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Do you shop at what they call “Big Box” stores? When I lived where there was a great many choices for shopping, I avoided Walmart at all costs. I went there twice, and I think that both times were to … Continue reading
Posted in advice, big plans, chicken, shopping, creativity, Daily life, decisions, descriptions, experiences, Family, food, free week, goals, guests, helping others, Life, Lists, Miscellaneous, Random thoughts, shopping, time management, Tonette Joyce
Tagged BIG BOX STORES, Costco, Prices, rising prices of foods, Sam's Club, shopping, Value
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ODDBALLS’ HALL
My sister had a quirky friend who was trying to describe where something was in a nearby town. It was next to the “Oddfellows’ Hall” but she didn’t really know about them and said that the place was “next to … Continue reading
Posted in America, big plans, blessings, careers, creativity, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, food, Friendship, helping others, hobbies, imagination, Life, Lists, marriage, new skills, self-improvement, shopping, Tonette Joyce, using talents, weather
Tagged Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Lawrence Brown, Lost in the Pond, Oddfellows, pajamas at Walmart, rain, Superbowl
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Looking Back
THIS WEEK: At some point in your past, was there a year – or a significant period of time – that you consider your “favorite” time (or, at least, one of your favorites)? What was going on? I put … Continue reading
Posted in advice, America, authors, battles, big plans, blessings, careers, creativity, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, friends, helping others, hobbies, imagination, Life, Miscellaneous, movies, new skills, poetry, procrastination, self-improvement, Tonette Joyce, youth
Tagged Denver, friends online, gardening, good times, Kentucky, Kentucky., N.Va., peace, pride, Survival, writing
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Stronger Than Dirt
“What are some challenges you’ve encountered that you were unsure you could handle but then surprised yourself?” Where do I start??? It seems that every time I have thought, “I don’t know how that person did that/does that, I could … Continue reading
Posted in advice, big plans, childhood, Daily life, Dealing with stress, decisions, experiences, Family, friends, guests, inspiration, Life, lifestyles, shyness, teaching, Tonette Joyce
Tagged Blame the victim, dealing with emotional pain, dealing with physical pain, dealing with trauma, dealing wth stress, Family trauma, Finding inner strength, personal strength, Surviving
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Easy As Pie
I wanted to talk about apologies. Do you have trouble making apologies?Had you ever had people around you who would not, or could not, apologize? I have had people in my life who found it very hard to apologize. They … Continue reading
Posted in advice, battles, blessings, Daily life, decisions, experiences, Family, food, free week, friends, Friendship, helping others, inspiration, Life, Miscellaneous, misunderstandings
Tagged apologies, apple pie, Neighbors
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These Feet Were Made for Walkin’
Our Friday Fox asked, “Have your footwear choices changed as your life, or lifestyle, has changed?” The short answer for me is: Not really. I’ve never been able to wear fashionable shoes. It’s always been a matter of function over … Continue reading
Posted in author's life, clothing, Daily life, decisions, lifestyles, Patricia Kiyono, The Author Life
Tagged Comfort, dress up, fashion, practicality, shoes, walking
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Review: “What IF”
I was looking for something a little intelligent, but lighter than what I had been listening to, while working around the house, and Randall Monroe’s “What If” filled the bill. Monroe is a trained physicist and a short-time former contract … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, book review, Books, careers, Compilations, decisions, experiences, Fantasy vs Reality, helping others, imagination, inspiration, jobs, non-fiction, Random thoughts, reading preferences, reviews, Tonette Joyce, using talents, What if, writing
Tagged funny science, NASA scientist, Randall Monroe, random questions, scientific answers
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