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Taking Risks in 2014: What You Risk When You Don’t Take Risks
When you think of risk-taking, what do you think of? Skydiving? Parachuting? Mountain climbing? Or do they look more like this: Writing? Giving speeches? Speaking up for yourself? According to The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things by Larry Dossey, M.D., the former list classifies you as a Level I risk-taker and the latter is…
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5 Things You Don’t Want But Need
We spend a lot of time (too much of it actually) focusing on all the things we want. We want a new car, a house, a 4-person family, a new job, a spa day, a luxurious trip… Over the holidays, it’s even easier to fantasize about all the things we could have. Some of us…
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Who Do You Want to Be in 2014?
I ask who do you want to be not what do you want to accomplish in the new year because I just listened to inspirational speaker and bestselling author Danielle LaPorte talk to Tami Simon from Sounds True. In the recording she discussed a novel idea. Instead of writing a to-do list (a.k.a. New Year’s…
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DIY Ornaments
Yesterday I accomplished the fun and not-so-difficult challenge of creating my own ornaments. While the process was long, the actual tackling of it was easy. You won’t believe how cheap it was either. Basically, you need citrus fruits, ornament hooks, a paint brush, modge-podge, glitter and a cookie sheet. And the results? Pretty sweet. You…
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A DIY Christmas
I went all out this year. Maybe I’m a overly enthusiastic about celebrating our baby’s first Christmas. So even though he could care less if I was popping a zit or hanging a garland, I still wanted to go over-the-top with as much DIY decorations as I could muster. While I’m still in the process…
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Easy Christmas Garland
Our holiday decorations were looking mighty bare without a Christmas tree. So I went on a hunt for another easy Christmas decorating idea that I could do without leaving the kiddo and the hubby at home. Enter in this: This string of holly leaves took just a few minutes to do and needed just…
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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
Well turkey day is finally over and I’m happy to say I survived the gluttonous holiday with my waistline and sanity in check. I even managed to fit in moments of gratitude. It was no small feat, when you consider the common woes of the season: buyer’s remorse, family drama and disappointment. Onto the next…