Yes I am becoming well ensconced into my new career direction, a crafter. I’ve done 3 shows this year and plan on more for 2020. I am having a great time! I make my crafts with sewing. I listen to an audible book, sew and get lost in the pleasure for hours. Since…
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Somehow it just hit me that 2020 is an entire new decade. I may be behind the curve in this realization. Where did the last 10 years go? I remember all the hype of 2000 with possible computer glitches and a strange date to write! Now we enter the 20’s. Will they be roaring…
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If you had a colonoscopy at age 50, and you should, after the procedure they send you home with pictures of your colon. Other shots can be of where they found a polyp or where they looked for one or just additional shots of your body innards! No one is going to frame these…
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I know what you are thinking, she has really lost it, but I love to car shop! I have been in sales most of my adult life so I understand the sales techniques and how those very same methods could irritate many people. There is throw the keys of your existing car on the…
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I am less than 2 months away from retirement, so obviously it is on my mind a lot! I have a couple of friends who also are retiring at the end of this year too so there has been lots of discussion. Retirement is a big deal, full of decisions: Will you have…
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Everyone knows Alex has pancreatic cancer. This cancer is not one of the good ones. Of course no cancer is good but some have a higher survival rate. Some have a longer life span living with the disease, but not pancreatic. Alex was diagnosed at stage 4, also not a good diagnosis for any cancer!…
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It is always sad for me to rip out the vegetable garden. It means shorter days, less sun, colder temperatures and of course no fresh vegetables! This year’s bounty wasn’t the best but neither was it the worst. Several years ago I couldn’t get green beans to grow. I used Starter plants, switched…
DetailsBreast Cancer Awareness month is October, which happens to be a long month. I mean you see Halloween decorations up forever until the actual day! Similarly, breast cancer can be a long drawn out saga. From diagnosis to treatment end can easily be 8 months to a year or more. Then if radiation is…
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Happy Jewish New Year and Happy Breast Cancer awareness Month! Breast cancer awareness is a very personal advocacy for me. I am a 17-year survivor! Indeed I am one of the lucky ones. I have friends that have not been as lucky and have died from the disease. I have heard people say, “Do…
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I haven’t posted in over a month! To all of you with birthdays I missed on Facebook, I hope it was happy! To those of you with great news I missed, I wish you my sincere congratulations! And to those of you who lost a loved one, human or pet, I am…
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