Thanks to the amazing Susannah Conway, I found the greatest on-going project. Morrea Seal‘s 52 Lists Project. Just as it sounds, each week of the year, Morrea posts a new list and asks for her readers to share. Examples of lists include, ‘list the things you should be proud of”, ‘list your essentials’ and ‘list […]
Read moreWell, if I thought February was a slow reading month, March was down right sluggish. I suppose this whole moving thing has really cut in to my reading time. That said, I did read a great Patricia Cornwell novel, The Bone Bed, which is always just a fun and relaxing thing to do when the […]
Read moreI fumed last week as I read about Victoria Secret’s latest campaign, Bright Young Things, part of their PINK line. While the company claims that the line is targeted at college aged women not girls, words spoken by their representatives contradict this. Victoria Secret’s Chief Financial Officer, Stuart Burgdoerfer said, “When somebody’s 15 or 16 years […]
Read moreI have been hinting at something big and exciting for a bit now. The NJ real estate laws are such though that I just haven’t felt safe to put our news out in the open until all the t’s were crossed and the i’s dotted. And now they are! We are closing on a new […]
Read more“I remembered that the real world was wide, and that a varied field of hopes and fears, of sensations and excitements, awaited those who had courage to go forth into its expanse…” – Charlotte Bronte, From Jane Eyre
Read moreThis ‘once thought to be super cute’ dog ate the Easter Bunny. Or at least her babies. Seriously. I let Daisy out this morning and she was gone for longer than usual. I looked out and saw that something was holding her attention back in the bushes. When I called her, she didn’t come so […]
Read moreIn this fast paced world we live in, one thing I refuse to give up is read aloud time. I have often accomplished this by reading the same book, at the same time to both girls. This was simple when one was a toddler and one a baby but things are definitely getting trickier as […]
Read moreI’ve been in a reading rut so I was really excited when I read about The Still Point of the Turning World at one of my favorite blogs, Lindsey’s A Design So Vast. Now, I just read a mention of it first, not a review. And I didn’t buy the real thing. I downloaded the Kindle […]
Read moreLive in the present. Do the things that need to be done. Do all the good you can each day. The future will unfold. […]
Read moreThis picture was taken last week when I thought it was ‘fun’ that snow covered our new spring blooms. I actually said, ‘Oh, that will be a fun picture.” Then there was the wet, heavy accumulating snow we received two days ago. And now snow on and off in the forecast in to next week. […]
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