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Soliloquy Sunday #5 - 2025 Find a New Book!

  Remember the smartest people still have problems in relationships.   Maybe you closed a chapter.        Maybe you closed a book.                            Maybe in the grand scheme of life, this was a book you started reading and it sucked but                          you tried your best to finish it anyway and it finally fell into the sink full of soapy water and                          now it's ruined and you're secretly relieved you don't have to read it and you hope it's no                     longer in print because if it shows up at your door (thanks Amazon) you'd be right back to                 ...
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Serenity Saturday #5 - Villa Lala Boutique

 So - I feel like a place like this could absolutely provide any of us with serenity. Who else agrees? Vila Lala Boutique Hotel I came across their information while scrolling facebook and I'm 110% intrigued. In the next year I feel I might be ready for a mom get away and I'm nervous but I think once I get somewhere like this I'll forget all my worries.  Has anyone done anything similar? Ideas? Better places? Today's post was penned by Crystal J. Casavant Crystal Casavant writes. Everything. If you follow her blog you have likely laid eyes on every thought she has ever had. Her debut novel, It Was Never About Me, Was It?  is still a work in progress and shall be fully worthy sometime in 2025. She has written for WOW! Women on Writing , Bring on Lemons , and has been featured in several magazines and ezines relating to credit and collections as well as religious collections for confessional Lutherans. She runs a busy household full of intelligent, recalcitrant, and d...

Motivation Monday #5 - 2025 4 Pounds Down! Yay!!

 This is not rocket science - we all know what we need to do to lose weight. I'm a geek so I know it's math: burn more calories than you consume and you'll lose weight. Eat less, exercise more, drink more water, smaller portions, blah blah blah. Just because I know how to do something doesn't mean I'm putting it into practice on the daily. If you say, "hey girl wanna grab a coffee and a pastry?" I'm gonna say yes when I know I should be saying "why don't we meet at the Y and work out together instead?"  I made a few slight changes this week, made some mindful choices, and 4 pounds came off. Now, instead of buying a cheesecake to celebrate my small victory, I'm going to work hard to do the same thing this week. 28 days to make a habit and I need to get into some better for my health habits. How about you? Where are you at with your motivation? your mindset? your wellness? Today's post was penned by Crystal J. Casavant Crystal Ca...

Fit Friday #5 - 2025 Moving and Shaking

  OK OK OK It wasn't an awful week. For the most part I ate right - except that one time when I had a most frustrating conversation and ended the night with 2 bites of chocolate brownie cheesecake and 1 bite of tiramisu but heck - I'm only human... It's been beautiful here this week (I mean - it's winter in Wisconsin so not like actually beautiful, but not freezing) so I made a point of walking every day. Some days that meant a walk around the block, other days it was a walk around the office - but I'm getting back to tracking my steps and moving and shaking! How did you do this week? What are your tips and tricks for getting healthy and getting fit? What works for you? What doesn't? Do tell!!! Today's post was penned by Crystal J. Casavant Crystal Casavant writes. Everything. If you follow her blog you have likely laid eyes on every thought she has ever had. Her debut novel, It Was Never About Me, Was It?  is still a work in progress and shall be fully ...

Thoughtful Thursday #5 - 2025 Product Review for Chunky Yarn on Amazon

 My first crochet project I gathered my materials from Hobby Lobby but quickly came to the realization I needed more yarn and when I went back they had run out of the color I started with. I ended up with a lovely love sack using 4 different colors. I decided the next project I was going to do better - and I ordered this amazing Chunky Yarn from Amazon! Here is what I ended up with! A queen size crochet blanket all in the same color - it took me 30 skeins of yarn and it's incredibly heavy but imagine how excited I was to put my new weighted blanket on my bed! It's super soft, easy to work with, and when the yarn is delivered, it's vacuum packed so you'll find it hard to believe there's really 10 skeins in the tiny box!  5 stars - I love love love it! Today's 5 star review was penned by Crystal J. Casavant Crystal Casavant writes. Everything. If you follow her blog you have likely laid eyes on every thought she has ever had. Her debut novel, It Was Never Abou...

Wordy Wednesday #5 - 2025, Review of Marilyn Simon Rothstein's "Husbands and Other Sharp Objects"

I am going to keep this review short and sweet - but you'll laugh and cry from cover to cover and you'll fall madly in love with Rothstein's writing style. 5 stars - and there you have it! Today's Wordy Wednesday isn't so wordy at all - but this book will speak for itself - ENJOY! Stop by Amazon to find out more!    Today's 5 star review was penned by Crystal J. Casavant Crystal Casavant writes. Everything. If you follow her blog you have likely laid eyes on every thought she has ever had. Her debut novel, It Was Never About Me, Was It?  is still a work in progress and shall be fully worthy sometime in 2025. She has written for WOW! Women on Writing , Bring on Lemons , and has been featured in several magazines and ezines relating to credit and collections as well as religious collections for confessional Lutherans. She runs a busy household full of intelligent, recalcitrant, and delightful humans who give her breath and keep her heart beating day after day...

Temptation Tuesday #4 - 2025 do I lose weight or buy bigger clothes?

  If you read yesterday's post, you know I'm not buying bigger clothes. I am committed to getting my health back in check. I look at this picture and as much as I still love myself, and my role as a mom, I see a difference from a year ago. My face is fuller, There's so much roundness, and my wardrobe favorites no longer fit the way they should.  I'm getting back to the basics: drinking the water, eating every few hours to fuel my metabolism (small healthy meals that is), exercising regularly, and getting enough rest. These are such basic principals of life, but so difficult for caregivers.  In my case, something has got to give and as much as I enjoy a good trip to the thrift shop, I would much rather get healthier for my long term good and well being instead of shopping for new clothes and spending money on something I don't need. That is all - my temptation was to go and pick up some new wardrobe essentials and wait another week or two to gain control of my health...