Category Archives: Me Time

Let Your Life Speak

Keeping a blog is my way of telling my story.  Some people tell their stories in journals.  Others in scrapbooks.  I started a blog in 2008 that is about my family.  It is about marriage and motherhood, and my balance … Continue reading

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Be Your Best Self

It’s 3:00 AM now, and I came to the computer an hour ago after checking on the kids. It was going to be quick, but instead I’m grateful for the article I just found.  It’s called: The Choice is Yours. … Continue reading

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Simplicity

My senior year in high school we read Thoreau’s Walden and along with the rest of the class, I rolled my eyes.  This small volume published in 1854 by New England philospher and Transendentalist Henry David Thoreau recounts a couple … Continue reading

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Are those “Win a Prize” drawings real?

Ever see those ads in small publications that ask you to enter your name and contact info to win a prize?  It’s just a scam right?  They’re just wanting to build their subscribers’ lists. Well, I am here to tell … Continue reading

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Christmas Party–Easy, Fun, and Cheap!

My family is a family of Christmas Party Hostesses.  We love getting together for the holidays with family and friends.  So you’ll likely see quite a few ideas of how to have great Christmas parties.  The reality of it all … Continue reading

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Clearplay and “The Blind Side”

I wanted to recommend a movie for the Thanksgiving season, but before I do that, I have to tell you about Clearplay. Clearplay is a DVD player and a filter subscription service that lets you watch regular DVDs censored according … Continue reading

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What Flavor Are You?

What’s your favorite kind of ice cream? Apparently, it says something about you: Double Chocolate: You tend to be lively, creative and dramatic. Always the life of the party, you charm everyone you meet with your enthusiasm and sense of … Continue reading

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Drowning my Sorrows in Chocolate

We have been trying to get pregnant for 15 months now.  I thought this month I was — I had all the symptoms: same sick feeling I had with the last 3 babies, fatigue, and a tummy that screamed “DON’T … Continue reading

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Date Night Co-op

A few years ago, our family made a big and bold move.  We left our business in Nevada and crossed two states to Colorado in hopes of living our own version of “Far and Away” by staking our flag in … Continue reading

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Roadside Romance

My husband’s Blackberry Pandora Radio app has brought the “walkman” back from a 20 year lull. Let’s hope it stops there and the tight faded jeans don’t tag along as well.  So now he has his own theme music when … Continue reading

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