Tag: challenges
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Hopping Down The Habit Trail
I’m a seeker of good habits. Not resolutions, mind you. Those ubiquitous mainstays of News Years’ self-reinvention frustrate me no end. They taunt me with their lack of long-lasting results. Habits, however, are activities I choose to do that become a regular tendency, a practice that’s hard to give up. Doing things the same…
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Name That Holiday
Mother’s Day. This day is second only to Valentine’s Day in creating angst and discomfort for many women. It’s a day to celebrate Mom. To honor the one who birthed us and to receive the adoration of those we’ve birthed. I wasn’t with my immediate family for this day. It would have been fun had all…
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Knock Yourself Out–Carefully
I’m a lousy patient. No question about it. I’ve no problem caring for others who are sick. Except my husband. If he moans and groans too long, I tend to acquire a “Suck it up, dude” attitude. If it’s me that’s under the weather? Denial smacks me upside the head like a wrecking ball. I…
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Enjoy A Cup Of Uniqueness
Grown-up tea parties are throwbacks to days when little girls dressed up in their moms’ pretty dresses, put on big-girl lipstick, and drank lemonade from tiny teacups. The big girl variety is wonderful. The dresses fit better. I had the chance to be part of a celebration this past weekend that was a big girl…
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Never Underestimate The Power Of A Cuke
Looking at a lowly cucumber, one would never guess its potential as a weapon. Or something you’d have to warn your kids to be careful to use. I’m living–and hurting–proof that there’s more to a common cucumber than a salad fixin’. I was shopping with my youngest, getting vegetables to make a salad for…
Tip of My Iceberg 