Category Archives: life

Changing Again

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Patti Fralix

June is in process, and that means that we are almost at the halfway point of 2021. This is a good time to take stock. Are you who you want to be? Are you where you want to be? If … Continue reading →

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Managing Our Frustrations

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Patti Fralix

Things seem to take longer lately than they normally do. The “lately” part relates to since COVID. Now that many businesses are open again and many people are out and about, there are some definite challenges with service. You have … Continue reading →

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Two Years Today

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Patti Fralix

Today, May 7, 2021, is the second anniversary of my commitment to no longer drink alcohol. Wine had been my drink of choice, with an occasional Appletini, Lemon Drop Martini, or Caipirinha. When I stopped drinking, I was an almost … Continue reading →

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What is Really Important?

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Patti Fralix

COVID has changed many people, me included. Some things that previously bothered me, no longer do. Well, that isn’t totally true. Some of those things still bother me, I just choose to let some of them go. I have decided … Continue reading →

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Hello Spring!

Posted on April 2, 2021 by Patti Fralix

Spring has arrived, although the cool weather these next few days implies otherwise. But the flowering trees are in full bloom in our area, the days are longer (thank you, DST!) and most days I even have a spring in … Continue reading →

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How Much Time Can We Spare?

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Patti Fralix

It is so easy to get caught up in our own stuff, while others around us are in need. If we can’t make time for others during this pandemic, there is no hope for us to do so. We have … Continue reading →

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Letting Go

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Patti Fralix

This past year has found many of us at home more than ever. While there is always much that can be done at home, many, like me, avoid doing those things. I have never really enjoyed housework and have been … Continue reading →

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Looking Back

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Patti Fralix

Before we get too far into 2021, I want to look back on 2020, specifically the COVID time, March to December. I do not want to forget this time. This will be my month-by-month chronology. March 2020 started out as … Continue reading →

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The End and Beginning of a Year

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Just two more days to go and we will say goodbye to 2020. It has indeed been a difficult year. 2020 will go down in the history books as the year of a worldwide major pandemic, one that caused the … Continue reading →

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What We Get Used To

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Patti Fralix

I just finished my lunch of romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, diced onions, and 1 tablespoon of Garlic Expressions Vinaigrette, (my favorite salad dressing, discovered from a fellow blogger, Susan of Between Naps on the Porch) and it was delicious. Those … Continue reading →

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