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Healing

I have a very dear friend that is going through some even harder times than myself. I don’t know if this post will be seen. I don’t know if it will help if it is seen. I know that positive thoughts...

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Movies From My Childhood Were Awesome

Can’t go wrong with Hudson Hawk. Love Bing’s original but this one has more swing to it. Tagged: Bing, Hudson Hawk, Music, Swinging on a Star

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Neighbor Fun

I have lived in the same house for seven years and have just recently become friends with my neighbors. I’ve always known who they were and would share a few words in passing. But in the last few...

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The End

As of today my divorce is official. He didn’t change, I did, and communication failed. The end. Have no doubts that this is a good thing. Tagged: Divorce, future, happiness, Life

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Fun With Sitars

Tagged: 60's, Beatles, Music, Ravi, Sgt Pepper, Sitar, Song, Within You Without You

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It’s Time!

Lots of life changes in these last few months for me.  I left a job surrounded by an amazing support system that I had known for six years.  I was baptized back into the single life.  I started the...

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Frozen Butt for Charity

I’m on a Polar Plunge team through school. This is such a good cause I can’t wait to help out! There will be a costume involved but you’ll only get to see it if I meet my fundraising goal. And trust me...

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Completely, and Perfectly, and Incandescently Happy

Yes, the title of this post is a quote. Yes, the quote is from one of my favorite books (and movie). But is it true? In a word, yes. And being happy makes the rest of the mess of life easier. I look...

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Happy Thoughts

Here’s to new chapters. Tagged: Colbie Caillat, Happy, Letters to Juliet, Life, love, new chapters, new starts, You got me

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Being in the Moment

This is going to be such an amazing weekend. I’m blessed to be able to spend time with my favorite man, his more than welcoming family, as well as my own beautifully crazy family. As I get older I...

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Stress

Stress is a funny thing.  Sometimes it presents as binge eating (as some of my classmates can attest to), binge drinking, crying, hiding, over-sleeping, and even random acts of escape.  Everyone...

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Year In Review

With 2013 almost over it’s about time to reflect on everything that’s happened in the last 365 days or so.  I’ve had a busy year.  Most people say that but compared to my previous years this one takes...

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Penguin

If you haven’t checked out the singer Christina Perri you should take a few moments and do so. Her voice is lovely and her songs are moving. This one in particular has been on my mind for a little...

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Finally

Finals week (two weeks really) is over. I have survived 8 finals; not thrived… Just survived. Much sleep is needed. Good night.

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Hits Home Hard

I’ve seen this saying several times over the years but now it hits home hard.  I’m more than aware how people change over the years, myself included.  Sometimes the changes are good, sometimes less...

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And We’re Back

Winter break is over and this is the first week back to school.  Grad school is fun.  Ok, maybe not fun in the classic sense.  Fun as in “OH GOD! OH GOD! WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE!…or maybe not”.  Let the...

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Bucket List: Polar Plunge

There are many things on my bucket list and tomorrow there will be one less item. Fifteen hours until my polar plunge team takes to the frigid waters of a local lake to raise money for the Special...

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Polar Plunge 2014: DONE!

On January 25, 2014 at a lake in northeastern Kansas it was 43 degrees, cloudy, with some occasional drizzle. The water was “colder than you want to know,” as per a firefighter who’s job it was to be...

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A Nip, a Snip, and a Change

Most women get bored with their look after a while. Some go to extremes to change things up. It’s been the cause for many inches of hair cut off, dyed an array of colors, or even a new wardrobe...

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Happiest Birthday Yet!

Nothing super huge is planed but festivity will abound I assure you. Our trip to Vegas that kicked off my birthday week of fun was a blast! My short trip to a small town in central Kansas to visit a...

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