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Naps
Read more: NapsI love a good nap. I have often joked that I must have been a cat in another life because I love curling up in a pool of sunlight on my bed or couch and taking a snooze. Some people don’t like naps. I revel in them. I was so sleepy working in my office…
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Holiday Cards
Read more: Holiday CardsSome years I really enjoy sending holiday cards. This year I have bought a few individual cards for people that I know would really miss receiving a card from me. Other than that I am not feeling the pull of sending 40-50 cards with individual notes. I am not the type to just sign the…
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Keeping Anxiety at Bay
Read more: Keeping Anxiety at BayHave you ever experienced a rush of anxiety during a certain situation and had to just breathe through it to get it resolved? Maybe a car cuts you off and you get that awful wave of adrenaline OR a health scare has you on edge. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear,…
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Lights, Camera, Action
Read more: Lights, Camera, ActionI thought it would be fun putting up the outdoor lights this year. Um, no. At least I didn’t have to worry about getting frozen fingers like I used to get in NH. When my daughters were young we would all put up the lights together. There would be the typical grumbling about untangling the…
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Time for Baking
Read more: Time for BakingTime for baking…..one of my favorite activities. It is even better around the holidays. I am still trying to learn how to decorate sugar cookies. I want them to look perfectly designed like in the photo above. Mine are not quite at that level YET. I will get there, with some perseverance. What exactly is…
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Is it Fate?
Read more: Is it Fate?I believe in fate. My husband and I took a day trip today. On the way, we shared our feelings about some recent turmoil within our family. During the last six months, we have stepped up to the plate to help our daughter and grandson through a rough patch. This painting on the wall of…
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Love
Read more: LoveDriving home from the library today with my 2-year old grandson in the backseat. I looked in the rear view mirror and said, “I love you!” His tiny voice replied, “Yuv you!” It is the first time he has responded like that to me. My heart is full. Oh, he gives me lots of hugs…
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Just Breathe
Read more: Just BreatheHave you ever just thought about what breathing does for your body? Maybe not as it is something we automatically do every day. Did you know that the average adult takes “17,000 breaths a day” (American Lung Association, 2019, para 1)? For a person with anxiety, that number increases as the anxiety rises…and this is…
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Catch a Falling Star
Read more: Catch a Falling StarLast night I looked out the window by chance and saw the most beautiful falling star. It was huge and slowly falling through the night sky. I was sitting in my living room talking with my daughter. The light caught my eye and I found myself just staring at the window. My daughter asked what…
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I Believe
Read more: I BelieveI just made these worry stones for my senior students, as a reminder to take a moment to believe in themselves as they venture out into the world of nursing. Each stone will be packaged in their own little bag and plan to hand them out in class tomorrow. I love the word “believe.” I…
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