I have to admit that I do not get back to my hometown all that often. I only live about 20 minutes from Owego, which, by the way, is Budget Travel’s Coolest Small Town in America. Why don’t I go back? Who knows? I do have some extended family still there but I tend to… Continue reading Visiting the Past
I often find myself thinking about song lyrics or quotes and how they fit in my life. Today, I came upon the quote below, by Mark Twain, and am fixed on it as a way of life. Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by… Continue reading Mark Twain Inspired
I am not the main character of Confessions of a Shopaholic. I actually shy away from shopping. I like to do it alone and in my own time frame but I did do some recent shopping with my sister and mother when they were in town. I had previously been to Coldwater Creek, located in… Continue reading Shopping
As a single forty-plus year old woman, today is bittersweet. I love my life. I love my kids. And, I know that I have grown over the past years by being single more than I would ever have grown as a married person. Yet, I still feel a small pang of remorse, regret – no,… Continue reading An Anniversary
Just quick preface – I started this post on November 3, 2008. I added to it last on July 6, 2009. I have decided I need to publish it and then work through the rest of the journey as time allows. Reasoning is two fold: (1)it will make the post shorter than if I do… Continue reading Healthy Lifestyle Journey – Part II
Everyone is familiar with Sunday being a day of rest. My week had been rather full so I was definitely thinking that yesterday was going to be a day of rest. Little did I know when the day started that I was going to not only have a restful day but also a relaxing massage.… Continue reading A Relaxing Sunday – Service Review!!
When high school graduation of one of my children rolls around, I always think about purposes in life. We anticipate that these children, which is really all high school graduates are, know what they want to do for the rest of their lives. Is this really fair? I am thirty years removed from my high… Continue reading Changes in Life
No, I have not been out test driving new cars, though that is a possibility. I have been very busy with my fifth child’s high school graduation and then the big party so what have I been test driving – a new type of vacuum cleaner! You all will love it!! The Vroom Solo is… Continue reading Vroom, Vroom – A Product Review
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