tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7834376889142224682024-03-04T22:01:26.470-08:00My version of HappyStriving for my grass to be the greenestUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783437688914222468.post-69602959426657711722014-10-05T07:03:00.001-07:002014-10-05T07:03:21.418-07:00Happy life list #8-14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is #8-14 of my Happy Life List<br />
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8. Learn to speak French<br />
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9. Implement Yoga into my daily life<br />
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10. Complete an advanced degree<br />
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11. Make peace with the past<br />
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12. Eat only happy, healthy meat and dairy<br />
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13. Understand where I came from<br />
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14. Vacation to Savannah, GeorgiaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783437688914222468.post-82295004204225419662014-10-05T07:02:00.002-07:002014-10-05T07:02:16.772-07:00Sometimes, Life Really is Simple.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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...simply wonderfulUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783437688914222468.post-68446892771942701542014-10-05T07:01:00.000-07:002014-10-05T07:01:02.053-07:00Rainy Day Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So Friday evening was rainy and dinner was underwhelming and hadn't fulfilled that nights need for comfort food. Our cupboards were looking embarrassingly bare so I needed something EASY to make. I don't actually remember where I came across this recipe, but I knew I had what I needed. They are a variation of chocolate chip cookies. I call them "Choco Chip Ball things". Fancy. I only had half a bag of chips so I just halved the recipe. Here is the full recipe.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783437688914222468.post-40031344493987425052014-10-05T06:59:00.004-07:002014-10-05T06:59:49.173-07:00Yahoo! What Were YOU Thinking?!Yahoo! has a feature on their omg! site where they do photo galleries of celebrities' fashion mistakes. Now often I agree with the photos they feature in the galleries, but sometimes I have to wonder what Yahoo! was thinking!<br />
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Yahoo! is way off:</div>
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And they shouldn't even be allowed to put Gaga in their gallery.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783437688914222468.post-52504756294833468042014-10-05T06:54:00.001-07:002014-10-05T06:54:11.727-07:00How does Your Garden Grow?Apparently green thumbs skip a generation. My mother has always been a dedicated gardener, but I can just barely keep my house plants healthy.<br />
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I do much better with artificial flowers.</div>
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28. Walk on the Great Wall of China<br />
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29. Make my passion my career<br />
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30. Finish a damn Jane Austen novel<br />
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31. Get organized<br />
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32. Find a favorite red wine<br />
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33. Bring Monkey to Disney World and check my disdain at the door<br />
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34. Own an investment property<br />
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35. Eat vegetarian 4 days a week and vegan 1 day a week<br />
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36. Throw a Candy Land themed party<br />
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37. See a Broadway show<br />
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38. Go to a movie alone<br />
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39. Own an art piece by Jean-Michel Basquiat<br />
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40. Read all the Harry Potter books with Monkey<br />
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41. Go to the symphony<br />
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42. See MPLS through the eyes of a tourist<br />
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43. Have a passive income<br />
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44. Go to the SXSW festivalUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-783437688914222468.post-58194734129041671792014-10-05T06:48:00.000-07:002014-10-05T06:48:01.539-07:00Afternoon Delight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sometimes, having not gone to the grocery store for awhile can be the best thing to ever happen to lunch. I threw this delicious pasta salad together with some frozen veggies (corn and snow peas) that were being neglected in the freezer, two tomatoes that were about 36 hours away from sucking, some tri-color pasta, and the last bit of a bottle of poppy seed dressing from the fridge. I added some chicken to get some protein into Monkey, which she is always lacking in her diet. Voila, easy peasy AWESOMENESS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0