Monday, April 18, 2011

Hello, Everyone!This Friday is Earth Day!(also Good Friday){photo credit}What a better day to get greener!The trick is to stick to these tactics for greener living EVERY DAY (try at least) and not just on Earth Day!Some [...]
More about → Tuesdays With Kris: Happy Earth Day!
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We are winding down now with the last week of lent. I know I will continue to work on most of my goals especially since mine are all health and fitness related. Lent is always a great kick start for me.Once Easter arrives [...]
More about → Motivation Monday - Take a look in the mirror
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Unknown on Sunday, April 17, 2011
It is interesting that one of our popular greetings is Good morning. Somewhere along the way, someone realized that if we get started off right in the morning, we will have a good day.R and R Tip #45: Rest and relaxation helps you to have a great morning, [...]
More about → R & R for Sunday, April 17th, 2011
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Unknown on Friday, April 15, 2011

Many of you know about the ongoing struggle I have been having after being diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. Even before the cancer, I struggled with living a clean eating and healthy lifestyle to cope with the aspects [...]
More about → YOUR BODY IS A TEMPLE ~ THE ABC's OF HEALTHY EATING
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This article on The Simple Dollar caught my attention this week. I love the idea of the gift of time, effort, and thoughtfulness in place of buying something. Some of the best gifts I've gotten have not cost a penny, especially:* [...]
More about → Frugal Fridays With Jen- Bartering and Spend-Free Gift Giving