Do you ever have a day in which you walk around ALL DAY CRAVING CHOCOLATE? You tell yourself that you don’t want any, don’t need any and shouldn’t eat any. You don’t believe yourself. You find yourself thinking of ways to make chocolate from what’s on-hand (cocoa, sugar, milk, etc.) because actually going to the…
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Crawling the walls…
Do you ever have a day in which you walk around ALL DAY CRAVING CHOCOLATE? You tell yourself that you don’t want any, don’t need any and shouldn’t eat any. You don’t believe yourself. You find yourself thinking of ways to make chocolate from what’s on-hand (cocoa, sugar, milk, etc.) because actually going to the…
Symbiotic collections…
Throughout the house I have assorted pottery bowls. I love pottery bowls, but really, one family can only use so many. So I’ve started putting my rock collection (yes, adults can have them too) in the bowls. The rocks are from various outings and adventures and the bowls are usually suited in some way to…
Finishing things
Traditionally, I have been worse than average at finishing things. Part of that is due to my basic nature – I fly full-force at a project and need some external impetus (a deadline, etc.) to finish. Recently, though, I have noticed that I finish a far greater percentage of what I start. Part of that…
This is me….
Sometimes they just get it exactly right. Since trying to juggle work, kid, house, dogs, John and other things in life, I make lists that can be worked through quickly. I no longer “do laundry”, but “gather laundry, gather towels, take downstairs, start washer, dry laundry, fold, put away” in separate steps. And I have…
Raising the Bar Strength & Conditioning 