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Stop Apologizing for Your Appearance

Stop Apologizing for Your Appearance

It was one of those days. Full of plans. Many didn’t get done. Some did. I dressed in track shorts…
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5 Tips for a Mostly Balanced Life

5 Tips for a Mostly Balanced Life

  Do you ever dream of a perfectly balanced life? One where you are well-rested from self-care, well-dressed because the…
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The Many Ways We Dalay Things by Living in Fear

The Many Ways We Dalay Things by Living in Fear

  Do you delay things? Things you need? Like happiness, thankfulness, joy, feeling positive, or liking yourself? Or maybe you…
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When Was Your Last Playdate?

When Was Your Last Playdate?

  I shall be forever grateful to Mrs. Smith. She was the first person who invited my husband and I…
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What is Helping You Survive These Winter Months?

What is Helping You Survive These Winter Months?

  My grandparents headed to Arizona during the winter months, leaving me wondering why they left every year and why…
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What Turns You into a Screeching Tea Kettle

What Turns You into a Screeching Tea Kettle

  Once when my mom questioned me about a fight I had gotten into with my sibling, I blurted out…
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Why Getting to Know All About You is a Good Idea: 5 Benefits

Why Getting to Know All About You is a Good Idea: 5 Benefits

  I had been married for a little over ten years when an engaged friend asked for one important piece…
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What Voices Are You Listening To?

What Voices Are You Listening To?

I come from a family of red heads. My parents had red hair. 4 of my 6 siblings had red…
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Ever wonder why flowers are my go-to pictures?

Why flowers, you may be thinking? Doesn't she have any friends or know any people? Attempting to get to the bottom of your questions, and my fascination with flowers, I conducted a Q & A.

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Striving for a life of perfection has no story. No humor. No memories. Forget perfection and go for human. Embrace the mistakes. No one remembers the nearly perfect Thanksgiving. But everyone talks for years about the Thanksgiving where Mr. Tom jumped from the platter while dad was attempting to carve him, slid across the table, and landed in Uncle Frank's lap. Ten years later they are still laughing about it, connecting over the story, and rejoicing in the adventure.

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