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Sentence a Day 03.2022

Welcome dear chums to Sentence a Day 03.2022 – my monthly review of life in one run-on sentence a day. Today I am bringing you my sentences for March, as long-winded as always.  Each month I tell myself to try to do just a couple of words for each day.  But I wind up writing […]

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My Wellness Journey 04.2022 & 10 on the 10th Prompt

  Bienvenidos to my wellness journey 04.2022, friends.  Today’s post is the third installment of my monthly journey toward achieving improved health and wellness for the year, and for life.  It’s been over 3 years since I began journaling about my wellness goals here.  And doing so has helped keep me more accountable. I started […]

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10 on the 10th 03.2022: Spring Fling

Happy Thursday, ladybugs, and welcome to 10 on the 10th 03.2022.  For today’s edition we are sharing the answers to 10 questions about spring.  This month I came up with these questions.  But I wrote them a month ago so had forgotten the questions I’d made up!!  Marsha from Marsha in the Middle and I […]

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My Wellness Journey 03.2022

Bienvenidos to my wellness journey 03.2022, friends.  Today’s post is the second installment of my monthly journey toward achieving improved health and wellness for the year, and for life.  For over 3 years, I have journaled about my wellness goals here.  And doing so has helped keep me more accountable.  Last year at this time I […]

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Duke’s Mixture 03.04.2022

Ladybugs, it’s the first of the month, which means it’s time for Duke’s Mixture 03.04.2022.  In this edition, I am joining my friend Anne at In Residence again for her monthly Currently link-up.  Today we are chatting about the March currentlies – collecting, craving, picturing and playing.  And I’m combining Currently with a little Hodgepodge […]

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Where Bloggers Live 02.2022: My Fine Furry Friends

  Sweet friends…thanks for joining me for this month’s Where Bloggers Live 02.2022:  My Fine Furry Friends.  In this month’s edition the gals and I are sharing our furry family members with you.  Seems only fair that you finally know the pets behind the blog.  I mean, you’ve met my master bedroom and bath, peeked […]

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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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