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Connection Intersection: April 2015
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Saturday, April 25, 2015. Buying and Selling in Three Days! I haven’t written in a while. I've been too busy. As far as my “Fitness Journey” is concerned; I have relapsed because I have been too busy to get to the gym. I do what I can at home and try to make good choices in what I eat. So we started looking. We found two communities we were interested in. The new condos were beautiful. We briefly considered the HECM. Therefore, we had plenty of meetings and appointments. We finally decided which comm...
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Connection Intersection: My Fitness Journey: What a Ride!
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Thursday, August 6, 2015. My Fitness Journey: What a Ride! My Fitness Journey has been a roller coaster. So, I haven’t been at the gym and froze my membership until I can get some of these things under control. Moving from a house to a condo with only my husband and son and daughter-in-law to help us carry boxes rivals boot camp any day. I was grateful that my upper half was really strong for this, even though the left knee was throbbing. I called the imaging center and asked if I would be able. My husba...
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Connection Intersection: March 2015
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Thursday, March 5, 2015. The Findleys Strive for an Education. As many of you know, I have been reading some books that children’s author Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote, and not because I like kiddie books! I also have a book of samplers written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and edited by Stephen W. Hines, called “Little House in the Ozarks.”. This is a compilation of her writings for the Missouri Ruralist, a local farm publication. These writings preceded the Little House Era. First of all, I agreed with Mrs....
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Connection Intersection: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. Getting Through Christmas on a Budget! I started my account back up in November so Christmas 2015 will not be so stressful. Here are some things I/we did to make things work this (and other) year. I like having a few go-to recipes for occasions. You know what you need and you can find the ingredients on sale. This year my daughter-in-law did Christmas and I didn't have to do much! She had some go-to things and I learn from her too. My son and his wife built a new house this ...
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Connection Intersection: A Change in Lifestyle
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Sunday, June 28, 2015. A Change in Lifestyle. It may seem incongruous when I preach my minimalist theories ( www.becomingminimalist.com. Is my favorite blog) and then move into what we could easily call a luxury condominium. At least it’s luxury in the world that I have lived. Luxury in the sense that the baseboards and the window sills are finished off, our “basic” choices in tile and counter tops were beautiful, and we were given a substantial amount of upgrade money to spend. But the bottom line is wh...
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Connection Intersection: Two Months of Insanity!
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Saturday, June 20, 2015. Two Months of Insanity! Yes, two months have gone by since I have put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, as the case may be. What a two months it has been! I have blog posts rolling around in my head, and I have written a few as we begin the next phase of planning for a 45. High school class reunion. Those need polished, but they will be posted. My annual mammogram was clear, we closed on our old home, and we moved June 1. I learned some things about us. I keep cleaning su...
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Connection Intersection: Grandma said....
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Saturday, August 1, 2015. About a year ago, my hairdresser Joan and I began the discussion of beginning to lighten my hair color. I remember as a child, my grandmother, who colored her own hair until the day she died at 82, telling me that as one ages, they need to go a shade lighter, about. Every ten years. We all know some dark brunette that continues to color her hair really dark and it looks ridiculous. I wanted to avoid that. Until we “connect” again……. August 2, 2015 at 8:53 AM. Sears Houses in Ohio.
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Connection Intersection: February 2015
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Friday, February 20, 2015. The Transistor Radio Story. I have tinnitus in both ears and sometimes, in the still of the night, with my white noise machine running and the wind blowing, it sounds like I hear something like voices. Now, either I have a BIG problem or more likely, this is just the result of aging and the brain disengaging for the day. The other night, this happened and I was reminded of a funny time in my life. In “The Circle Won’t Be Broken,”. I am ashamed to admit that. By some miraculous ...
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Connection Intersection: August 2015
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Sunday, August 30, 2015. People ask how we like condo living. We LOVE it! Not having to worry about a yard and shoveling snow is wonderful! There's nothing like defining “community” than living in a condominium complex! It's like small-town living where everyone knows everyone (maybe not intimately, but they know who you are). They go out to eat the first week of every month. It took us until August to make it, but that's a great time of getting to know people more intimately. We didn't jump on the bandw...
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Connection Intersection: Why Attend Your 45th Reunion?
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015. Why Attend Your 45th Reunion? Why attend your 45. Why go back when you have so much interaction on Facebook and other Social Media outlets? I am going to try and address that question. You may not be around or able to travel to the 50. Which admittedly will be larger. You may not have family left here, but there is someone you want to visit. A former neighbor, a person from your church, or just get together with classmates around the pool at the motel. Hopefully, you know longer c...
