One gloomy day in February, I gazed into the screen of my work computer and searched the depths of my brain. This was the day that we had to submit our Performance Plan, Professional Goals, and Personal Development Plan, and I simply could not think of anything to say relevant to my job. We had some boiler-plate i…
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Well, here we are, at the beginning of a new year again. I suppose many people have made resolutions for the new year, but I have never really been fond of doing so. For one thing, there is nothing magical about going from December 31 to January 1. In other words, time passing is not enough of a trigger to make som…
One evening the sun setting in the sky was so lovely I simply had to take pictures! Look! The first star of the night in the top right corner. The modern wiring cannot detract from the beauty to behold. I love these colors: soft, gently diffusing into one another. It is hard to tell when blue stops …
The following are books that I hope to read during this year. I plan to switch alternately between fiction and non-fiction titles. Fiction/Literature -Mark of the Lion series by Francine Rivers (completed) I very much enjoyed the three novels in this series and would highly recommend them to anyone that enjoys hi…

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Hi and welcome to Grasshopper Homestead. I live in East Texas in the rural countryside with my beloved husband and a menagerie of pets and farm animals. A lifelong fascination with learning about the way things used to be is the inspiration behind my efforts to step back in time in little ways each day. A lover of the simple country life, I am creative, industrious, introspective, and a sucker for a flea market. Join me as I aspire to create a vintage country life.
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DAILY EVENING ROUTINE
1. Bathe or shower
2. Select clothes for the next day
3. Into bed & lights out by 9 p.m., 9:30 at the latest
DAILY MORNING ROUTINE
1. Wake up with alarm at 4 a.m.
2. Get dressed.
3. Fix face, do hair.
4. Wake J & R up by 5 a.m.
5. Cook breakfast
6. Make bed before leaving.
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The Shadow Rising
by Robert Jordan
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