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I was reading an article on what makes a blog successful, and they said it was important to engage readers, to create an interactive experience. Wow, that is easier said than done. I try to get a sigh, a chuckle, an occasional raised brow, but an interactive experience? So I thought about questions, you know the usual drill. What is your favorite mythological creature? Would you rather be attacked by…

Yesterday I spent a good chunk of the day outside trimming bushes away from the house, cleaning out brambles. We cut up the yard debris and put it in bins to be disposed of later My dad was nice enough to come help me. We had fun and got a lot of work done. This morning I look out and see frost on the sunroom roof. Yesterday I had been…

I use a determined form of positivity, looking for the glint of good in every situation. The reason behind that attitude is selfish. I was not always a happy person. In fact, I spent my time in the negative quarters of my head, beating myself up over things I had no control over. I thought that cell of despair was my prison, and I would be forever locked outside the…