Elfing Update

The elves are already abustle in our neighborhood, that’s for sure!  I cannot believe what three simple little acts have resulted in – people are being “elfed” all over the place! Earlier in the week, we SECRETLY “elfed” a few of our neighbors, in an effort to spread a little extra Christmas cheer.  We surprised each recipient…

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It’s Not Me!

It’s Not Me! It’s not me, it’s Life. I’m constantly trying to convince myself of this fallacy.  Life is really stressful right now.  I’ll bet my list of “life stressors” is longer than yours! I breed stress.  It’s how I roll. I knew for sure, though, that I was in trouble as I sat at…

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Letting Go – and Letting In…

Rather than call my self a procrastinator, I’ve determined that I have an inborn (or perhaps learned) response to hold on ever so tightly to the familiar things in my life.  No matter how uncomfortable or damaging those things may be – habit and lifestyle speaking – for some reason, my entire enterprise seems to…

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Shortbread Perfection!

Shortbread Perfection! My task this week was to create a “healthy” Christmas cookie for a regional work meeting.  Everyone in my position throughout the region will come armed with their own holiday cookie creation – one that fits a very specific set of “healthy rules.”  Not only are these rules very specific, they are down…

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