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      Where has all my time gone? I feel as if I'm constantly scheduling out every aspect of my life. I have a planner in calendar for school along with a personal calendar. I budgeted out in significant events along with major appointments every week. What I have noticed of late, is that all my time is really taking up with commuting. That long hour and 15 minute can you really does eat up my time each day.     I'm still in the journey to a healthier way, but I also need to realize that Tom constrains really do play a major detrimental role in my effectiveness. I'm still putting for the great effort. There are no excuses, but there is reality. The reality is that two hours and 30 minutes out of my day is spent in a sedentary motion under the wheel. Even when I get home, my time is so consumed by my toddler that I don't get to carve out time for myself. I am going to try to adjust and make sure I dedicate 15 to 30 minutes 3 to 4 days a week to myself. Talking ab...
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Morgan Is My Name by Vanessa Kirby

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      Well, now let's talk about surprises. Ladies, this book was written for us. It does not have the smutty sex scenes that seem to plague, most romance novels, but it does follow a plot that truly encompasses a childhood puppy love. I was really sad that the author did not bring back her first love in this first book.     Morgan, our main character empowers every fiber of my being. She is prideful and cunning while maintaining a lady's level head. The male characters of this book, however, does seem to infuriate me with each new chapter. Will our heroine end up finding her lost love from her childhood?     Kirby even entraps us with the usage of magic while slowly showing us glimpses of what is to come. I love her foreshadowing endeavors! I would gladly rate this book a 4.5 out of a 5 due to how this book ended. I do not like being left in the middle of a story. The author should always leave you wanting to know more, but not mid story line. I ...
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Late Night Shenanigans

      Yeah I'm still up. For those of you who do not know... I have a toddler who doesn't sleep and can go days without adequate sleep. The pediatrician states that some children go through these phases. It has in fact not been a phase. From the very night we brought her home, we have had to deal with this.  Ah, yes, and I still work a full time job on little to no sleep. We are currently on night 3 and sleep has still evaded us.      How will my Friday go? Ummmm, Only tomorrow knows those  answers. Sometimes I take off time and find a random parking lot and sleep. If I'm at home, no one helps me with Taylor and I cannot rest. Being the default parent sucks sometimes. I use my sick leave and sleep. Don't come at me with "it's dangerous," because I frankly do not care. Going nights without sleep is also detrimental to my health. I refuse to get caught at work napping, I would rather use my person sick leave for that along with my car and secret pil...
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Morning Commute

      Even with a dreaded two hour delay, I made the icy drive to work. I was hesitant first to even attempt the drive, but I do not have to leave to take the day off. I really should move closer to my place of employment. It was a disastrous drive. I slid out of the road multiple times while also having to dodge neighboring vehicles slowly skidding into my lane. Would I do it again... absolutely not.     Everything was fine until I reached the mountain. Crossing the gap on the lower side of the south end was absolutely ridiculous. I understand that the roads were wet and a lot of people thought that means that they were clear. Honestly, that witness on the road with that elevation means that that was ice. Not just any ice, black ice. Yes yes yes I understand that they are much the same, but I was absolutely terrified this morning. Normally my commute consist of listening to an audiobook, but I was on edge so my soul focus was on just trying to make it to work. ...
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Winter Storm 2.0 WNC

      Well, now the weather man finally made a good call, and we got snow. I mean SNOW. This is the first time in long time that our totals have hit this high. A whole foot of snow with more on the way tomorrow night. So, yeah... it's been cold and frustrating.      Cabin fever is a real thing. I've been home for days, which does in fact seem to cause issues for me. It wouldn't be so bad if I could be outside and not freeze my tail off. Completing farm chores has been absolutely frigid with temperatures in the single digits. My only pair of muck boots decided to bust a hole in it, allowing melted snow/ice get to my warm feet. The goats have faired well, and I was super surprised that Honey Bun has not kidded. Hopefully she can wait until it warms up.     My chickens, however have been total champions. Laying eggs and doing chicken business! My ladies are phenomenal and a little cold weather hasn't bothered them one bit. They are in fact enjoying t...
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An Arrangment of Sorts by Rebecca Connolly

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      Well now, this is a different speed! Written like an old western movie, I was actually impressed with the rated G romance novel.  Horses, manners, and chivalry is not dead! I was refreshing to read something that wasn't filled with detrimental lust!     Nathaniel's character alone was swoon worthy! May we all find our own version of him. With wit and the goal of locating a lost love, our two main characters fall madly in love with out knowing how the other feels. Classic romance scenario, but with an endearing twist of  wonder.      I was glad this was included in the Audible Plus Catalog. I would highly recommend reading/ listening to this book in the near future. I would rate this book a 4.6 out of 5 stars. I need just a little more dialogue between the characters, but other than that I was actually interested the entire time.  
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Needs Vs. Wants

      Right now, this is my biggest dilemma in life. Periodically will see something while online shopping or in person and I just have to have it. Honestly, it is such an impulse to purchase it that I have to completely talk myself down from paying for it. And then I have to make a list of why I actually need it. I tried to weigh at least 24 hours before I actually purchasing it to make sure that it is a, "need" and not necessarily a "want."      In today's society, we have become such consumers that a lot of the things we buy ends up, going to the landfills. I tried to make the conscious decision to only purchase things that I absolutely need, but my kryptonite seems to be clothing. Growing up, I didn't have a lot and I was all done picked on or the subject to bullying because I had the same four outfits that I rotated. Yes, my clothing was clean! As an adult, now I have my own money, my own budget, and my own wants. It is a daily monthly struggle fo...
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The Blessing of a Snow Storm

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      What a pleasant surprise to have when coming home. Meet Cleo and Clover my newest additions to my herd. What a time to be born in the middle of a snowstorm. So they must've been born sometime today which means the temperature was around 20°. I am so glad that they survived because they were not born inside the goat hut.      Mama and babies are both doing great. I thought she had a few more weeks until she would give birth, but nature waits for nothing. So this has me questioning whether or not I had marked things on the calendar correctly. Which means, will Honey have her baby in the next few weeks or will it be now? She too is heavy with milk, so I guess I need to make sure she's trapped in the barn for the majority of her time so her babies will not be exposed to the elements.     All of my toes were exposed to Junior at the same time, but they are not birthing within the same few weeks. Faith, my most honorary goat has not even showed si...
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Early Morning Adventures

      Well, now, this morning has been one for the books. Upon my early waking, I realized just how bitter cold it was in the house. With no electricity, and our propane heater set to a two the house had cooled down significantly. I quickly hurried and took a rather cold half bath to get ready for work.      I went outside and discovered that my car would definitely need at least a 30 minute thaw out. It always seems to amaze me just how cold it can get on mornings like this. As I made my way down our frozen mud puddle driveway, I noticed that the gate was open. So imagine this, wet, hair, dress professionally for work and now I have to gather all my goats. Luckily they are all food motivated, but still if it could've went wrong this morning it did. Armed with only the flashlight on my cell phone, I made my way to the goat, shed to ensure myself that they had hay. Yes, I will walk through the field in the muck to make sure everything is OK.     My...
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2026 Snow Storm

      Well, the snowstorm started out as any other, the meteorologist clearly got it wrong. What was supposed to been a massive ice storm followed by snow turned out to be rain in my area. A day later the news station did not catch the fact that we were going to have a small snowstorm, following the larger one. With the sudden drop of temperature is everything iced over. Including our water.      I was not a happy camper and it has been a battle for a few days. Carrying water to flush the toilets is by no means a respectable task. I fell in the small stream this morning in 7 degree weather and barely made it back inside. I couldn't feel my legs or hands. As I was regaining feeling all I could sense was a stinging  sensation which lasted for hours. Yay, today has been so productive!      The goats and new babies made it through the storm okay, but I'm still worried about the dropping temperatures at night. Just before dark, I we...
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