I decided that if I could just manufacture more time, then that would solve a lot of problems in my life. I recently noted that I'm really busy, and usually my life comes down to this simple decision: Do I want to do "this," or do I want sleep? Usually, sleep trumps everything, even if it's something I know I have to get...

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This week has been crazy. I have only had time to sleep, eat, and work-- and to top it off, I was fighting off a stomach bug all week. It lasted for 4 days, but I'm in the clear now. Fortunately, it wasn't super-severe, but it did make me reach exhaustion much quicker and every meal consisted of chicken noodle soup and oyster...

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For the first time in... probably ever, I have all my Christmas shopping done before the 15th. I am very much so a deadline-driven individual, but this year, the "organized" bug bit me and I planned ahead. I wouldn't count on it being a pattern, but it is kind of nice for it to be done and out of the way. I may...

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I have been staging a comeback for quite some time. I recently heard that the best way to organize your house was to take everything through the "joy" test. For example, if you need to get rid of a bunch of things, you hold them up and say, "Is this practical? Do I use it?" If not-- "Does it bring me joy?" If...

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I am writing a review on my experience with the 24 Day Challenge for a couple of reasons... first, it's fun to document what went on during that time. It solidifies the fact that progress was made. And second-- while I went through the challenge, I found myself scouring the internet for others' reviews. Whenever I had questions or found myself discouraged, it...

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I would most likely be one of these two pairs. I am usually not an online shopper, but a friend sent me the link to this brand called "Poetic License" and it didn't take me long to fall in love. Before I knew it, I had ordered two pairs. Fortunately, I am a pretty solid 8.5, so when the shoes arrived and I...

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Was file-surfing tonight on the old hard drive, and found this gem that I created back in 2009. I was both shocked and delighted to find a movie I had finished, because my typical archives contain half-edited projects... I start strong but have a tough time finishing. I do best when I can sit down and focus for 5 hours straight in a...

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I moved my blog! The new address is www.tarynleigh3.blogspot.com... although, if you're here and reading this, then you already know that :)  All of my old posts are still here... just a different style and updated address. Not sure how many faithful readers I have since I don't write as consistently as I would like, but for the few and far between... just...

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As a single girl in her 20s (I'll keep you guessing on the actual age), there are many realities I have come to both accept and enjoy. Here are a taste of some...1. I love my freedom.I wasn't always an independent person. But now, that word is the best way to describe me.  2. They have my order memorized at all the local...

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Time slows down for no one. They always say that the older you get, the faster time goes. I find that to be true and wish I could slow it down... just a little...I have had blogger's block lately. I can't tell you how many times I have come to the blank post board in the past few weeks. I stare at it,...

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I have been gone for awhile. I am well aware. I keep thinking... "I need to write." And then... nothing. No topics rise to the surface, nothing inspires me. It is at those times that I forget that the very act of sitting down at the keyboard is an inspiration, and it's the blank screen in front of me that best pulls out...

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I have been thinking a lot lately. So much so, as I come to the writing board, I'm struggling to put it all into words (this coming from me... I know.)So I'll try. My life's journey... I just turned 28 years old on January 2nd. It would seem as though my life has not gone according to plan, at least regarding the blueprint I...

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