Tag: my500words
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The Power of a 10-Minute Meltdown
I’m sure you can relate. Likely there is too much on your plate right now. Life seems like a crazy balancing act. There’s barely enough room for a few moments with people you love. While there may be a lot of good, no, great things happening, there are limited moments to stop, take a breath…
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Finding Gratitude in Each Day
Have you noticed? All the New Year stuff is already starting to fade. While we are just 2 weeks into 2019, the healthy food sales are starting to wane. TV ads are changing back from Planet Fitness and Orangetheory to Papa Johns and Miller Lite. Keto and Whole30 are being exchanged for Valentine’s Day Chocolates.…
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The struggle is real…and bad days are just part of life.
It’s been a hard day. Sometimes the struggle is real. While our brains know that first world problems are just that, they are still problems. They still make our days more complicated than we would like. The car is running weird. We accidentally pour decaf in our cup. Kids are sick, projects build up, checks…
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Food as a Love Language
I’m a foodie. I love shopping for food, preparing food, serving food. It’s creative, it’s calming. And on a day when I need to feel like I have closure on something, ANYTHING, building a fantastic meal from start to finish can often set my mind at ease. I’m somewhat confident that when Dr. Gary Chapman…
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Day 8 – 4 Easy Hacks for a Better 2018
This year has started a little rocky. As I mentioned before, I got sick on January 2. Welcome 2018! Don’t mind me….I’ll be over here buried in Kleenex and cough drop wrapped! And then my husband got sick. It was inevitable. I know. (Insert joke about what happens when men get sick here…) So I’ve…
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Day 5 – Has anyone seen my kleenex?
Day 4 of #my500word challenge —- Colds and more colds. (this blog is part of a writing challenge, where it’s more about writing than editing…apologies for grammar errors.) I need to start writing down a few ideas for what to write about each morning in this #My500Word challenge. That might be a better option…
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Day 1 – #my500words – already discovering too many distractions
(This post is part of a #500WordsaDay writing challenge – #my500words. Please forgive any grammar issues or run-on sentences. Editing isn’t a part of the challenge!) I’m two days late in writing this, which seems to be the norm lately. So many friends have been posting their 2017 overviews for weeks. But not me! I’ve…