How to Create a Bucket List – What? Why? How?

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My daughter was talking to me the other day about the items that were listed on her bucket list - all of the items that she wanted to accomplish in her lifetime before she dies.  It really got me to thinking that I hadn't written out (or even thought about) a bucket list of my own.  So, I went to my computer and pulled up a blank document and started jotting down all the items I would like to accomplish before I die - my bucket list! Just in case you are not exactly sure what a bucket list … [Continue reading...]

Prayers for my Mother

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These past 2-3 weeks have really been crazy for me.  My mother was diagnosed with Breast Cancer 1 year ago this month and had 3 surgeries from October 2011 - December 2011 with finally having a partial mastectomy.  About 4 weeks ago, she was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the other side and opted to go ahead and have a mastectomy the first time instead of opting for additional surgery in hopes of getting all of the cancer. My mother had her surgery yesterday, October 11 and did very well. … [Continue reading...]

How To Manage Your Credit And Build Your Wealth

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As previously posted, you are entitled to a free, no obligation credit report from each of the three major credit reporting bureaus every 12 months.  You would need to go through AnnualCreditReport.com which is the official site that helps consumers obtain their credit report for free. But, what about your credit score?  You can opt to [...]

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How To Request Your Credit Reports For Free

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Have you ever checked your personal credit reports to find that something looks amiss and that the information is incorrect?  This happened to me a few years back and I was devastated thinking someone was posing to be me and running up bills that I didn’t charge.

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OMG – My New Favorite Blog: Funky Junk Interiors

Funky Junk Interiors

Just had to share because I am giddy over this site!  Just found this decorating site today and can’t stop browsing through the site!   It is awesome if you like decorating primitive/rustic style … like me. I am going to share some of her photos and then you’ll just have to pop on over [...]

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How I Organize My Command Central Binder For Work

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What the heck is a “Command Central Binder“?  Well, if you would have asked me that a few months back I wouldn’t have known either.  But today, I couldn’t live without it – it is like my whole life is in this notebook.

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DIY Flower Arrangement

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One of my all time favorite DIY projects is to arrange flowers!  I love making artificial flower arrangements & wreaths. I made this one for my church’s foyer area.  There is a table that needed a fall flower arrangement and whaa laaa .. here it is.

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Fall Wreath Ideas

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The “Rake Wreath” (shown below)  is one of my all time favorites (Courtesy of BHG.com)!  I love the primitive styles, thus the old rake and I love the Fall season!  This weekend I decided that I had better get started on some fall decorating for my house.  I am in the process of making a [...]

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