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I decided to blog about my personal year long challenge for two reasons. First, I like the accountability blogging about it provides. It keeps me on track, so I don't feel like a smuck for committing to something and not following through. Second, I know I'm not the only parent out there who has come to feel like they need a tune up in one or two aspects of their life.

After a false start a month ago, I've begun again and am off to a good start after tweaking my expectations a bit. The first go… Continue

Have you ever had a vague sense something just isn't right with your life, but you can't quite figure out what's off? You just know something needs to change. Well, that's where I am right now.

Actually I've had the feeling some changes in my life have been needed for a while now, and I kept telling myself, I'll work on it after the move. I'll puzzle out what's off with everything after we close and move into our new home. That was before I had something of a breakdown this weekend.

No more ex… Continue

I broke ground on the budget saver's cookbook last night. There's no real title yet, and I'm still in the brainstorming phase. But it feels good to start a new project I might actually stand a chance of finishing in a timely manner.

It seems I've been the type who can never leave a recipe alone since Granny D taught me to cook when I was twelve. Maybe it's because Mom was the same way, maybe I'm just ornery that way, but I'm grateful for it at the moment.… Continue

You'd think it would be an obvious thing to someone not afflicted with amnesia to answer, but I've been struggling with the question of who exactly I am for some time now. I used to have a very clear cut idea of who I was and who I wanted to become. Then life took a sharp left turn while I was sleeping and forgot to tell me.

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