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For the first time, in a very long time, I felt embarrassed last night as my husband and I entertained a few friends in our home. Our living room consists of a hodge-podge of mismatched furniture. Our TV stand, one of those old heavy wooden ones, was a hand-me-down from my in-laws. Our large and … Read more
Right now I’m hanging out in Denver International Airport waiting for a flight home to Baltimore. In an effort to save money my husband and I ate dinner in the condo every night and prepared sandwiches for lunch on all but two days. On the last day I suggested we head out for dinner, but … Read more
My husband and I are waking up bright and early for a quick mini-vacation to Colorado. I haven’t been out west since my medical problems began, (oh so long ago), and I’m really excited to head back out there. We typically snowboard out west, and since I’m no longer able to ride, my husband has … Read more
I planned to blog today, but somehow I managed to procrastinate until the late hours of the night, and now I’m staring at an empty text box. Although I’ve been sitting in front of my laptop for an hour I haven’t written a single word until now. The last few days have been extremely hectic. … Read more
I won two coupons in the POM Wonderful Giveaway over at My Good Cents!One for a free bottle of POM Wonderful, the other for a free bottle of POM Tea. In January I wrote a post about falling in love with POM after using a coupon to buy a bottle. After writing that post I … Read more
I’m trying to count my blessings more often and this week was full of them. On Sunday my hubby and I took my grandmother out to lunch. We then drove her to Tweeter, helped her pick out a TV stand, lugged it home, and put it together for her. Many people never get to know … Read more
A few weeks ago I came across a children’s book in Ross called Funky Things to Draw. Something about it’s pink and purple cover called to me. I picked it up and walked straight to the checkout counter. I usually analyze purchases in detail, (even small ones), but this time I didn’t hesitate. My niece … Read more
As I was driving around the beltway today in 5 o’clock traffic I noticed the temperature gauge in my fourteen year old car ticking higher and higher. It was miserably hot in DC today, somewhere between 95 – 100 degrees, and I feared the car might overheat, so I turned off the air conditioner and … Read more
During my lunch break I headed out to Rite-Aid to buy two boxes of cereal. I saw an ad on the front of the weekly sales circular for Lucky Charms and knew I had to buy some. I haven’t eaten the stuff in ages, but as soon as I saw the ad I began to … Read more
Last week I attended a free ‘Relaxation and Healing’ seminar held at a wellness center near my home. The instructor started the class by leading us through a series of guided meditations. After we reached a deep state of relaxation she handed each of us a large sheet of paper and a handful of markers. … Read more