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Day 16: Kintsukuroi
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Day 16: Kintsukuroi

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 Crankygiraffe7 Comments

"It takes ten times as long to put yourself back together as it does to fall apart." ~Suzanne Collins I'm pretty sure this should say that it takes 100x longer to put yourself back together!  Either that, or it took me 10x longer to fall apart than I thought it did... For the last half… Continue reading Day 16: Kintsukuroi

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Better Late Than Never

June 24, 2014June 23, 2014 Crankygiraffe8 Comments

After some (okay, only a little) consideration, a day of feeling down and almost murdering my family, and catching up on other blogs, I've decided I am going to attempt to participate in a weekly "challenge."  I figure the Building Rome challenge would be great for me because it is simple, goal oriented, and aimed at… Continue reading Better Late Than Never

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Dreams of The Future

March 8, 2013March 8, 2013 CrankygiraffeLeave a comment

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt I am hopeful for my future because I have never given up on my dreams.  That is not to say that I have never doubted that they would come true.  However, at the bleakest moments of my life, when It… Continue reading Dreams of The Future

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Today’s Advice

March 6, 2013March 6, 2013 Crankygiraffe1 Comment

The trick is to be grateful for our good moods and graceful in our low moods - not taking them too seriously. The next time you feel low, for whatever reason, remind yourself, "this too shall pass." It will. This was my daily "Don't Sweat The Small Stuff" quotation today.  I really needed to read… Continue reading Today’s Advice

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Blogger Friends Got Ideas!

Yesterday, after my Alter Ego, Cranky Giraffe, posted about my son’s crazy little love letter to his newest idol, Lady Gaga, an old old blogging friend tweeted it, with an idea that maybe he could meet her!  I know the likelihood of it being re-tweeted by anyone other than myself is pretty low… But who […]

It’s Been a Long Time…

“It’s been a long time since I came around Been a long time but I’m back in town And this time I’m not leaving without you” ~Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga) I know I haven’t been here blogging for quite a long time (almost a year and a half…), but there was something about blogging that […]

The Common Sense Problem

The airplane seat map shows that the emergency exit row seats are considered “less desirable.” It’s a little ironic since they come with extra leg room, even if they don’t recline (really, who needs to recline 2 inches when you have two extra feet of leg room?). I think the real reason they are less […]

Walking Tall

This month I’m traveling around the country to check out fellowship positions. It is exhausting, trying, lonely, and often confusing. Most of all, I miss my kids. I spend a lot of time trying to figure out how fellowship and moving to one of these places would fit into the current, ideal, little life of […]

Happiness, Please

Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth.  We are happy when we are growing. ~John Butler Yeats, 1909 Is there a difference between pleasure and happiness? I had never really thought much about it until today.  My husband sent me an interview by Dr. Robert Lustig, who just […]

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