Tag: Happiness
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It’s Almost Time
Every year on my birthday in March I make a resolution to myself. Last year I decided to take a social media fast for a year. I’ll tell you about that later. For this year I’m considering only reading books from our home library. That would mean an entire year of not buying new books,…
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The Results are in!
We did doggy DNA for Harley Quinn and Leo Spartacus. Yes, my husband gave Leo a middle name. We used Embark. Here are the results Harley as expected, but Leo! What the heckin heck is an American Village Dog? 100% love on paws, y’all! Light & Love, Lori
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How to end a fantastic weekend?
Spent the weekend reading, playing games with friends, spending time with family, and resting. Now I’m ending the weekend with banana bread. That’s how you end a fantastic weekend. Light & Love, Lori
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Happy Candlemas Day
If Candlemas be fair and bright,Come, Winter, have another flight;If Candlemas brings clouds and rain,Go Winter, and come not again. According to German lore, if the hedgehog saw his shadow on Candlemas Day there would be a “Second Winter” or 6 more weeks of bad weather. Leave it to us crazy Americans to see a…
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Say Hello to Leo
Periodically the caregivers from our local animal shelter bring dogs who need forever homes by my office building. They, the humans, know that my place of work is full of dog people with big hearts. I have held strong for a long time and not brought a dog home, until I met Leo. I could…
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How much time ya got?
What books do you want to read? All the books. 😁 I want to read…all…the…books! But really, who has time for that? I keep my TBR list on Goodreads. Right now it’s a manageable 18 books. You can see it here…send me a friend request and we can talk books. Light & Love, Lori
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Round is a shape right?
I’m so out of shape. If someone yells, “Run for your life!” I will yell back, “Y’all go ahead. I’m going to meet Jesus. I’m ready.” I saw my doctor today and we have a plan. We, like he’s going to eat what I eat and work at not dying with me. It’s not that…
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What’s your Game?
Do you play in your daily life? What says “playtime” to you? Everyone needs an outlet that is fun. Remember playing pretend with your friends when you were small? That imagination and freedom to use it is a direct killer of stress and anxiety. For me I roll dice in table top games like D&D,…
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Get out of my Way
What are your biggest challenges? By far my biggest challenge to anything I do is me. My own impulsive thoughts or my inability to make a decision. Can I do this? Am I good enough? That’s so silly. Because all of that happens in my head. I got this. I can do hard things. Light…
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It’s the smells
What makes you feel nostalgic? Warm cookies just out of the oven. Cut grass. Thunder storms. Honeysuckle in full bloom. Fresh brewed coffee. My husband’s neck when we embrace. Salt water in the air. Baby snuggles. Texas heat. Yes it has a scent, so does a crisp cool spring day in Florida. So many smells.…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 