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May 16, 2019

Thinking Out Loud, 05.2019: Caring for Mom While Maintaining Her Dignity

Dear ones, Joining my friend Penny at Penny’s Passion to talk about Caring for Mom While Maintaining Her Dignity as a part of the Thinking Out Loud Thursday series. I like this series because it provides an opportunity for me to talk about something I might not ordinarily blog about. It is a way for those […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends, Love Yourself Tagged With: #CareWithDignity, #ElderlyCare, #Family, #LifeAfterRetirement, #Mom, #ThinkingOutLoudThursday

15 Activities of My 2018 Summer Bucket List: Update, 07.2018

July 21, 2018

15 Activities on My 2018 Summer Bucket List: Update, 07.2018

Morning glories! Girls, we are already beyond mid-summer! Which means it is time for the first update on my 2018 summer bucket list. To tell the truth, I just printed it out today to stick on the frig because I had forgotten what was on the list. Good thing I did, right? Not a moment […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends, Life and Style, Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #2018SummerBucketList, #bucketlist, #Family, #familyandfriends, #LifeAfterRetirement, #LifeandStyle, #Retirement, #ReviewsandReflection

May 10, 2018

10 Things Motherhood Has Taught Me: 10 on the 10th

Welcome, mommies, daughters, sisters, grandmothers and friends! Linking-up with Erin at SimplePurposefulLiving, the hostess for the 10 on the 10th series. Today’s prompt is “10 things motherhood taught you” or me, in this case. I always wanted children and planned to have 5 at one point in my younger days. Because I was anorexic in […]

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Daily Dime: A Day in My Life in 10 Photos, 03.2018

March 14, 2018

Daily Dime: A Day in My Life in 10 Photos, 03.2018

Good morning, girls! It’s early morning as I start this “Daily Dime, 03.2018” from the airport in Lexington, Kentucky. Waiting to board the plane for home. Yes, those are tears you see in my eyes. Hate leaving my mama; she turns 91 next week. But had such a good visit. Blessed to have her around […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends, Life and Style, Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #DailyDime, #Family, #familyandfriends, #Kentucky, #LifeandStyle, #Mother, #ReDiscoverME, #Retirement, #ReviewsandReflection

December 25, 2017

Mini Christmas Bucket List, 2017: 5 Fun Activities, Update

  Hello dollies! Had planned to include this update on the 5 activities on my mini Christmas Bucket List with the reveal of my 2018 Winter Bucket List but still had a couple of activities pending. But as of today, I am pleased to report that I can mark everything off as done! Yay, ME!! […]

Filed Under: Life and Style Tagged With: #bucketlist, #Christmas, #Family, #LifeandStyle, #MiniChristmasBucketList, #ProgressiveDinner, #Rediscovery, #Retirement

December 4, 2017

15 Holiday Questions: TBB Asks

Hello, dear ones! Linking up today for a quick Q&A with the gals at The Blended Blog for another edition of their “TBB Asks” series. Today’s questions are holiday-themed and were fun to answer. Hope they will be fun for you to read, too. 15 Holiday Questions: TBB Asks Real or fake tree? Fake. But […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends, Life and Style Tagged With: #Christmas, #Family, #TheBlendedBlog

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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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