Gratitude for Music. Today is Day 11 of my December challenge. I have pondered each daily prompt of gratitude. And I have taken photos. I have shared little snippets on my Instagram story. And I have journaled. I collected ideas and thoughts and felt grateful for this amazing thing called life. When I came to [...]
Category: 30 day challenges
What I Learned From 30 Days Of Preparing A New Recipe Each Day

November Challenge. Phew! I made it through my November Challenge. At the end of 30 days, I prepared a total of 36 "new to me" recipes. I found this challenge to be...well...challenging. I'm busy running a household and raising three teenagers and trying to keep a puppy from demolishing every scrap of paper or [...]
Recipes Tried In November – Round 4
30 Days of… December Challenge

Monthly Challenge. Can you believe that it's almost December?! Given that my November Challenge was a cumbersome undertaking, I thought that I'd take on an easier challenge for December. Holiday time tends to make life a little more chaotic as well. Right?! Commercialism tends to take so much away from the season that I've decided [...]
Recipes Tried In November – Round 3
Recipes Tried In November -Round 2
What I Learned From 30 Days Of Meditation

30 Days Of Meditation. That was the goal for my October Challenge. Contemplation. As this post goes to print, I will have or will be completing my 43rd consecutive day of meditating. My main thought as I contemplate the experience is... Why didn’t I start this sooner? Oh, I had the litany of regular [...]
Recipes Tried in November – Round 1
30 Days Of…November Challenge

Monthly Challenge. Challenges. Life is full of them. Some we don't ask for. Others we invite, in order to help us grow. If you saw Saturday's post, then you already know that Miss Sunshine woke up ill for her 14th birthday. In fact, today she's home from school and still ill. On top of that...it's [...]
What I Learned from 30 Days Of No One-Time Use Plastic Shopping Bags
September Challenge. Remember that September Challenge? Remember how I said that I would crush that challenge? Well I did! C'mon, you really had no doubts in my ability. I made that first challenge super easy. Most of us have been using reusable shopping bags for more than a decade. Myself included. The hubby even climbed [...]