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One Little Word: Getting to Know My Word

I’ve spent the month getting to know my word a little and establishing what I am hoping to learn from it this year. Simplify Definition: make something easier to do or understand remove the complexities from reduce to essentials untangle My Intentions for the Year: I want to embrace simplicity in my life. I want remove complexities and the unnecessary. I want to stop wasting time on…

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If I Had a Million Dollars (or 30 Million)

Daily writing promptWhat would you do if you won the lottery?View all responses It’s an interesting thought: What would I do if I won the lottery? Purely hypothetical, of course, because I’m pretty sure you have to play the lottery to win the lottery. And while I’m no stranger to throwing away money on needless nonsense, the lottery is one I’ve never felt compelled to participate in. But for the…

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Struggling to Write

I always have such good intentions at the beginning of the year, yet here we are, almost a full month into 2025 and I’m already failing. Not on everything. I just finished week 4 of my 52 Frames project. As I expected, my hope of daily photos has been a failure, but I am still taking more photos as I continue to attempt to capture each week’s theme. And while I haven’t done anything tangible with…

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Week 4 - Something Old

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Week 3 - Leading Lines

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Week 2 - What I Eat

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Winter Penguin Treat Boxes

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Week 1 - Self Portrait

I’m not really comfortable taking portrait photos in general. And I am really not comfortable getting in front of the camera myself. So this week’s photo was challenging on many levels. But I did it and I’m really happy with the result. Maybe I’ll have to get myself in front of the camera more often.

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New Year, New Projects

I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions because I usually end up failing before I even get started. But I do like to give myself a general focus, plan a few projects, and set a few general goals for the year. In an attempt to hold myself more accountable and make more progress toward my goals, I am going to share some of these project ideas with you. One Little Word Every year, I like to choose one…

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Christmas Karaoke

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Christmas Dinner

Apparently, our family relies far too much on one person to take care of Christmas dinner, because when the kids got sick and Brittany was preoccupied with taking care of them, we were in a predicament. The responsibility of putting things together then fell onto Jeff and myself. That would simply be because Brittany and Jeff are probably the most organized people in the family. So, we relocated…

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The Neighborhood

When I was a child, I used to watch movies about neighbors who did things together. I always wanted to live in a neighborhood that had picnics and parties and celebrated holidays in a community way. I always wanted to live in a neighborhood where we knew the people who lived around us, not just by sight, but by name. A neighborhood where my husband could stand at the fence and chat with the…

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Dress Rehearsal

Every year, our church does a Christmas Eve drama, written and directed by my good friend Hannah. And every year, we have to miss the program because we have family things happening on Christmas Eve.  This year, Hannah invited us to the dress rehearsal so we could see the performance, even though we won’t be able to be there with all the other people.  It’s a bit of a risk watching the play…

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One Little Christmas Tree

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Last Minute To-Dos

I’m a list person, so right now, the weekend before Christmas is a good time to take a look at what I have left to do: Buy the last few gifts for the family. Confirm plans for Christmas Eve and Day. Take advantage of the stores that are already putting Christmas stuff on clearance! Go grocery shopping (Christmas breakfast, Christmas dinner, cookie ingredients, usual weekly stock-up) Make…

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Ugly Sweater Day

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Wrapped Up

We wrapped our gifts today, which is something that I really love doing for some reason. I love piling the wrapped gifts under the tree and watching the pile grow.  I love thinking about each person that we bought these gifts for and imagining how they will enjoy receiving them. I love the sight of a beautifully lit tree with a stack of gifts under it. It’s the image that really reminds me that…