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Mar 6, 20203 min read
ISO: Self-Animating Cleaning Products
Today is Friday. We’ve been without an internet connection at home for two days. I didn’t realize how many times I mindlessly sit down...
Feb 22, 20201 min read
If You're On a Roll, Don't Stop to Eat One
I had someone in the shop today asking about my hours and when I take a lunch break. What popped out of my mouth, unplanned, is that...
Feb 20, 20202 min read
Shakespeare and Show Tunes
Reading books at night is like the dessert on the day. After whatever hard work defined the day, to read is a sweet relief. Shakespeare...
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Make Good Choices
I first took note of this common saying when I would help in our son's first grade room. His teacher, Ms. Bishir, was always reminding...
Feb 17, 20202 min read
Eagles Along the Wabash
Kal started out today with a headache, so I stayed home with him while Kris and Kara went to church. On his request, we went for a mosey...
Feb 15, 20202 min read
Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day. Kris made some origami flowers for me. Different, but cute! Kara made up valentines for her class and added a...
Feb 12, 20202 min read
A Friend I've Never Seen
"You'll never guess who I met today!" My mom has said that more times than we can count. She is very personable with a knack for...
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Knocking Off the Ankle-Biters
It takes longer to dread a job than to do it. The dreaded, ankle-biter job for me today was attaching handles to my kitchen cabinets. ...
Feb 1, 20201 min read
White Space
White space is beautiful and necessary for a reset for my brain. White space can be a blank calendar. It can be silence. At our house,...
Jan 31, 20201 min read
Great Expectations
The hardest expectations to live up to are our own.
Jan 30, 20202 min read
I'm Here, The Goal is There, and It's Foggy in the Middle
Traversing through fog is about what it's like to have a goal off in the distance. You know the starting point which is wherever you are...
Jan 29, 20202 min read
The Work is Never Done, So Just Enjoy Your Family
Do you ever feel like you're 5 hours behind in perpetuity? I do. Today was no different. We can adjust the time unit in that statement...
Jan 28, 20201 min read
Chopin or Savage Garden, Anyone?
Chopin is playing in the background while I type this. Actually, he is not playing. He is deceased. To be more correct, I am listening...
Jan 19, 20202 min read
Being Loved, Wanted, and Secure (Plus Doughnut Memories)
Mom and I had a nice conversation yesterday. We were sharing our earliest memories. She has some memories even from being a baby! I'm...
Jan 15, 20202 min read
Failure Doesn't Have to be Final
I failed to write for ten minutes yesterday. I could list all the reasons the day went the way it did, but those all boil down to...
Jan 11, 20202 min read
Use It or Lose It
Everybody is decluttering right now; that's the national chore in January. Everyone knows who Marie Kondo is. Everyone my age and older...
Jan 8, 20201 min read
Why?
Why do I run a business? It would be easier to clock in somewhere and not take any worries home with me at the end of the day. The...
Jan 7, 20202 min read
I Think I Can, I Think I Can
The Little Engine That Could by Watty Piper is my favorite children's book. I remember reading it many times at Grandma's house. Now I...
Jan 6, 20202 min read
Because He Lives, I Can Face Tomorrow
Today is full of random thoughts. It started with snuggles with my family. I love that time. One day, I won't be able to do that, so...
Jan 4, 20202 min read
Budgeting. Yay.
Budgeting is a "b" word to most people. Chains... No freedom to spend anything... Restrictions... Doom! A budget is simply telling...
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