True Love

How's everyone doing??!! Life here is busy and mostly good. ;) In recent months I've come to realize that I really miss the world of blogging! Not the advertising/consumer/influencer type of blogging, but the good old fashioned kind of documenting our lives to have one day to look back on. So here I am! Happy December 1st! Obviously this is a busy month for everyone, but we have two birthday kiddos in our family so it always feels a little bit "extra" as we celebrate that and get ready for Christmas. I actually need to get ready to head into my office soon but I'm taking the plunge and hitting "publish" before I go, ha! In the spirit of the holidays and fun traditions, I'm sharing my favorite festive cookie recipes. I hope you enjoy them! Ah that sweet little face! That was quite a few years ago now... Holiday Chocolate Spiders Mini Chip Shortbread Cookies - No Eggs! I've gotta go but I'll post our favorite sugar cookie dough soon and then I ...

Okay Leute, das ist „Teil II“ des Storytelling-Newsletters. In „Teil I“ haben wir behandelt, warum Storytelling wichtig ist und wie es Ihr Spiel dramatisch verbessern kann. Jetzt, da Sie alle darauf gespannt sind, mit dem Geschichtenerzählen zu beginnen und verstehen, warum es so mächtig ist, werden wir daran arbeiten, Ihre ganz eigenen Epen zu konstruieren! In "Teil I" gab es zwei Dinge, die ich von Ihnen verlangte Das eine war, eine Liste mit 7-10 Momenten in deinem Leben zu erstellen, die es wert sind, geteilt zu werden, und das andere war, 5 Dinge über deine Identität aufzuschreiben, die die Leute über dich wissen sollen. Wir werden anfangen, mit diesen Dingen zu arbeiten. Lassen Sie uns zuerst die 7-10 Ideen für Geschichten herausnehmen und sie auf 5 solide Ideen reduzieren, diejenigen streichen, von denen Sie glauben, dass sie für andere Leute nicht interessant erscheinen, oder solche, die "Sie mussten irgendwie dabei sein" Geschichten waren. Jetzt, da Sie 5 s...

  So erhalten Sie die Telefonnummer und E-Mail-Adresse einer Frau innerhalb von drei Minuten nach einem Treffen Antworten auf zwei häufig gestellte Fragen... Ich bekomme so oft verschiedene Variationen von zwei Fragen, dass ich sie beide schnell ansprechen werde. 1) Was ist, wenn sie einen Freund hat? MEINE KOMMENTARE: Sag "Weiter" und finde eine Frau, die keinen Freund hat. Ich persönlich denke nicht, dass es den Aufwand, die Energie oder die Mühe wert ist. Außerdem mag ich es nicht, der Typ zu sein, der Beziehungen ruiniert. Und ich persönlich gehe nicht gerne mit Frauen aus, die keine Integrität haben (denke darüber nach). Finden Sie also einfach ein Mädchen, das Single ist ... und die Chancen stehen gut, dass diejenige, die Sie mögen, eines Tages Single sein wird ... und Sie werden attraktiver sein, weil Sie mit anderen Frauen ausgehen. 2) Ich habe dieses Mädchen, das seit 47 Jahren befreundet ist, und wie bringe ich sie dazu, sich zu mir hingezogen zu fühlen? MEINE KOMME...

Well, hey there. It's been a minute, hasn't it? I have missed this little space so much, and it really is such a great way to keep track of family life and capture precious memories. So where do I begin??? No idea, I guess I'll wing it. :) The biggest bits of news are 1) we moved to Florida back in November; and 2) I just finished my graduate degree in counseling psychology and worked all this past year as a clinical therapist intern. Wow. And then throw in all things Covid-related, and, well... WOW! What. A. Year. Let's just jump in with Christmas, and maybe I'll backtrack a bit after that. We tried to keep things focused on the real meaning of Christmas, like we always do, but if I'm being totally honest, that was hard to do this year. I think it's safe to say lots of things just feel off, and add a major move to the mix, and things felts really off. But of course there were some absolute moments of joy, too! Lots to explore in our new town! The downtown a...

Hi friends! I realize I haven't done one of these day in the life posts for a looooong time, and they're my favorite! I know the details fade and I'm so glad to have them written down to look back on again. Hope you enjoy reading about my exciting life, ha ha. :) Normally I'm up and at 'em just after 4, but I hardly slept the night before so it was a little after 5 when I started picking up, finishing lunches, and going through photos....because I am currently obsessed with organizing files and such. It will be feel so good when it's done BUT. Ugh. ha ha I've been eating these pan cooked apples and dates several mornings a week for a while now. So easy and delicious! Doing a little "reading" while I move in the kitchen... Making pancakes for the kiddos... He refused to eat most meals yesterday so he was especially lovely this morning. Good thing he's cute. ;) Morning sky at drop off. The temps reached 60 degrees yesterd...

   I can hardly believe that this is the last week of January! I was going to do a weekend re-cap, but it would really only consist of a basketball game and an impromptu trip out for burgers for the kids last night, so maybe not, ha. Our lives feel kind of boring lately, as the weather just stinks so we're stuck inside most days (and we've given up shopping/trips to the store, etc for 90 days), and we're all a bit, well, grumpy. Homemade pancakes help. :) The following recipe serves as a nice base for several other variations, and they taste SO much better than pouring powder from a box and adding water. Definitely worth the little bit of trouble to make them from scratch. Favorite Pancakes What You'll Need: 2 cups all-purpose flour (I use unbleached) 1 Tbsp granulated sugar 1 tsp baking soda 2 tsp baking powder dash salt 2 eggs 2 cups milk 2 Tbsp vegetable oil (plus more to cook them) mini chocolate chips (or blueberries!) **u...