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April 14, 2012

Time // 4:35 p.m. Place // at home in the recliner. Eating // trail mix. Drinking // water. Watching // nothing. Reading // Divergent by Veronica Roth. Wanting // to pay off our cars and free up some cash flow. Thinking // about Meredith’s upcoming first birthday party. Creating // a mini book of birth encouragement for a friend. Hoping // we all get over our colds soon. Needing // to get caught up on Project Life. Anticipating // getting started on refinishing some furniture with my dad. *** I love Saturdays. And Saturdays with coffee are amazing. I’ve been going going going since 6:30 a.m. – done all the laundry, attacked my toilet with a pumice stone (whoa), did dishes, swept the floors, went for a run, showered & shaved, painted my toenails, saw a…
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Currently

April 14, 2012

Time // 4:35 p.m. Place // at home in the recliner. Eating // trail mix. Drinking // water. Watching // nothing. Reading // Divergent by Veronica Roth. Wanting // to pay off our cars and free up some cash flow. Thinking // about Meredith’s upcoming first birthday party. Creating // a mini book of birth encouragement for a friend. Hoping // we all get over our colds soon. Needing // to get caught up on Project Life. Anticipating // getting started on refinishing some furniture with my dad. *** I love Saturdays. And Saturdays with coffee are amazing. I’ve been going going going since 6:30 a.m. – done all the laundry, attacked my toilet with a pumice stone (whoa), did dishes, swept the floors, went for a run, showered & shaved, painted my toenails, saw a…
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On Giving Up Coffee, and Taking It Up Again

April 11, 2012

Image from jessicaNdesign’s Etsy shop. And now I need these spoons. So I gave up coffee for Lent, and it was beyond difficult, and now I’m drinking it again, and things are again fantastic. That is the short version. Now for the full story: I used to hate coffee. I thought it was too bitter and I just couldn’t get it down. I didn’t really have a need for extra caffeine for a long time, and I was proud of that. Water and good sleeping habits saw me through. Then I became a nurse. My shift began at 6:45 a.m. and I was having to wake up at 4:30 a.m. to get there on time. I still drank lots of…
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Egg Hunt and Other Easter Things

April 9, 2012

Am I supposed to be looking for something? Because I’ve got this leaf here so really I’m all set. Although…these things are bright and shiny. I could get behind that. But what am I supposed to DO with them, Lucca? Ohh…there’s something inside. Well whatever Cameron has, I obviously want it. You can tell by my grabby little hand, look of intense focus, and tongue that is about to come out of my mouth. *** It was a fun Easter weekend. Busy, because David had extended family in town – aunt and uncle, cousins, and their little boy Lucca – so we had a lot of gatherings planned. Plus I had to spend some time with my own family too,…
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Egg Hunt and Other Easter Things

April 9, 2012

Am I supposed to be looking for something? Because I’ve got this leaf here so really I’m all set. Although…these things are bright and shiny. I could get behind that. But what am I supposed to DO with them, Lucca? Ohh…there’s something inside. Well whatever Cameron has, I obviously want it. You can tell by my grabby little hand, look of intense focus, and tongue that is about to come out of my mouth. *** It was a fun Easter weekend. Busy, because David had extended family in town – aunt and uncle, cousins, and their little boy Lucca – so we had a lot of gatherings planned. Plus I had to spend some time with my own family too,…
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