Aside form Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve is one of my most favorite nights of the year. The season of Advent is such a time full of joy, but unforuntely (and inevitably) the hustle and bustle of family visits, dinners, presents, and the rest causes not only stress, but a forgetfulness of what ...
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Liebster Award Nomination
A BIG thank you to Clara @ Walking in the Light for nominating me for the Liebster Award! The award is for up and coming bloggers with a smaller set of followers. The blogging community is always great for supporting one another and this is yet another example of that. Pretty nifty ...
Bella Swan, Twilight Heroine?
While I am quite the literary lover, I have never really gotten interested in the whole Twilight phenomenon. I tend to be slightly behind the popular trends, so this has been one contributing factor to never having read or watched any of the sparkly vampire tales. I mean, after all, the first book ...
How to Fill Spare Time
As the first week of November is here, I find myself both anxious and excited for this new chapter in my professional life. While I know I will be quite busy over the next few weeks, I can’t help but ponder what my days will soon look like. I indeed will be finalizing new employment for myself & ...
It’s time to be a quitter…
I quit my job. Wow. There, I said it. I quit.I certainly grew up with the mentality that quitting was not an option. If you made a commitment, you were to stick to that commitment, no matter how difficult the situation became. And I still agree with that view…to a certain extent. Several ...
losing kaitlyn
Monday was comprised of one of the most difficult and emotional experiences I can remember in a long time. That night we said goodbye to a member of our family we had known for less than 3 days, and the pain has been unspeakable. It is unfathomable to me that such a tiny little being can capture ...