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How To Have a More Enjoyable Life – Don’t Sit Out
Children are full of energy. They are constantly moving, learning, and doing all kinds of things. So why is it that as adults we don’t keep moving, learning, and doing things like kids do? The answer is simple. We sit out. If you’re at an event, like a wedding, and a dance is going on,…
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Welcome to the Empty Nest Club
It’s back to school time and that might mean you are sending your youngest child off to college. If so, congratulations! Bask in a job well done! Unfortunately, many times we feel more lost than proud – so here are a few ways to cope and even bloom as you join the empty nest club.…
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Stop Procrastinating the Little Things and Take the Quick Win!
Look around. Can you find a few things (even in arm’s reach) that have been nagging at you to do? Most of these will take less than 15 minutes. Spend 5 minutes today working through those things that never seem to get done.
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Figuring out Where to Travel in the USA
Summer is coming to a close but as an empty nester the end of summer doesn’t signal the end of travel since you don’t have kids to send off to school. Fall is a great time to travel since the weather is amazing, there are beautiful fall colors to be seen outside, and the crowds…
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How to Warm Pizza – Skillet Style
Fresh pizza is amazing – soggy pizza, not so much. And soggy pizza is exactly what you get when you warm leftover pizza in the microwave. So how do you get more of that fresh pizza experience with leftover pizza? I know you can warm pizza in an air fryer but I don’t have one. …
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Shopping for a tent? Comparing Two Faves + Cots!!
*Note – These tents were purchased and reviewed in July 2024 – if you read this post later, there may be newer models available. Once upon a time we did lots of camping with our kids and also as a couple. I thought that might end when the kids were gone. However, we still enjoy…
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My Favorite Seam Ripper
The tip this week is really for my fellow sewists. I recently found a seam ripper that is so quick and easy!! It is the Easy Ripper. It’s made by Wahl and looks like a mini hair clipper. I bought mine at the Sew and Quilt Expo from Sew Wonderful Dreams and it saves me…
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Beautify that Empty Nest – Arrange Flowers
Flowers and gardening bring me so much joy!!! And now that I have an empty nest, I have more time than ever to spend on my gardening passion. So, three years ago, technically before I became an empty nester, we significantly increased the size of our garden, my husband built an amazing fence to keep…
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Know your house plants!
I absolutely LOVE gardening but I am not really a house plant girl. Despite that, I do have house plants and enjoy seeing them thrive. I have also had house plants that have not done well. As a result of the successes and failures, I have learned a few things that are helpful. Even if…
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Do You Remember How to Have a Social Life?
I’m an extrovert. Don’t get me wrong. I enjoy time to myself. I love time to work on sewing and craft projects and watch a show. But if I spend too much time by myself I get lonely. When my kids were young I was regularly taking them places and interacting with other parents. After…
