The first week of my challenge is done. I haven’t quite made it in the posting every day portion, but I knew that would probably be the case. Busy, chatter-filled days can leave me feeling drained and without any more words to share. To refuel for the
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Last night, I decided sleep was more important than writing. It was a long and fun-filled day! This morning I’ve taken some time to look around the interwebz to see if I could find information from other people who’ve taken a challenge similar to the one I’ve
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There are reasons it’s said breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Thanks to my mom, I formed the breakfast habit early in life. I have no problem skipping a meal as long as that meal isn’t breakfast. If I don’t get that first meal
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During a conversation with my mom last week we found ourselves on the topic of the rising cost of food. She shared with me that she’s been having an email exchange with a good friend debating whether it is less expensive to feed one person, or to
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Fall arrived today. The rain, the gray clouds, and the glorious leaves against dark skies made me yearn for one thing… Split Pea Soup! There’s a big pot of it simmering in the kitchen as I type. It will take days to eat it all. If I
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There’s a little cat in my life with a very big meow! He can squawk unlike any kitty on the planet. I call him Rick the Relentless. Last night he was determined to prove me right. If he wasn’t yelling in my face, he walking around my
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This summer Cara Davis-Jacobson traveled to New York City on business. Cara is a customer, and a sweetheart. While she was in New York she visited a bead shop a few doors down from her hotel and shared a couple of pictures with me. Seeing the way
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…went a long way to making me a very happy person today! For the past few months the walls of the shop have been closing in around me. Even with the addition of the seed bead room, it seems as if the inventory is constantly outgrowing the
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Take a walk through crunchy leaves. Don’t forget to take your camera! Remember:: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus Bring some of the color indoors with a beautiful autumn inspired bouquet. Make S’mores… and don’t forget the cocoa! Get ready
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Last week a new show premiered on the Lifetime Network that is right up my alley. It’s called Project Accessory, and is based on the same premise as Project Runway. Thank goodness the full episodes are going to be running on the Lifetime Network website, because this
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One of my favorite things to do, other than play with beads, is writing. My head can be a busy place. Writing helps me get my thoughts out, and into some semblance of order. Writing here has been challenging for me lately. There’s a part of me
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It’s been snowing off and on today. Sitting in the sunroom has been fun as there are windows on two sides of the room. With the space heater blasting away, it’s quite snug and pleasant at the big round table. Watching the snow reminded me of an
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“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” Albert Camus* The changing of the season, especially the transition from summer to autumn, seems to bring color to the forefront of my thoughts. This autumn has been particularly beautiful here in southern Oregon. We’ve had
Read more →… I has it! Obsessive Compulsive Beading Disorder. Today, in between customers, and well after the shop had closed, I was busily making bracelets. Five of them to be exact… five beautiful, sparkly bracelets. They’re kinda like potato chips, hard to stop at one. Guess that’s about
Read more →For the past few days I’ve been wandering the interwebz gathering information about Japanese lampwork beads. In my roaming, I came across a wonderful word… ten-shoku. It translates to “God-given job.” I think it eloquently touches on the joy I experience every day!
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