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BLOGtober Fest

BLOGtober Fest

I recently joined AWB - Arkansas Women Bloggers.  I'm really excited about this online community and connecting with others in the "blogger" world. Next week, they are hosting BLOGtober fest.  The concept is that many of us often hit "writer's block" and...

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O-U-A-C-H-I-T-A

O-U-A-C-H-I-T-A

Its homecoming weekend at my beloved Ouachita and I'm so ready for an OCTiger festin, tailgatin, football cheerin, Tiger alleyin, Tunes watchin kind of weekend!! The theme this year of "its time to come home" could not be more perfect.  Its been...

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caramelized

caramelized

So, I've always loved carmelized onions.  Never been a fan of raw onions..like when people eat a chunk of onion with their catfish...yuck.  But cooked onions...always there.  I always cook onions for pasta or stir-fry, enchiladas or fajitas. ...

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Ugly Truth

Ugly Truth

So, yesterday was an UGLY one. It's the only word that i can use to describe it. It's the most in control of an uncontrolled mind that I have ever experienced personally. As I reflect back on it, it boils down to a bottomless pit of LONELINESS. It's the only word I...

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one month

one month

Yesterday was a month. One month that I've been in my new job.  That's really hard to believe.  You know me.  My desk is covered with post-it notes.  My cubi walls are covered with papers and lists and ideas.  But, in it all I'm finding my...

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Strawberry dreams

Strawberry dreams

22 years ago I was sitting in the lobby of a hospital in Dallas coloring wrapping paper with my sister. (back then you could safely leave your kids in a hospital lobby and not worry about them!) we were there because my grandmother was going through experimental...

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enchanted evening

enchanted evening

Friday night was the first event I've been part of since joining the NWA American Cancer Society team.  It was a day of tons of hard work, but so much fun!!!  Enchanted Forest Ball at Pratt Place Inn and Barn in Fayetteville.  (a fantastic venue for...

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Good one

Good one

It's been a good day. I woke up this morning and realized it was the first work day in Sept and realized that meant it was officially my new work year. Meaning everything I do from here on out determines the outcome. I actually thought I wonder what I can do today...

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A Cabelas kind of day

A Cabelas kind of day

Cabelas opened in Rogers today and I was so glad my Arkadelphia Alumacraft friend told me he was in town. So fun to see the new place and learn the lingo!! Ran into a Ouachita classmate, they are every where (even up here!). There were people everywhere and the...

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creativity

creativity

so when a friend sent this link yesterday and said "this looks right up your alley", they weren't lying. My gift for the day - via a friend's obervation, that happened to be right...

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