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Early rise

April 7, 2009
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I love daylight savings.  The extra hours of daylight make a walk or game of backyard cricket after tea a lovely reality.  That said, there are a couple of times when I wish for the clocks to be back to normal.  The first is usually the week after daylight savings begins.  Dragging myself and the […]

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My new hobby

March 4, 2009

After much gentle, yet persistent hinting from me The Thinker bought me a new camera for my birthday earlier this year.  I’d been wanting to upgrade to a DSLR for over a year.  As we were (and still are) on a bit of a savings kick, I had decided to stick with my point and […]

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Smiley Saturday

September 13, 2008

As I was eating breakfast this morning I was thinking about what I could write for a Smiley Saturday post. Then I read this from an entrant in Lightening’s traveling t-shirt’s series. I had tears rolling down my cheeks, especially from the new mother story. My husband didn’t believe anyone would do that, but those […]

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The Secrets to a Passionate Life

July 23, 2008

I’m on a misson to find the secrets to a passionate life. What is passion? Where is it hiding? How can it be drawn out into the open? As our kids are getting older, I’m thinking about what it is that I’ll do when they go to school. I see it as the perfect opportunity […]

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5 Retro Tips for a Simpler Life

July 17, 2008

I read somewhere recently that the key to a simpler life was to live like it was 1940. If you ask me, life in the 1940’s was pretty tough compared to today’s standards – none of the conveniences that we have today. I’m sure if I was to live entirely like I was a 1940’s […]

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Six Word Memoir

July 12, 2008

A couple of weeks ago Planning Queen tagged me for a Six Word Memoir. Initially, I though “Sure, easy”. I have since discovered that trying to condense the substance of your life into six words is no simple task. So, after a lot of pondering, here is my Six Word Memoir. Life Plan. Third edition […]

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