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This is for the times when perseverance eludes us. A mini-guide on how to maintain sanity when you are slowly loosing your mind… Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED NINETY SEVEN…the slowest week E V E R
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ONE HUNDRED NINETY SIX…go on and feel it
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Sometimes, doubling back is necessary before moving forward. Feeling all the feels today folks. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED NINETY FIVE…accepting blunders while postponing maturity
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Another day, another inanimate object destroyed! I just postponed maturity for another day. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED NINETY FOUR…midnight histerics
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Sometimes I wake up at night with an uncontrollable urge to laugh at something. So I laugh at ANYTHING. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED NINETY THREE…Damn Beavers!
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Reminiscing about some great friends who accept us for all of our uniqueness. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED NINETY TWO…volcanos and pools
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Traveling to places we have never even heard of is just one reason we chose this lifestyle. climbing 8,300 foot mountain, or volcano rather, is quite the experience. Continue reading
one hundred ninety 1/2…who me? Lost?
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It’s amazing what I will do and how far I will travel for my annual Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte… Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED NINETY…contemplating mommyhood
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I have been lucky enough to have many mentally satisfying and physically challenging jobs. I have also had some really bad jobs. Even those jobs, I appreciate. They taught me something I still use today. But my most favorite job by far, is being a mother. I daresay it is the most mentally and emotionally challinging and physically straining jobs I have ever had. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE…lessons learned
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While there are many advantages to living minimally and being mobile, it is not without its challenges. I’ve learned so much in the 118 days of being full-timers. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY EIGHT…sunday morning do-over
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Getting hit in the head twice before 9 a.m. begs for a “do-over”. Sometimes an hour makes all the difference. Sometimes. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY SEVEN…Friday, what took you so long?
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Waking up on a Friday, for me, is like waking up the day before we go on vacation. I wish it could be Friday everyday. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY SIX…warm breezy beach or cool snowy mountain
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108 days on the road and there’s so much more to see. Feeling the love today folks. I am in love with our life choice. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FIVE…watermelon, the potpourri of life
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Sometimes spilling an entire brand new watermelon on everything you own, can turn out to be a good thing. You just have to shift your perspective. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR…seeking stability within mobility
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being mobile full-time makes me realize how much I love and value my family and friends. There are some definite cons for travelling full-time. But you won’t ever hear me complain about the 3 hour time difference! At least not while I am in Pacific Standard time! Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO…eat, drive, pee…repeat
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5 days, 600 miles a day, 3,000 and some odd miles total…we finally made it to the west coast. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE…my petal tips are turning brown
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Sometimes I see myself as a flower whose petals are solely dependent on outside factors for their healthy vibrant color. If that were the case, my petal tips are beginning to tarnish. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY…life in progress
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ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY NINE…tomfoolerative
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Sometimes I think maybe, if we stopped our “normal adult behavior” and adopted our children’s “play anywhere and everywhere” mentality, maybe we would be a more productive, happy and successful society. I think we should label it, tomfoolerative. And I think we should make it a new legislative branch of government. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY EIGHT…arm in arm
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Living in Florida for 4 years and having a daddy who loves to surf, has ultimately given our girls an appreciation for the sport. So, it’s no surprise to Greg and I when each of their Barbies have at one … Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY SEVEN…shoes are NOT optional
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“get dressed girls” in 6 and 9 year-old girl world means, “put our clothes on and our dolls clothes on we’re going somewhere. But she didn’t say shoes, so we probably don’t need them.” Do they have a lingo book for 6 & 9 year olds somewhere? Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE…vermont
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Vermont is such a magical place for our family. The outside activities, the walking and biking paths all throughout the cities, and the scenery make me want to linger a bit longer. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR…a Sci Fi comedy kind of field trip day
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despite the strain and sometimes unbearable behaviors, I hope I always remember taking time to make memories is what the “effort” is all about. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY THREE…damn rookies
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Who would be naive enough to drive 750 miles to a destination without having secured a place to stay? Only a rookie would have that kind of oversight. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY TWO…we can do this
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letting go of something or somethings (plural) is often more difficult than the actuality of living without it. I think for me, it’s the incontrovertible process of having to say goodbye. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED SIXTY SEVEN…owning it
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I am finding out what it means when people tell me to “Own” who I am. I was never sure what it meant, but I believe I am beginning to understand. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED SIXTY THREE…mommy, help me out
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Finding little ways to be helpful and celebrating little successes on the blog tonight. Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX…processing to remember
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Here we are one week after our sweet dog Bear’s passing and our emotions are still raw. We have crossed that hurdle of being able to say his name and talking about the goofy times we remember without our voices … Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE…Thank You Bear
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For the past 3 weeks I have been struggling to get back to our normal routine. On Wednesday I was finally able to make all the bi-annual and annual doctors appointments for everyone, including our furry side. Bear’s appointment was … Continue reading
ONEHUNDRED FIFTY THREE…our polite dictator
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Our youngest rules the roost. We have given her the title of Polite Dictator because of her ruling style… Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED FORTY-EIGHT…free-range chickens and other stories
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ONE HUNDRED FORTY FOUR…new school year excitement
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The excitement of starting a new school year has taken a hold of us… Continue reading
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE…mom of 3 wearing an evening gown shows up with…
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I sliced 1/3 of my fingernail off my thumb the other day. I was attempting to separate the rind of a watermelon from its outer shell and voila, a clean slice right through the nail and claiming a small infentesimal … Continue reading
NINETY-EIGHT…and we’re back
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I have a love/hate relationship with this face… I love that lip. It’s so adorable. But seeing her upset hurts my heart. But that lip!!!! MAKE IT STOP!!! Cecilia is still screaming…and working on getting on to her knees and … Continue reading
EIGHTY-SEVEN…tomorrow
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When I picked Abby up from School on Friday, I watched her from a distance. I saw her sitting with her friends waiting to be picked up from school. She was giggling, smiling and completely ignoring the announcer who had … Continue reading
SIXTY-NINE…jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way
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We are approximately 23 weeks away from Christmas! Lately I have been thinking a lot about Christmas and it’s July… I am excited to decorate the Christmas tree and our house in warm weather. I am sure it will be … Continue reading
FIFTY-NINE…a minute to freak out
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It’s official Kindergarten is 3 months away Abby and I went to Kindergarten orientation today Of course I am going through some sort of empty nest thing where I am going to have to let go of a dream. I … Continue reading
THIRTY-THREE…my day was ‘craptastik’. How was yours?
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The day is ending the same way it began…disastrously. This morning I got upset with Abby for knocking over her juice at breakfast. Five minutes later, Greg and I are talking about something. While I was using my hands to … Continue reading
EIGHTEEN…what are we doing to our kids?
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sweet heart…our power went out at the beach house tonight. It was super windy and rainy all day…we should have seen this coming. Greggy went to pick up a movie and of course like clockwork, 5 minutes after he left, … Continue reading
SEVENTEEN…this holiday season
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Every once in a while I will have a moment with my family where I am teleported from my body to somewhere else in the room. I can see the girls chasing each other and giggling, Greg is preparing dinner … Continue reading