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2020 Goals

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Thistle

Lesson learned from the last five years: If you aren’t really sure who you are as a person, if you have nothing driving you and no longterm place to reach, goals and resolutions become fairly meaningless. You can check them … Continue reading →

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WW – That Time I Ran a 10K While Walking a Half Marathon

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Thistle

A friend of mine ran her first 10K this weekend. She began running a few months ago as part of a weight loss regimen, coupled with weight training and healthy eating. Her 10K wasn’t an official event, but one she … Continue reading →

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November 2019 in Review

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Thistle

This has been a month of changes for me and my family. Morrigan of course got home, after separating out from the navy. There’s been a lot of packing and prep to move into our new place, so the housing … Continue reading →

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October 2019 in Review

Posted on November 1, 2019 by Thistle

Well. October started off with a BANG – Morrigan got his ship date from the Navy, set for the 10th. In lightning fast time, we’d thrown him an early birthday party, and he’d dealt with job, bank account, packing, etc. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Money, and Debt, and Panic

Posted on September 29, 2019 by Thistle

One of my big goals this year was to work to get our family out of debt. For most of our marriage, Jason and I have managed to stay out of credit card debt. In fact, from 2006 until our … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Rebuilding My Story (Part 2)

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Thistle

Last week, I talked about school, career, and finding a path for my future. It has been very hard for me to focus on what I want to do going forward, because at present, and for a long time now, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Oh the Places I’d Go!

Posted on September 22, 2019 by Thistle

Last week, I started making a list of places I’d love to visit, and it kinda turned into a bit of a mini-bucket-list. I know it’s a long shot that I’ll get to visit everything on this list, but it … Continue reading →

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Autumn Aims

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Thistle

I know it’s not autumn yet, and I know that it won’t even FEEL like autumn here until mid-November or so, but I love this time of year. My brain always equates “September through November” with the three months of … Continue reading →

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March 2019 in Review

Posted on April 1, 2019 by Thistle

I really struggled this March. The beginning of the month was great, but around mid-month, my health problems reached a crisis point and my mental health took a nosedive. It’s difficult to keep your spirits up when you’re practically on … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – 100 Days

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Thistle

On my birthday last year, I made a list of 40 things I wanted to accomplish before I turned 40 (March 1st). I have a few weeks left and there are a few of those goals that I either failed … Continue reading →

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