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Where Bloggers Live 05.2022: My Photo Albums

Ladybugs…thanks for joining me for this month’s Where Bloggers Live 05.2022:  My Photo Albums.  This month, the gals and I are sharing our photo albums with you.  The ways we’ve organized our photos.  Or haven’t.  In my case, it’s a little bit of both.  And organizing my photos is a work in progress. But before […]

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World Through My Lens 03.2022

Shutterbugs and photo-lovin’ friends glad to have you join me for The World Through My Lens 03.2022.  Today I am sharing my snapshots for the February and March prompts provided by my blogging buddy Terri at Second Wind Leisure Perspectives and my friend Lysha at A Camera and a Cookbook.  Terri hosts the one-prompt-a-week Sunday Stills monthly […]

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Come Read With Me: Write 28 Days 02.22.2022

Dear ones, for today’s write 28 days 02.22.2022 I thought I would tell you a little about my online book club, Come Read With Me.  We just added our 110th member!!  And have been reading together almost 4 years now.  Isn’t that just crazy?  I started the book club in 06.2018, thinking maybe a few […]

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Valentine’s Day: Write 28 Days 02.14.2022

Readers and writers, for today’s edition of #write28days I am responding to the Valentine’s Day journaling prompts provided by Maria at Krafty Planner.  I have been writing to Maria’s monthly prompts for 3 or 4 months now and always find them great food for thought…and for journaling!!  And feel sure that they will be a […]

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#the100dayproject 2022

Hobbyists and hundred-dayers, welcome to the first day of #the100dayproject 2022.  As I am typing these words, I still haven’t settled on my project for this year.  What is #100dayproject, you ask?  I am so glad you did.  Because it has made me go back and review the goals and directions for the project in […]

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Imperturbable: Write 28 Days 02.12.2022

  Dear readers and writers, yesterday’s prompt for Anita Ojeda’s #write28days challenge was imperturbable, a word I can’t remember ever hearing.  And one I certainly have never used.  I wrote my February edition of 10 on the 10th for yesterday’s post.  So today I decided to look up imperturbable in an effort to expand my […]

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In what felt like the blink of an eye, I have gone from full-time wife to my sweet husband, hands-on mom to my two beautiful daughters and elementary school librarian to a retired, empty nester with lots of time on my hands. Join me on my journey to rediscover who I am. Glad you are here...
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In the blink of an eye, I've gone from full-time wife, hands-on mom & librarian to a retired, empty nester rediscovering who I am.

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05.21.2022 It's been 10 years since we said goodby 05.21.2022 It's been 10 years since we said goodbye.  I miss you, Daddy. 

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05.19.2022 Dressed and ready to take on subbing fo 05.19.2022 Dressed and ready to take on subbing for kindergarten, Lucia's class. This @amazonfashion dress by @merokeetyofficial made getting ready a breeze.  Those 5 year olds wore me out!!

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05.14.2022 Does this look like $18 worth of chicke 05.14.2022 Does this look like $18 worth of chicken to you  @kfc ?

Wow! No breasts and no wings available.  Opted for 5 tenders. Should have driven off and left them behind. 

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05.08.2022 Just in time for Mother's Day, we disco 05.08.2022 Just in time for Mother's Day, we discovered the tiniest hummingbird nest with 2 tinier eggs.  Looks like I'm goingto be a grandma, again.

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04.05.2022 My friends, I am going to be taking a r 04.05.2022 My friends, I am going to be taking a respite from blogging and social media. I have not done well at all about following my friends on Facebook and Instagram and have been a terrible blogging friend to the bloggers I follow. But I just cannot manage it right now. 

Hoping with some time away, I will feel like returning to it all. Keeping up with social media and blogging can be a bit of a hamster wheel and I already feel like my life is stressful enough without trying to manage that. 

Wishing you a peaceful April.

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04.04.2022 Some days are better, healthier than ot 04.04.2022 Some days are better, healthier than others...come see how I've fared on my wellness journey so far. And pick up the 10 on the 10th graphic and questions, if you didn't get them already.
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