Pinspiration: Rise and Shine!

via I’m no morning person. In fact, I’ve been known to say “I HATE mornings”.  That’s not quite accurate…  I haven’t just been known to say it, I may have been heard saying it on a nearly daily basis. Yup, not a morning person.  But as I am working on my goals this year, and trying to get into more
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Surviving? No, Thriving.

I’ve had a hard time keeping up with the blog over the last couple of weeks. In fact, I’ve had a hard time keeping up with everything. I spent the last three days curled up in a ball in my bed, sick, and while I was at it, I had a massive pity party for myself. I have my own
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Pinspiration: Bring It On

via Sometimes I just have to get my coffee, panties, sparkle, and smile all together so that I can take on the day properly.  Ever been there?

Pinspiration: Be Still

via Do you know what it’s like to really Be Still?  I’m not sure I am very good at it.  I know perfectly well how to spend time alone, or to veg out, or to take a nap.  I know how to close the door and hole up inside where I won’t be bothered.  I also know how to take
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Pinspiration: In My Weakness

via I have days.  Weeks, sometimes.  They are times when I just feel pathetic, hopeless, and defeated.  It’s all I can do to keep a smile on my face and to get through a day with a half-decent attitude.  It’s all I can do to feel a little bit of peace in the middle of what just feels like turmoil. 
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More Getting To Know You

Abbie from Five Days: 5 Ways is doing her fun Thursday show again, and although I wasn’t able to participate last week, I wanted to do another one. These are just fun. So she stated that this week’s theme is “Are you for real”, which I didn’t really understand, but then she went on to set an example in which
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Pinspiration: To Be Loved

via You know, sometimes a girl just needs to know that she’s loved.  And when she’s whining and feeling sorry for herself, the best thing she can do is remember how much she is loved by the most important bridegroom ever.  And if she will only pause and ponder for a moment, just how great this love is, and just
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Fives

I love reading blogs.  I wish I could get paid to read blogs because I’d be RAKING in the dough. One of the blogs I really enjoy is Five Days… 5 Ways.  It’s full of – you guessed it – FIVES!  Abbie is a lovely lady, and I’m not gonna lie: I wish I could be as cool as her. 
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Thursday Latelies Sans Video

So here’s the scoop.  I’m whooped.  Seriously, the last couple of weeks has kicked my butt!  I’ve added things to my plate in RosieLand, and work is extra busy this time of year, so I’m feelin’ it.  I have a big headache tonight, and I was just going to skip out on Thursday Latelies altogether.  Then I thought, “wait a
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2012 Goals (part 4 – One Word)

(Click through if you want to read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.) One Word. I was challenged to come up with one word to mark my year, one word to be my pursuit, to be the thing I work on and learn about.  You may have heard about this idea for a New Year’s Resolution in one place
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