Getting back up when things have slipped can be so hard. FlyLady is such an inspiration. Her most loving words, included in every message from her are,
“You are not behind! I don’t want you to try to catch up; I just want you to jump in where we are. O.K.?”
Do you know how [...]

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Our taxes are done! Boo-yah Baby!

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Yes, I have nothing to say, and yet here I am. This is more a post to see if the “priming the pump” philosophy works… Maybe if I post once it will give me something to post about again later…
Ooh! I know! There’s this cool product we’re testing for work and [...]

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I was journaling this evening. Furiously. It has been a rough couple of days. Some people in my life have been fighting. I am a peacemaker by nature, but I have done everything in my power to stay out of the fight this time.
It has really hit me hard. I [...]

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Ok, I have become the queen of procrastination. I am a reasonably intelligent woman. I have my Bachelors Degree in Accounting. I am capable of doing our taxes.
But I don’t want to.
But neither do I want us to pay over $200 to someone else to do it. It’s not like we’ve [...]

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Today just plain sucked. Rainy. Gray. Baby has a cold. A family member got some scary health news. I’m getting sick.
I really wanted to just go out into the back yard and sit in the rain and sulk. It was one of those days where I just want to [...]

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Why is it that I feel my faith strongest when things are bad, rather than when things are good? Is it because I “need” more when life gets hard? Is it because I need a crutch to lean on?
This morning I had a long conversation with one of my closest friends, who also [...]

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Ok, for those of you who know me well, you know I have a special place in my heart for Microsoft Excel. I love to make charts and graphs!
Well, using FlyLady’s Body Clutter Investigator I created a way to score how well I’m doing during the day. I have learned that when I [...]

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