me • time management
by April Welch on October 11th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
How much time do you spend investing in your friendships?
Gretchen Rubin, author of the Happiness Project, is focusing her October theme on Friendship…, because she found in her studies on happiness that strong relationships—friendships included—is one of the keys to happiness.
Do you ever feel too busy for
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 29th, 2010 | 21 Comments »
I’ve been thinking a lot about friendship and how much those closest to me, including my family members, help add joy and happiness to my life as well as help shape who I am. The quote: “You are the company you keep” encourages us to be deliberate in how we…
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me • hobbies & me time
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on May 5th, 2010 | 5 Comments »
…How many of you participate in a book club? At one point, I was a member of three. Whether I belong to one or more, I always struggle to find time to read the assigned book. Am I alone in my battle? I mean, come on! I have blogs to
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 20th, 2010 | 15 Comments »
How old are you? Nearing 40? Far from it? Beyond it?
Well, this year marks the beginning of my 4th decade (on March 24 to be exact), which actually has had me pretty excited. I normally get giddy about my birthday, starting on or around January 1 each year. But,…
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me • hobbies & me time
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 13th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
What do Alice in Wonderland and The Grand America Hotel… in Utah have in common? I wish I could say Johnny Depp, but that would not be entirely true. And I’m certainly glad it isn’t the Queen of Hearts with her obnoxiously big head, because that could have been potentially
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on March 7th, 2010 | 7 Comments »
…Today an amazing thing happened. A gal from my neighborhood stopped by my house. What’s amazing is the reason why.
I opened the door to her big smile. She seemed a little embarrassed and anxious and all at once blurted out, “I miss you!” She shrugged her shoulders and the
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me • fashion & style
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on November 15th, 2009 | 12 Comments »
…I am proof that you can swear undying devotion to Dillard’s and still rock it when it comes to thrift-store shopping. What’s the key to my success, you ask? My uber stylish friends (USFs) who just so happen to love all things vintage and make sorting, frugality, and thrift-store shopping
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me • relationships
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 16th, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The older I get, the more I value the friends I have. True friendship as an adult, as a mom, takes time and effort. It isn’t easy because we all have so much ‘life’ spinning around us – our families, our homes, our work (either at home or away from…
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making a difference!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on August 2nd, 2009 | 5 Comments »
10 Ways to Include Others This Week…
Feeling included is a great feeling. Walking into a room—whether it be at an event, an activity, a conference, church, a school function, or otherwise—and not knowing a single soul in the room can be difficult. What a difference it makes when, in
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inspiring moms!
by Jyl Johnson Pattee on April 21st, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Less than 2 weeks ago, something terrible happened.
A mother and father took their little girl to the hospital.
Sweet Madeline Alice Spohr …never came home again.
Maddie lived 17 beautiful, amazing months. In that time, she touched lives and brightened the world of everyone who met her.
News of
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