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quinoa & veggies

wellness

Happy Sunday, all! This weekend was a blur, as always, and I find myself ready for the start of another work week, [not really]. There is a heavy snow fall outside my window and I’m cuddled up with Ace, in bed, ready for a chick flick – yes, Tony is out of town again. I…

life to-do | a tattoo

cancer

Last night I completed one of my life to-dos: I got my first tattoo. It was amazing! I have been blogging about this life to-do for the past couple weeks, but I have wanted this tattoo for the past year. The design has changed over the year; however, the meaning has stayed the same. I…

the five types of dodgeball players; or real life people?

the in-between

Dodgeball. What memories, if any, come flooding back to you when you hear that word? Where would you have been found on the dodgeball court in grade school – on the front lines? Hiding in the back? Or somewhere in the middle? Thursday was last day of our third quarter. Usually, students are scrambling to turn in…

wordless wednesday

the in-between, wellness



we fancy, huh?

the in-between

Today is the day – NEW BLOG DESIGN DAY! I have been looking forward to this day since JANUARY; yes January! I wish I could say that I am tech-savvy and did this myself, but I can’t take credit. I enlisted a professional, someone who knows what they’re doing and can guide me through the…

sunday vibes

the in-between

Here I sit, wrapped in my favorite blanket, listening to Ace and Tony snore. [St. Patty’s Day was rough on both of them]. We were expecting a day of sunshine and 70 degree weather, but currently, the wind is whipping through the trees violently and the sun is nowhere to be found. St. Patty’s Day…

staying positive at work

the in-between

Are you ever around someone or multiple someones who complain about everything? Are they super negative? How do you handle it? The past couple months, during my lunch hour, I’ve been staying in my classroom. Since our school is under construction, teachers have been moved around & space has been needed – we have ran…

wordless wednesday

the in-between



healthy banana oatmeal muffins

wellness

Happy Tuesday! The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and spring is on the way 🙂 Yesterday, [after running three miles], I cleaned out our fridge and was disappointed in my grocery shopping skills. After looking for ingredients to whip up a green drink & coming up empty handed, I decided to make another…

action cures fear

the in-between

What is your biggest fear? Spiders? Public speaking? Water? Styrofoam? One of my biggest fears, [that I can control], is a form of public speaking – it is calling to order pizza, asking questions I don’t understand at a retail shop, calling HR about my insurance, etc… For whatever reason it may be, I freeze…

sunday’s guilty pleasures 

the in-between

Sunday has always been my one of my favorite days, [it is a close third behind Friday & Saturday].  In high school it was always a day spent with Tony; we would spread our homework on the floor of his basement or mine, put in a movie, and enjoy each other’s company. I always looked…

friday vibes

the in-between

Fridays are the best.  Some happenings from the week: Ace Ace has been a completely different dog this week. He has taken a turn for the positive- concerning his grumpy, dog behaviors. He has made me laugh every day, has been well-behaved, and is just a little love bug. I’m looking forward to warmer weather next…

wordless wednesday

the in-between



goals & follow through

wellness

March – you’ve arrived! Thank goodness you are bringing warmer weather – by the end of the week we’re looking at high 30’s and low 40’s here in the arctic tundra! It’s going to feel like a heat wave 🙂 Over the weekend I did some goal setting – yes again – but I made…

day dreamin’ & an afternoon snack

wellness

Today the temperature in Minnesota hovered around 20 degrees. The sun poked it’s head out of the clouds, giving Ace the perfect, warm, sun-streaked napping spot in the living room. It almost felt as though it was spring; for a second, I forgot about snow on the ground! Welcoming March tomorrow can’t come soon enough….

change what you can, accept the rest

cancer, the in-between

Most of us have our issues: always late, picky eaters, over analyze, overweight, underweight, never stop worrying, etc… My issue is anxiety. Writing about my anxiety is personal, even though I won’t go quite as in-depth as I probably should; it is hard for me to admit I have a problem, that is at times, out…

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