Tag: journal
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Budgeting 101-Automate
The best approach to budgeting that I’ve found is to automate as much as possible. By having savings come out automatically, before I even see any money, I’m able to reach savings goals. Recently, I’ve been making extra payments on what little debt I have, so I can completely eradicate it and really focus on…
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Well, That Didn’t Work…
If there were a biography about you, what would the title be? Well, That Didn’t Work… But That Did! I have made my share of mistakes in life. But there are things that have worked. And the mistakes I’ve made are all part of what has made me who I am today. So in a…
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Night Owls Vs. Early Birds (Part III-Sleep Hygiene)
Let’s talk about sleep hygiene. This is important whether you’re a night owl or an early bird or somewhere in between. Sleep hygiene often describes those behaviors surrounding a good night’s (or day’s) rest. It has to do with our sleep environment and our behaviors- the things we can control. Considering that a little over…
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Gravity
If you had the power to change one law, what would it be and why? I used to play a lot of Minecraft. My kids got me into it, and we’ve spent countless hours on there, literally hundreds, even through COVID, when we’d hop on our server and play and chat over Discord. There were…
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Dream Home
Write about your dream home. It would have lots of sunlight… Trees all around… Like black walnut, and weeping willow… A lilac bush and a garden… But the best part of it would be the people that would be there. That’s what makes my dream house a home. 🙂 What would be in your dream…
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Circus Peanuts
What’s your favorite candy? Spoiler alert- circus peanuts aren’t actually my favorite candy. But they have been on my mind a lot lately, and I’ve been eating them almost every day. Circus peanuts are old school! They are an American candy that’s marshmallow-y, fat, peanut-shaped, and orange. They taste like what I imagine styrofoam would…
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Night Owls Vs. Early Birds (Part II)
What happens when we’re up all night? Or half of it? When I was working third shift as an RN, I’d get home around 8 or 830 in the morning and then try and sleep for at least 6 hours or so. It worked sometimes, but sometimes it didn’t. Even when I got sleep, I…
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A Perfect Day
What’s a perfect day like? A perfect day is waking up, having coffee, time for praying and meditating… reading… writing… eating toast… going for a walk… writing and reading some more… drinking more coffee… eating pizza for lunch… going to a bookstore… time with family and friends… time for arts and crafts… going out for…
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Significance… and Perspective
There are 4 or 5 events that have a lot of significance to me. The birth of each of my 2 kids. My marriage. My divorce. The day I graduated nursing school in the middle of a pandemic. Those are the big ones. More than anything, those events show me how much I have to…
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Favorite Foods to Cook-Cacio de Pepe
Pasta. Cheese. Pepper. Pasta water. That’s it! That’s all that goes into this dish. I love it so much, I could probably eat it every day. Along with pizza. But that’s another story. I’m an Italian girl (mom’s side), and chalk up my love of Italian food and obsession with pecorino romano to my ancestors.…
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