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So soon?
This evening I was at Toastmasters meeting. I’ve been a member for about 8 years now and I still...
The switch
It’s always an interesting realization to discover that something we originally had to do, has...
The gift of challenges
We all try to achieve a certain amount of comfort in our lives. Let’s face it, comfort is nice! It can mean enough food when we’re hungry, enough toys to enjoy ourselves with or enough routine so that we don’t have to think about much on a day to day basis. But,...
A good day’s work.
Last weekend my mom and her husband came into town for a visit. I love it when they show up because I know that lots of projects are going to get done! The main project of this trip was to run electricity to our shed in the back yard. When I heard the words "O.K., you...
What price enthusiasm?
Recently I had to go through the unpleasant (to me) process of buying a car. I love driving Honda Civics and thanks to a recent accident, I was in the market for a new used one. After a long internet search, I found 2 in my town that were close enough to what I wanted...
Lesson learned.
My new car is great! I got all the little stuff fixed and I’m loving it! Especially the fact that it has a cassette deck! (I know, how 80’s!) But, the fact that I probably did pay too much for it was rolling around in my head for days. Then I finally figured out why....
It’s not exactly what you think.
I recently read a great book that I wanted to share. As a life coach who deals a lot with life purpose issues, I often talk to people about what they “should” be doing with their lives as far as their job goes. Everyone is searching for their dream job. But few of us...
Reunited
Who knew? I sure didn’t! Did you know that it’s a very common phenomenon for women to feel separate from their bodies? I recently have been made aware of the fact that for most of my life I have been at odds with my body and considered it something apart from myself....
Glitter Girl
What do glitter and fine china have in common? Both tend to be reserved for special occasions. At least in my life. Well, I don’t actually have any fine china but I have heard that most people who do only use it for holiday or special meals. I used glitter in the same...