Monday, August 24 2026

Category: Lifestyle

Picture of the river with a rainbow above the tree line in the distance. This is a great portrayal of savoring life and slow living.

Slow Living

I’m sure you have heard the phrase “slow living” before. If you haven’t, I’ll do my best to explain it and hopefully it inspires you to adopt a more “slow living” lifestyle. So, what is “slow living”? I will give you my definition of what “slow living” means, in my own words. “Slow living” is

Selfie of a woman wearing polka dot yellow polo shirt and jeans in her dressing room.

Setting Intentions For the Week

Hey friends! I hope you have had a great weekend. The work week is starting again and I have a lot to do. Work has been super busy lately, but I would rather be busy that not have work. Today I want to discuss setting intentions for the week. Since I am an avid list

Why I Started This Blog

Today’s post is more of a journal entry type blog post. I am going to share why I started this blog and what I want to achieve with it. But let me first say, I have wanted to start a blog since 2012. If only I had started then, I would be so far with

Spring Is Here and the Flowers Are Blooming

After a long Winter and many cold days and nights, it is so refreshing to see the grass turn green, the temperatures get warmer, and the flowers start blooming. Every year, it seems I don’t realize how long Winter is until Spring starts peeking through, and then it hits me how wonderful it is to

a book open to a page with a woman's hand holding the page open.

Finding Time To Read

Everyday I look forward to the evening time after supper, chores, and shower, when I finally sit down for the evening with a cup of coffee and a book. I literally look forward to this everyday. It is one of those things I work all day for. It is one of my greatest pleasures, my

A Much Needed Reset, or Redefining of My Goals In Life and Through This Blog

Do you ever feel like you need a do over, or a reset? A step back to reassess and start again? That is how I am feeling right now with a few things in my life and this blog. The second post I created for this website was about the goal of the blog and

woman with black frame glasses smiling and taking a selfie in her dressing room.

Learning to Set Simple and Attainable Goals in Order to Move the Needle More Consistently

I want to ramble about setting simple and attainable goals in order to move the needle more consistently. Now, I am no professional, no life coach, etc etc, but I am a person just like you, that sometimes (ok…a lot of the time) sets goals way to high or too large, that reaching them is

Accomplishing

Do you ever wish you could accomplish more? Maybe you are looking back and wish you had accomplished more? I have wanted to accomplish certain things for a long time, but have yet to accomplish them. Sometimes I get discouraged, sometimes I procrastinate, and sometimes I just simply give up. All three of those things

Counting Calories Using My Fitness Pal

Back in 2022, I had a long conversation with my Uncle about counting calories and losing weight.  I learned so much from him that day, but first, let me give some back story.  When I was a kid, going to my grandparent’s house in the summers, my Uncle still lived at home.  I remember always

14 Ways to Say I Love You to Your Significant Other

Valentine’s Day is already almost here. It seems like we were just celebrating the new year. So before we let any more time go by, I thought I would share 14 ways to say I love you to your husband, significant other, or partner. Most of those are free, except for a few. Most of

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