As January wears on, I find that my energy for getting things accomplished waxes and wanes. Last week, I had some minor successes at organizing, and following up on emails and whatnot. The weather has been alternately really nice and just enough not so nice to be frustrating. Trying to get things done requires daily…
DetailsOther than a couple of days of really nice weather, there was really nothing remarkable about this last week. I have been working on building my calendar, and plugging away at my aromatherapy certification. For once, I had a week that was uneventful. Thursday, I attended a National Association of Professional Women (NAPW) chapter meeting…
DetailsThis past week has turned into a rather unintentional series of events that will set the stage for the entire year. I am fully aware that there are amazing opportunities that lie ahead, awaiting me to discover them. It is my responsibility to go after them. In setting out to be more purposeful with all…
DetailsThis year has finished up well. I really do feel that way. Although I have not accomplished everything that I set out to accomplish, I have done some great things; and I have grown a lot. The thing about life is that you are either progressing or falling behind. There really is no such thing…
DetailsWho could have foreseen that my stepson and his wife would be trying to move all their household belongings across the state on Christmas Eve? Tentative plans have changed so much that I was dizzy trying to keep up. If it weren’t for the fact that my daughter-in-law starts her new job on Tuesday, things…
DetailsFive 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…
DetailsThis past Sunday, we made the decision to get our Christmas tree. We like to get a real tree from the farmer’s market. We have been getting our tree there for the last several years; they are just the nicest trees we have found anywhere. We have a small space to put the tree, so…
DetailsAt times, life is stressful. There are always things that happen in a way that we don’t expect. It’s kind of funny that when an unexpected good thing happens we are happy– carefree even. But when that unexpected thing is bad, the stress immediately begins. This time of year, especially, there can be a lot…
DetailsI started preparing for the Thanksgiving Day meal more than a week before Thanksgiving. I created the menu, and started picking up things at the store so that I had plenty of time to make sure I had everything I needed. In the past, I had to send my husband to the store on Thanksgiving…
DetailsEverything in life seems to be coming at me extra fast these days. I think it is a combination of reasons that probably most people can identify with. You know what I am talking about. All the presidential campaigning, starting with the primaries, dragged on for what seemed like an eternity. There was so much…
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