People tell you you can be anything you want when you grow up. But not every dream you have along the way will bring you satisfaction and happiness. Life changes, our experiences teach us things, and our perspectives change. Wherever your dreams take you, have fun along the way, because the end isn’t the most important—it’s how you lived.
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We’ve been doing more house projects recently, and usually we get them completed in a reasonable amount of time. However this time, when we decided to get some concrete poured the heavens opened up and rained down on our forms for about a week. Can you imagine how much mud that was? And of course the dogs didn’t help things by walking in it.
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After a small break I’ve revised some strategies and am ready to get back to my blog. Nothing spectacularly earth-shattering emerged while away, just some new approaches that will hopefully pay off in the long run. What are you working on?
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I’ve got a lot on my plate right now, and I had to drop a few balls. One of them is to take a break from my blog and come up with a new strategy for my blogging. My post today is about my temporary absence on my blog for the rest of this week, and maybe next week as well, but there are still plenty of archived blogs for you to peruse at MGSpear[dot]com.
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One time I walked into our home and there was a sea of generators covering the entry way. It was my husband’s latest sales scheme. While it was very annoying to have them litter our house, he did make quite a bit of money and even bought a daily driver.
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Sometimes you can be prepared to slay a dragon, but sometimes the dragon still wins. This is why backups are good to have in place, because sometimes things don’t work out. Morale of today’s post: don’t put all your eggs in one basket.
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How much is too much Dr. Pepper? If something doesn’t go your way, think outside the box to keep moving forward. You might end up with some very tasty results.
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School. Classes. What will this school year look like? I’ve been prepping all summer long, and I still have stuff to do. Whatever your job looks like, I hope you are able to strategize what works best for you and enjoy your down time.
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When busting out the laser pointer for kitty entertainment provides a great distraction during a bad storm.
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Sometimes the best deals you have to look for. My husband and I have rendezvoused with people late a night, many hours away, and/or right down the street to get awesome findings. Don’t settle for just looking at one or two options—explore around and see what’s out there, waiting to be unearthed. Today’s post is about some of these diamonds in the rough we have found over the years.
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