Finishing Off the Ice Cream

Happy Independence Day! I hope you have great plans for today. At my house, we are having a fish fry. We have had a few successful fishing trips so we will get to enjoy some very tasty catfish and crappie. We are also having onion rings, hush puppies, and French fries. It’s oh so wonderful!…

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Fighting Procrastination and Breaking Out of a Slump

It’s not very often that I find myself struggling to get things done. Few things come close to the satisfaction I feel with accomplishing things and crossing them off my list. That’s who I am–a list maker so I can be as productive as possible. I always have multiple projects that I am working on.…

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Enjoying Spring In June

It’s really hard to complain about the weather this year. Winter was mild and spring couldn’t wait to start. The trees bloomed early, the grass turned green, and everything came up in the garden in March. We definitely didn’t get the rain we expected so I am glad that I had my sprinkler systems in…

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Effective Time Management Doesn’t Mean There Will Be Enough Time

  If anyone was wondering what happened to me and my writings, let me start with an apology. While my primary focus for my business is coaching clients, I am always trying to create and/or improve my programs, and to reach out to people whether they are actually clients or not. That involves a lot…

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Eating on a Tighter Budget

We all know that eating healthy has many challenges. When you first start out, just knowing the difference between healthy and unhealthy can seem overwhelming. Once you start reading labels and getting a feel for what makes foods bad for you, next comes finding food that meets both your health requirements and your palate’s approval.…

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Creating Quiet Space

When I last wrote to you, it seemed as though I was rushing headlong towards Thanksgiving and the craziness that pervades everyday until after New Year’s Eve. The holidays aren’t just busy at home; they get a little manic at work too. I am primarily referring to my job as an electronics technician. This year,…

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Cooler Weather Came at Just the Right Time

  The last several weeks have tested my tolerance of the heat. There is never any lack of work on the farm, but usually by the time it gets in the upper 90s to over 100 degrees, it has stopped raining. No rain means no mowing. In late summer we do very little outside; usually.…

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Comfort Food, Preparing to Travel, and Making Peace with My To-do List

  I have had a very busy week, last week. Getting ready to be gone from my day job for 2 weeks means I have to work extra hard to make sure that I don’t leave work for my coworkers to do. I have to make all of my deadlines that are in the next…

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Celebrating More Than Academic Achievement

Five and a half years ago, I married the man of my dreams. Like me, he had a child living at home. His son was a couple of years older than my daughter, and had already started college. Of course, it took some time for us to get to know each other, and I admit…

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Caring For Seniors At Home

While my mother is the eldest person living at my house, Copenhagen is the eldest animal. He turned 25 this past April. That is a respectable age for a horse; especially one that has been as active as he has been. Copenhagen is a Quarter Horse (no, we didn’t name him. He came with that…

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