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Shiny New Penny- Week One Check In
New Years check in week one. Whew! I developed some tarnish. And after only a week. So much so I had to go back to last week to see what I promised myself. My goodness! Look at me last week, all bright and shiny. Like anything that takes work, reminders and repolishing are important. Those…
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Well Hello New Year
I love this day. I really do. New Year’s comes in like a bright shiny penny, full of expectations and hope. Last year drifts off into the sunset leaving me with reflection. What could I have done better? What could have been so much worse? We are settled into our house on the 20 this…
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How Very Grateful
I have just finished Girl Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis. And I recommend. It’s an easy read, a funny book and I keep quoting her. She talks about the lies we tell ourselves. The lies we believe and repeat to ourselves. And repeat. And repeat. And repeat. As a grieving Mama, I thought ‘what lie…
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The Kids are Alright
I have been looking through quotes to find the right words. I have looked through George H.W Bush’s repertoire to state how I feel. RIP 41. And I found the quote about broccoli. But I like broccoli. And then as I started to write this post, Hubs put on The Who and the song The…
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Dodie’s china, tarnished silver and love
Lordy. Today was a good day. We hosted 24 people. The table clothes were wrinkled, the glassware didn’t match and the silver needed a good polish. I didn’t polish the silver. In fact I only found the silver last night in a desperate attempt to find more forks. We still have some unpacking to do.…
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