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Welcome May (but really we are two weeks in...)

I started this post exactly two weeks ago, with a mere title. The last few weeks have
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Welcome May (but really we are two weeks in...)
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See ya April - Don't Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out.

Actually, I hope it slams you in your miserable ass. I turned 41 in April. We had
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See ya April - Don't Let the Door Hit You on the Way Out.

 Alix in her garden on our farm. She loves to plant and grow edible flowers.
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Happy Almost May

Before you start to type in a post on Wordpress, there is a blinking "What is on
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Happy Almost May
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As the World Burns

I made it a personal vow to keep away from the news for the last two months.
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As the World Burns
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Beating Blue Monday

Call it fate, call it coincidence, or just call it sad. As I sat this morning sipping my coffee and feeling pretty content with the busy weekend and getting an extra day off from school, I scrolled leisurely down my facebook feed and stopped short at Jen Cardone’s Village Spin post (hi
January 20, 2020
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Ink and Influencers: AKA “Me Time”

I have great friends. The best family a girl could ask for. And don’t even get me started on Scott because nothing I’ve ever done in this life is deserving of such an incredible husband.  But lately, at this risk of sounding corny and ridiculous, the relationship I have with myself has
October 28, 2019
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3 Years Ago We Came Back to Medina

The moving truck door closed and we put the final bags in the car. Our plan to move home to Medina was largely unknown. We commonly said we were moving home to do something “different”. Home-ownership was easier, we joked about a business venture, and we thought a slowdown would allow us to
August 14, 2019
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Free at Last! (AKA Summer Break Begins)

Teaching is my life, my heart, the very blood in my veins runs for education. But that doesn’t dismiss the sweet taste of freedom that is now upon me – at 2:40 today, I am a free woman! I’m not exactly free as the Factory is needing my time and attention, but thankfully
June 26, 2019
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A Year of Things We Never Told You (& Some We Did)

Let’s begin with a riddle, shall we? It’s not a very good one…but…. What do you call a dating couple who never dates? Small business owners.  #funny #notfunny #imlaughingbutcryingontheinside.  Hello! Bonjour! Hola! Günaydın! Here we are, almost a year later from the last time we **tried** to get back into the swing of
June 25, 2019
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