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Last week I got a text message from a friend asking me if I’d like some zucchini. How could I turn that down? He brought me a grocery sack full of his fresh, home-grown zucchini. The only problem is, I am married to a man who thinks he doesn’t like zucchini. So, I searched for ways to use the zucchini that were not obviously zucchini.
This Summer has been hot. I came home one day in my Peck & Peck shorts and my Cable & Gauge top and immediately went to my closet to find a loose-fitting dress that didn’t bind my waist and allowed air-flow. What a relief! Right then, I decided that I needed to find more comfortable dresses suitable for my everyday attire.
Each of us have Personality strengths and weaknesses. Living our best life, however, means that we focus on the strengths and work to minimize the weaknesses. This concept is called Living in Strength. Here we offer a quick read that features a basic introduction to The Personalities, with links to additional support material, while pointing to how each of us can put our best self forward.
By doing all the prep work in the morning, and getting back to everything else about an hour before your guests arrive, you should have time for a nice rest or other projects.
Ah, the power of a personal mission statement: not cautious but extravagant, not to get, but to give. What changes do you need to make to love your spouse extravagantly? Make it your personal purpose statement: love extravagantly.
I always thought I’d write a book: “Yes, I Could Travel with just Two Pairs of Shoes, but Why?” The subtitle was going to be: “Finding Fun in a World focused on Efficiency.” I never wrote the book as I never found an answer worthy of a book.
The Best-Life Project contains a wide variety of valuable and relevant content. The “Relationships” and “Health and Wellness” categories have the highest volume of posts—though many posts fit more than one section. You can search the site in many ways: by author, category, or date. The five most recent articles are always listed at the top right side of the page.
When I’m eighty-five I want to look back at the way I was when I was sixty-five and think, hey I wasn’t bad, I did my best. I didn’t give up.’
While being thought provoking for your own life, the Wildwater Walking Club books are an easy and entertaining read. I tend to read in bed, next to my husband—with my Kindle in dark mode. Many times, I had to stifle my chuckle to keep from waking him up. You will love the friendship and camaraderie between the women as well as their travels—you will feel like you are on the trip with them. The health coaching and life lessons are an added bonus.
The day of the party, make the Dark Chocolate Guinness Cake with Bailey’s Icing. Start with the cake. You do not want to serve it hot as it will melt the icing. This makes it a good choice for baking earlier in the day. One note on the recipe. It says to butter and line the springform pan (also known as a cheesecake pan), but the recipe doesn’t say what to line it with. I checked other similar recipes and they did not suggest lining the pan. I buttered it, but didn’t line it. It worked fine. I suggest making the cake in the morning and the frosting later, early afternoon. Once frosted, I put the cake in the refrigerator so the frosting sets up. As the recipe indicates, the frosting should look like the froth on a glass of Guinness. So, just spread it over the top. Bring it back to room temperature before serving.
