It is rare that life’s current g r a d u a l l y changes for me. Life’s current shifts rapidly. It isn’t like the ocean tide creeping up the shore until it swells to its fullest. There’s a period of pause and then a flurry – a whirlwind,…
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Goals: Chasing Your Joy Where it Might Lead
If you were asked what your main personal goal(s) are, what would your answer be? A friend recently posed this question on her twitter account. Immediately, I knew my answer: “To be able to buy all the books I want & have a place where I can sit out in…
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Shamrock Dreams: St. Patrick’s Day Nails
Happy Monday, ya’ll! How’s everyone doing? It was bitterly cold here today. I opened the door to go outside to check on chicken eggs and immediately wanted to dive back inside (under a dozen blankets)! However, the sun was shining and next week holds the promise of 50 degrees, so…
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Halloween Nails: Just Winging It
Only a few more sleeps until All Hallows’ Eve! It’s hard to believe that in a few days we’ll be transitioning out all the Halloween decorations. It feels like we only just put them up! What are you doing for Halloween this year? In many places, Halloween is going to…
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Halloween Nails: Polka Dot Edition
Happy National Pumpkin Day! Did you celebrate by enjoying something pumpkin? I ate a handful of roasted pumpkin seeds and made a homemade pumpkin spice latte. Though, I have to admit, those have both been happening a lot lately without a special holiday as an excuse. 😉 During distance education…
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A Guide to Social Distancing: Maintaining a Sense of Community
Hi there, friends. Let’s grab some tea – or coffee, hot cocoa, even – and have a chat. How are you holding up? It’s been awhile since the old “normal” for many of us. I’ve lost count of what day into Social-Distancing/Stay-at-Home orders we’re in, but I think it is…
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A Guide to Social Distancing: Paying it Forward
Did anyone else grow up as a PBS-kid? I feel as if my first 12 years of life were sustained on that channel alone. Reading Rainbow, Kratts Creatures, Lamb Chop’s Play-ALong, The Big Comfy Couch, Zaboomafoo, Zoom, Liberty’s Kids, The Magic School Bus, Bill Nye the Science Guy… Even though…
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A Guide to Social Distancing: Coping with Stress
Hi there, friends. Sit down. Here, have a mug of tea – a cup of coffee. How are you holding up? The world is a scary, uncertain, and overwhelming place right now. Some days, the media speaks so loud – and often – it is hard to hear yourself think…
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Out with the Old, in with the New: A Letter to Younger Me
During the week leading up to New Year’s Eve, the nostalgia was strong. Everyone on Facebook was sharing posts to celebrate the past ten years. One popular post was a transformation Tuesday-style post of side-by-side photographs from 2010 and 2020, honoring the start of the decade to the beginning of…
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Beginnings & Endings
Truth be told, I’ve never been one for New Year’s Resolutions. If there’s a way I am going to celebrate the New Year, it is usually by waving a fond farewell to the Old Year, reflecting on lessons that I learned over the passing year, and will continue to work…