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Rediscovering Life after Retirement

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      Doing what I love with those I love most.
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      Revamping myself from the outside in.
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      Adventures from various chapters in my life – past, present, future.
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      Rediscovering who I am and my journey along the way.
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      Book, movie, product reviews and reflections.

February 14, 2020

Where Bloggers Live 02.2020

Galentines đź’—, welcome to the monthly edition of Where Bloggers Live. It’s kind of like HGTV’s “Celebrities at Home,” but…bloggers! Who doesn’t like to peek behind the scenes and see inside people’s homes and areas? Over the next few months, a group of 7 bloggers will be sharing their work spaces, their homes, towns and […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends, Life and Style Tagged With: #familyandfriends, #LifeandStyle, #Valentine'sDay, #WhereBloggersLive

February 6, 2019

Currently, 02.2019 and a DIM, Did It Myself Valentine’s Craft

HaPpY hUmP dAy, girls! It’s the first Wednesday of the month, so you know what that means…it’s time to link up with Anne in Residence for her Currently series. Today’s post is all about what we are currently anticipating, going (to), hearing, making, and watching. And away we go… Currently, 02.2019 Anticipating… a four day weekend […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create, Life and Style Tagged With: #CraftandCreate, #Currently, #DIM, #DIMDidItMyself, #LifeAfterRetirement, #Valentine'sDay, #ValentineCraft

February 26, 2018

TBB Spread the Love: Gift Exchange Reveal

Hello, dollies! Linking up with the gals at The Blended Blog and over 3 dozen other gals for today’s “Spread the Love” gift exchange reveal. At the very first of the year, the TBBers put out an invite for bloggers interested in participating in their collaborative “Spread the Love” gift exchange. I signed up! Nothing […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends Tagged With: #familyandfriends, #GiftExchange, #SpreadtheLove, #TheBlendedBlog, #Valentine'sDay

February 21, 2018

15 Activities on My 2018 Winter Bucket List: Update, 02.21.2018

Howdy, chums! Back again for another update on the 15 activities on my “2018 Winter Bucket List”. If you need to be reminded of last month’s progress (twasn’t much), run by and read that post, here, real quick. Afraid I haven’t exactly set the world on fire this month either. Let’s see where I stand. […]

Filed Under: Craft and Create, Family and Friends, Life and Style, Reviews and Reflection Tagged With: #2018WinterBucketList, #bucketlist, #CraftandCreate, #DIMDidItMyself, #familyandfriends, #LifeandStyle, #ReviewandReflections, #Valentine'sDay

February 14, 2018

Our Love Story, 02.2018: 10 On The 10th and a Giveaway

Happy Valentine’s day!! Today, it’s my turn to share OUR love story. Hope you enjoyed reading the love stories of some very special people in my life in Monday’s post, here. In these often troubled times, it can be refreshing to cast aside all our worries for a day, or even just a few minutes […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends Tagged With: #Giveaway, #OurLoveStory, #PrinceCharming, #Valentine'sDay, #Vertellis

February 12, 2018

Love Stories, 02.2018: A Blog Hop

Hello, lovelies! Had the idea for this “Love Stories” post in January. Wanted to share the love stories of some couples who are very special to me. And because this is a blog hop, some of my favorite bloggers have joined up with me today. So, if you have hopped over here from Danielle’s house […]

Filed Under: Family and Friends Tagged With: #BlogHop, #familyandfriends, #LoveStories, #Valentine'sDay

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OOTDs and SIAs: My Fashion Haus 07.2020
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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10.06.2020 Be still my heart! Lucia is already usi 10.06.2020 Be still my heart! Lucia is already using some of the things that I donated yesterday to her daycare. It's wonderful to know that my old library craft supplies can continue to help other babies learn.
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10.05.2020 Saying goodbye to 28+ years of lesson p 10.05.2020 Saying goodbye to 28+ years of lesson plans and crafts and research activities.  Moving forward with a tear in my eye.
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