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There is something about the Beach
Written April 15, 2020 People write songs about it. Movies are often filmed on it. There is something magical about the Beach. I didn’t go to the beach until I was 13 or 14 years old. And then I didn’t go again for about the same number of years. When I experienced the beach again as an adult, I couldn’t understand why anyone wouldn’t go as often as possible. And since this quarantine, I’ve been craving that salty air and toes in the sand even more. Andy proposed to me on Pier 60 at Clearwater Beach so I will always have a special place in my heart for that particular…
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Stay at Home Pros List
Written April 9, 2020 We are getting to the point where this Stay at Home order is getting old. I’m sure if you are reading this and are not under a Stay at Home order, the Pandemic is still affecting things enough for you to relate to this. I know this is rough on everyone because Andy and I are in a better situation than many people and we are still starting to struggle more with this. So what do we do? We can’t change that there is a pandemic and we can’t open what is closed. You can’t remove a Stay at Home order. But there may be small…
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Life after the Pandemic: Going back to “normal”
Written April 4, 2020 I do not think we should go back to life as it was before this pandemic once we can leave our houses again. Let me explain before you all throw items at me from 6 feet away. I realize we are closer to the beginning than to the end of this pandemic. I already want so badly to see family and friends, go to concerts, go on trips, have date nights with Andy, take Hannah to the zoo, etc. I could go on and on about what I want to go back to after this. But I think some things are better left behind. The majority…
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Gatlinburg: My spirit place
Written April 1, 2020 A spirit place is a thing right? Like a spirit animal, but a place. Well I guess it is now haha. And Gatlinburg is that place for me. We are all cooped up at home right now, staying safe from the coronavirus. All this time at home has many people, including myself, daydreaming about trips far away from our houses. We are hoping to go to Gatlinburg in the Fall and are very ready to get there again. We were on a schedule of visiting Gatlinburg every 6 months for a while before we had Hannah. We have went once since she was born but she…
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My 2020 Word of the Year: Faith
Written March 29, 2020 I saw many posts at the beginning of 2020 of people making their resolutions and stating that 2020 would to be their year. Something I saw even more than ever was people picking a word of the year. I always make resolutions, but with so much on already on my mind for what I wanted to happen this year, I decided to pick a word. At first there were a few words: Move, Action, and Focus. I knew this year needed to be one where I took more specific actions to get our family where we want to be. But as I explored these options, something…
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The Disease That Shall Not Be Named: List of Ways to Keep Sane at Home
Written March 21, 2020 The world has drastically changed since the last time I wrote. Scratch that, not dramatic enough. The world has drastically changed in the last two weeks. A little over a week ago, Ohio Governor Mike Dewine declared all schools be shut down for at least 3 weeks. And then restaurants and bars had to shut down except for carry out and drive thru service. And then movie theaters, bowling alleys and other fun germy places had to shut down. And then salons shut down (side note, I’m curious to see what people do/look like without those services if this goes on long). A bunch of stores…
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Rejection: Changing My Approach in My Next Career Move
Written January 8, 2020 Rejection may as well be one of those four letter words because it tends to make us cringe even more. I learned about rejection early in life. I wanted to be involved in everything as a kid. Most people don’t know that I tried out for choir, volleyball and basketball in my younger years. I was rejected from each one. Volleyball and basketball weren’t big hits, I hadn’t practiced enough at either to really be too surprised. But choir was devastating. I had been singing in my church choir and in church plays for years by this point and while I was certainly no Adele, I…
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I’m a big picture person, but He’s a whole picture God
Written December 5, 2019 I love being able to step back for a minute and look at the big picture. This skill has helped me in training others many times because comprehension seems more attainable when I can give a trainee the steps and then tell them why we are doing them. I often try to look at the big picture in life, especially when making bigger decisions. The biggest issue I run into with this is my desire to plan for the future when we often do not know what will happen. I try to make decisions that will affect me and my family long term, but I can…
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Clean up on Aisle 3: I should be a professional glass breaker
Written November 22, 2019 It has been over 8 years since this happened and I can still remember the feeling I had when it happened. I was pushing my cart around Kroger on Hilliard Rome Road. I think it was evening because I used to work 2nd shift and be a night person (As I write this at 5:30am). I was in my early twenties and new to the area. And I clearly needed some more life experience to get some common sense because I put a jar of Prego in the top of the cart where kids sit….without putting the little blue thing up to stop things from falling…
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The First Year of Motherhood: The New Definition of Alone Time
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