Two wonderful days this weekend. Saturday marked the first day of spring… and I saw evidence that nature has sat up and taken notice immediately. Our iris are blooming their beautiful purple heads off… simply stunning in their short-lived but prolific blooming. The azalea is covered in buds and today I noticed the first two [...]

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It’s about time I acknowledged this award… with deep thankfulness and gratitude. Verna from Out of the Cube deliciously gave me this award – oh my goodness – back in April… I can hardly believe it was that long ago! I believe that is one of the most powerful things anyone could say about my [...]

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Today begin looking at everything in your life in a new way. “Do I really love it? Do I really need it? Would I be better off without it?” Instead of buying and spending, save that money. Let your money work for you for a change. This is the beginning of laying new groundwork for [...]

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Who said it was going to be a simple kitchen and laundry renovation? Then the floors. Then paint. Finito! Hmmm… I really WAS delusional, wasn’t I? The tiled floor in the laundry has to come up. It’s not secured to the concrete slab, so up it comes. Only, that leads into the wc and the [...]

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My beautiful daughter, Gorgeous Girl, is playing that song on the piano as I type – You’ll never walk alone… Aren’t I such a lucky Mum? Now what WAS it I was going to write about tonight? Walk on, walk on, with hope in your heart, and you’ll never walk alone… sung with immense feeling. [...]

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My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment. – Oprah Winfrey What are you doing this very moment to put you in the very best place later today, tomorrow, next month and for the [...]

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It isn’t so much the cooking, as the decision making process beforehand. Deciding what to cook for dinner. I find it hard to get inspired when I’ve had a busy day… cooking dinner becomes a chore, not a pleasure. And watching Nigella Feasts last night I was struck again by how sensual she makes the [...]

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“Progress is made by lazy men looking for easier ways to do things.” -Robert Heinlein I disagree! I don’t think it is lazy to look for an easier way to do things at all! In this century, we’ll all running around like headless chooks trying to make ends meet. Life seems to get faster and [...]

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Leah has challenged me to share why I blog. It was too big an answer to leave in a comment on her post. So here are some of my thoughts about why I write a blog… It started out because Leah challenged me to write a blog. Only, the writing isn’t really a challenge for [...]

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Over at Joyful, Jubilant Learning (a community I am proud to be a part of) Terry Starbucker has published his Rapid Fire Learning for the month of May. I find the process of sitting down and thinking about what I have learned really interesting. Our lives get so busy, so full of the everyday stuff, [...]

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