Forty Before Forty
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Working on a plan or will with my husband, Raymond, ended up being the hardest goal to accomplish. I think that the idea was sound, wanting to give myself some peace of mind should anything happen to him that renders him unable to work, whether temporarily or permanently. However, the actual execution was difficult because…
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I did not think that being a DM was going to happen before my birthday. It had too many variables that were out of my control, on top of gathering a lot of information about how to DM a D&D campaign. I started my first D&D campaign as a player last year, but I retreat…
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Over the past eight years, we have had numerous packages crammed into our mailbox that weren’t meant to be bent, or that were difficult to get out of the mailbox because there was no wiggle room left. I also think that our cookie-cutter mailbox is ugly, but since it’s one of the cheapest models available…
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I made a photobook documenting our daughter’s first year of life and ordered copies for her grandparents as well. Then my son came along, and my health declined, so on top of juggling a newborn and a toddler, I had begun a new chapter in my medical saga. So, I didn’t immediately get around to…
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I didn’t understand why my husband kept saying, “Good luck with that,” whenever I listed our at-home spa day as one of the remaining forty goals I had yet to do. I had successfully had such days before, and I didn’t see how it could be that difficult to acquire some face masks and the…
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Several years ago, I was inspired by the movie War Room to designate a space of my own for quiet time with God. In our apartment in California, I had a lot of space to work with in our bedroom closet, so I soon got to work setting up a little corner. I used a…
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I started my first official blog back in 2005, when Windows Live Spaces was a thing. When they did away with this service, I took them up on the offer to port my blog over to WordPress. A quick Google search says this probably happened somewhere between 2010 and 2011. Regardless, I have been tappety-tapping…
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Of all forty goals on my list, “attempt to do my physical therapy exercises and stretches at least three times a week” has probably stressed me out the most. While my intention in setting these challenges for myself was for it to be a positive experience, the nature of challenges is that they can inherently…
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~These donuts from Mochinut were oh, so good. (June 1, 2024)~ Two years ago, I got to try some mochi donuts from Mochinut while on a date with Raymond. They were delicious but driving about an hour, through often heavy traffic, to get more, didn’t sound too appealing. So, I looked up a recipe and…
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We celebrated our daughter’s sixteenth birthday yesterday!! Since it was my daughter who wanted to do the Icing Artist’s cake class with me, I decided that I would surprise her and attempt to make it on my own for her birthday. I purchased access to the video lessons and recipes a few years ago, so…