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My 2021 “Phrase” of the year and Happy New Year!

So, one of my issues last year was stopping to just enjoy life. Unlike most people, we escaped the health and employment issues of crazy 2020 but I couldn’t help but wait for the “other shoe” to drop – basically waiting for something bad to happen. In searching for a

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2020 word of the year

Conscious Change I confess, my word of the year is actually two words, but I couldn’t find a single word to communicate what I want to accomplish, so I guess it’s my challenge, I can make the rules, right? This year WILL have changes. My youngest is graduating High school

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Persist – my word of the year 2018

Persist – my word of the year 2018

I have neglected my blog – life has had me focusing on different things and I don’t even think I picked a word of the year last year. However, this year is different. I’m more focused, more organized, more grounded than I have ever been. My life has been full

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Mindfulness – word of the year

A surprising way to cultivate contentment – I found this article in Psychology Today and thought it was appropriate. Last year my word was Carefree and I think I missed it by a mile – not all in all a bad thing, but maybe misreading my life in general. I

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Carefree – Word of the Year

Each year I pick a word of the year. For many reasons this past year was pretty miserable. without going into detail, my Mom died, I’m in the middle of a divorce, we had to put the dog to sleep and my Dad is facing some issues with aging and

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New items on Etsy and finished project!

New items on Etsy and finished project!

If you actually click through to Art Abandoned you’ll see I have an Etsy store that frankly hasn’t changed for a while. However, lately I’ve been adding new items, and I have more to add, so I hope you’ll check it out: Including some new spirit dolls! And I finally

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Project Round up!

I’ve gotten so I post on Facebook more than I post here, but I miss this blog – lots of history and frankly I’ve just gotten so busy with www.denverparent.net and www.midcenturystyle.net that I forget about it! 🙂 I’m almost done with this piece, my first full size cross stitch.

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Word of the year: Self-actualization

It’s definitely today’s “big fancy word of the day” but it’s the closest I can come to what I want to accomplish this year. Definition: the realization or fulfillment of one’s talents and potentialities, esp. considered as a drive or need present in everyone. The term was originally introduced by

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Two good books to curl up with by the fire!

Two good books to curl up with by the fire!

I haven’t written a book review in a long time and have run across a couple of really good ones lately. The Book Thief First, is “The Book Thief” – now out as a movie, this is a fabulous and inspiring book. I was a bit skeptical when I realized

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