The Secret of Life’s Tests

Well, this last week certainly has been challenging. I knew I would be needing a new cell phone in the near future. Mine is 4 years old, and has been getting slower and slower over the last year. A couple of weeks ago, it started freezing up. The screen would just lock and I couldn’t…

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Keeping Balance in My Own Life Despite Others

It’s definitely gotten hot here in Texas. With heat index values reaching as high as 109 this week, it’s hard to feel motivated to do anything outside at all. Even by 8 o’clock in the morning, I am wanting to stay in the shade. A popular saying around here is, “It’s stupid hot outside.” It…

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From Zero to 100 in Two Short Weeks

A couple of weeks ago I found myself bogged down in a quagmire of apathy and indifference. I was hoping a trip out of town would spur me to break free of the feelings of loathing and procrastination I was having. It was something that started about a month ago. I started getting behind in…

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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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Surviving the Crazy Weather

Texas weather is known to be unpredictable. Spring, winter, and fall can have some unseasonable temperatures. Forecasts can change from hour to hour. But what has always been said about summer—it’s hot and humid, and doesn’t rain. Once June arrives, you can forget about rain until September (unless a hurricane makes landfall on the Texas…

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A Little Time Off and Preparing for Father’s Day

Last week was really nice. I took some time off of work to celebrate my wedding anniversary. The week before our anniversary flew by, then we took Friday and Monday off work to make a long weekend. We tried to work hard the week before our anniversary so that we could truly relax and enjoy…

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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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Rats, Bats, and Raccoons, Oh My!

I have so much to say, I don’t even know where to begin. In my last post, I told you that my husband and I were going camping at a state park nearby. Despite the weather forecast for storms, we did indeed go camping. We stayed in a screened-in shelter that was right on the…

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Preparing for Some Time Off

I am not really sure why, but since today is the first official day of my vacation, I feel more relaxed than I have in a while. Even yesterday evening I was feeling stressed and tired, but today is a different story. Although I didn’t sleep really well, I have a budding happiness inside. Perhaps…

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Allowing Peace to Pervade Uncertainty

When I was younger, I had to have everything in order. Things needed to be the way I wanted them or I was a very uptight and unhappy person. I was cranky and sometimes unpleasant to be around. I was known to fight the process as it was happening just to make it the way…

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