Creating a home on (and off) the range
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I finally jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon. My lovely mother in-law gave me a check for Christmas, and I knew just what I was going to buy with it! Of course I’ve seen hundreds of posts about the Instant Pot. A few of my friends raved about their pressure cookers. But I’m not an…
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Perfectionism: a disposition to regard anything short of perfection as unacceptable, especially the setting of unrealistically demanding goals accompanied by a disposition to regard failure to achieve them as unacceptable and a sign of personal worthlessness. “Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” – Proverbs 13:12 (NLT) News…
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It’s the first week of January and I’m doing New Year’s resolutions a bit differently this year. Instead of setting ten or more lofty goals and maybe reaching 1.25 of them, I’m narrowing my focus to two at a time. And the two I’m choosing are tiny, little actions that can become routines. This post…
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In my childhood, I wasn’t a big fan of peanut brittle. When it came to homemade candy, fudge was king. Because…chocolate! As a southerner by birth, I had an appreciation for Momo’s divinity, the airy white sweet studded with pecans created by my Texas grandmother. A good praline, yeah, count me in. I devoured my…
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When it comes to decorating for Christmas, do you go for a designer look or vintage? Rustic or refined? Minimalist or maximumist. Yes, spell check, I know it’s not a word. I love decorating for the holiday season. I may have a tendency to go a bit overboard. A friend recently mentioned that she and…
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Want to find great gifts for the aspiring DIYer on your list? If you’re shopping for someone who enjoys tackling do-it-yourself projects, here’s a list of super gift ideas. With stocking stuffer and big gift options from under $10 to $200 (most are between $20 and $50), your favorite DIY chick or dude is bound…
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So this is happening… I didn’t expect to be in this place at age 53, laid off from a flexible part-time job that fed my creativity and curiosity while boosting the family bank account (I previously wrote a little about my job loss here and here). Now I’ve taken on substitute teaching, which I like to…
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Cold weather used to be a great excuse for me to avoid a run or a walk. Some days, I’d go to the gym instead of exercising outside. Other days, I’d sip hot chocolate and do nothing. Then I got my canine running buddy who loves the cold. When the weather gets too hot, she…
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One thing I love about the fall and winter seasons is that it’s finally chilly enough for chili. Lately in DFW it’s been overly warm and muggy, with frequent rain and lots of mosquitoes. Hello early fall in the South. October is typically the second wettest month of the year around here, with May coming…
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Who do you trust? Sometimes you place your trust in a faulty source. When I was in junior high, a couple of friends convinced me to sneak out of the cafeteria and check out the unused technical booth in the back of our ancient auditorium. They had done it before without getting caught and…
