Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. Oh man, it was Valentine’s Day on Wednesday and I posted about our 2023 finances. How very romantic. I guess that tells you how much attention I...
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Hey. Coming up for air. I feel like the first three weeks of the new year just flew by. Anyone else? After the girls’ weekend, I still had Monday (MLK Day) off earlier this week and allowed myself to sleep in. It was wonderful. I am one of those people...
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We flew down to SoCal earlier today and travel was so light. We got to the airport two hours early, there was a bit of a line at TSA, but everything else was a breeze. I was really surprised. Our Southwest flight was not even full. I didn’t expect that...
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This last week felt very productive. I finally got started on my holiday to-do list and it felt really good to check things off — like ordering gifts (for people overseas), getting our holiday cards ready to be sent out, and most importantly baking Christmas cookies last weekend. I used to...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 I hope everyone in the U.S. who is celebrating had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a pretty low-key day yesterday. I usually run the local Run to Feed the Hungry Turkey Trot in the...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 Big shoutout to all my fellow NaBloPoMo-warriors. You’ve officially made it past the halfway mark of NaBloPoMo and can I just say one thing? I am so freakin’ proud of all of you! I...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 You guys blow me away. I can’t tell you how happy my heart is witnessing all the interactions and comments that have been happening between the NaBloPoMo-bloggers for the last 10 days. Can you...
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I am doing NaBloPoMo this month. 30 blog posts in 30 days. Come join me. #nablopomo2023 I did my weekly grocery shopping this morning before 9 a.m. and I was back home in < 45 minutes. Granted, I only had to make two stops today (Trader Joe’s and Corti Brothers,...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. Today is my late aunt’s birthday. I’ve been thinking about her a lot. She would have only been 62 today. She died too young. A mutual friend...
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Five Things Friday: just five things I’m thinking about or things that made my week, or things that I otherwise feel like sharing. Uff. The news has been heavy this week (well, when has it NOT been heavy in recent years? There’s always something). The older I get, the more questions...
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