28-Day Personal Challenge I have an infatuation with abandoned places and buildings. Always have. I love the beauty in the decay. Even if all that remains is a chunk of foundation. Abandoned Loading Docs When my family moved to Montana, we bought a house on the edge of town. Our house was in town limits, […]
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A Week of Meditation
Lately, I’ve been agitated. On edge. Easily frustrated. A huge part of that is I haven’t been running or walking as much. Another part is that I’m loading my plate a bit more and setting higher goals, increasing my writing productivity. My husband (Mr. Skeptic) told me meditation can help. Mind you, he doesn’t meditate. […]
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Know Your Personality
If you know your personality, then you can better identify your triggers and your soul-soothers. The other day my friend and I volunteered for our kids’ high school band program by helping out at a dog show. We walked laps around the building and chatted. We are opposites on the social spectrum. M’s personality is […]
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33 People Who Prove We Are Responsible For Our Own Success
Nothing can stop us except ourselves. We are responsible for our own dreams. But what’s that you say? You’re held back because of your gender? Your race, age, education level, or current financial status? No, you aren’t. And I’m going to give you concrete reasons why. Below I have compiled a list of people who […]
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Be The Good You Want to See
The motivational piece I’m working on is taking much longer than I expected. In an effort to try and make it this Monday, I started to rush it. It wasn’t good. So it’s going. It’s progressing. Unfortunately, it’s not ready yet. While I work on that, I want to remind us all to spread […]
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Lesson One: What I Learned From Watching True Crime Shows
Forget the Butler It’s Always The Spouse. The first lesson I’ve learned from shows such as Snapped, Fatal Vows, The Wife Did It, How (Not) to Kill Your Husband, is that there is a reason police suspect spouses first. Many of these true crime shows focus on the downfall of a marriage. The common denominator […]
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Want Happiness? Think Small.
I feel strongly about looking for the small things in life in order to find happiness. Yes, I am a hypocrite. It pains me to admit I don’t always look for the small things. There are days I just don’t find them, mainly because some days I only focus on myself, on what I need […]
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Warnings About Free Courses
NOTE: FOR THE BEST OF THE BEST SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM Ever wonder if that free course is legit? Is your gut sending warnings that something isn’t right? Curious to know if the paid course offered at the end of the free course will be worth it? There are a gazillion and six writers […]
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Find Your Champion Supporters
Bad days, bad vibes, bad choices, bad things are everywhere. The red light right when you need a green. Dried up ink when you need to print. The mean kids from your school days that haunt your dreams and cause you to swear off reunions. All 4 billion and three times your siblings picked on […]
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Led Astray: Sites that sucked me in and sent me through rabbit holes of fun
I go in for research and I get lost in the beauty of decay, the horrifying stories of yesterday and today, and the minutiae of subjects I know nothing about. Today is a round-up of a few things that have pulled from my charted path this week. Birthday Ninja is where I went to locate tidbits […]
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When You Need A Moratorium on Learning
I’m not sure about you, but that is a horrifying thought, especially for someone like me. I love to learn. People who can’t answer a simple question and shrug, drive me insane. Is their curiosity gene malfunctioning? That’s really the only thing I can imagine. Who wouldn’t want to learn? Who cares if it’s a […]