From top to bottom, left to right: Upside down Snickers, Snickers in her skeleton costume, Snickers and her friend, Zoe, the night before Zoe had to go to the rainbow bridge, Sassy Sophie, Sophie in her PJ's, Serious Sophie. The last picture is out of order, but it is Snickers opening her Christmas present. Pet …
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Image compliments of: https://unsplash.com/photos/c2L5LnWz9XU?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink This is another great interview in which I met this amazing woman at a festival. She was with her friend, with whom I started talking. Lisa was a bit more quiet; she was humble, yet beaming when she talked about her creations of clothing and her ability to sew. Her passion …
Image compliments of https://unsplash.com/photos/tWk8GRnEpV8?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink Being thankful is a mindset and takes practice. Have you ever met that person that has a positive comment after something bad happens to you? They may say something like “Oh, at least you didn’t get hurt” after a car accident, or “It could have been so much worse” after you …
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Image from https://unsplash.com/photos/N4QTBfNQ8Nk?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink By definition, a competing commitment is a conflict between a goal and a value, or a goal and your deep down desire to do so. My slightly altered definition is: A woman’s struggle with all the commitments pulling at her at one time: It could be kids/spouse/work/friends/workout/hobbies all calling for you at …
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Image taken from https://unsplash.com/photos/RRZM3cwS1DU?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink One of the things I love about this blog, is meeting new people and asking for their story. I met Robyn at a festival and could tell right away, that her energy was contagious and that she was someone I wanted to write about in my blog. I just asked if …
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My husband was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease over 7 years ago. I can tell you that, as his caregiver, it is a horrible disease; it is extremely difficult to see someone in the prime of their life slowly lose their ability to care of themself. To depend on someone to help you dress, because you …
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We all have bucket lists; some of us have them in our head and others actually have a list of things to do before they die. The problem is; we never know when that is. I was walking to a restaurant in Champaign, Illinois, with a good friend of mine when we saw a huge …
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Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/LIEQsu5JuoM?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail or you knew your time on Earth was limited? In my morning reading plan, the author asked what you would do if you knew you couldn’t fail. It reminded me of a movie I saw called “100 days to live”. Spoiler …
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I love animals of all kinds; I always have. When I was a young girl, I cried for days after watching the movie "Born free". If you are too young to have seen the movie, it is based on a true story of a couple that raised “Elsa”, an orphaned cub, into a lioness. When …
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Photo courtesy of https://unsplash.com/photos/TjMYP49juCg?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink There is a famous quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, I’ve also seen a similar version attributed to Gandi: Sow a thought and you reap an action; sow an act and you reap a habit; sow a habit and you reap character; sow a character and you reap a destiny. Basically, our …
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The Encouraged Woman 