Author: Paula
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Happiness Project: 12 Topics To Tackle
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Happiness can be found on the beach 🙂 While the title of this post sounds a bit like it’s a bit like a project manager’s rendition of “12 days of Christmas,” I had a little something different in mind. As Gretchen Rubin decided to do in her own Happiness Project,…
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Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California
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Hi friends! Last week I had a couple of days off, and took a trip over to Oakland to visit the Cathedral of Christ the Light. The outside of the building is wrapped in glass, and sits near Lake Merritt. The glass and sky meld together, meshing the limits of…
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Happiness Project 2012: The ‘Beginning’ – Energy
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Completely by chance, as I was wandering a bookstore recently, I found the book “The Happiness Project” by Gretch Rubin I remembered that my friend Chrissy had mentioned this book once, so I picked it up and began looking it over. Wow, this is just what I “needed!” it’s a book about…
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How to Make a Star Wars Sweatshirt for a Toddler
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A few years ago, I fell for the super nerdy “Spaceships Tee” from Super 7. It has a bunch of different spaceships on it, and it was only made in men’s sizes. Here I am with it: Perhaps you realize the error of my ways. Male nerds are drawn to…
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Love the Light
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“I will love the light for it shows me the way. Yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.” – Og Mandino
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December 18: I am the 2nd Biggest Loser, It’s Official
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Day 18: 3 months of hard work pays off and my losing ways are recognized by more than just my scale at home Back in September, several of my co-workers started a weight loss challenge. I had just realized that a change was needed as I had already hit my…
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Gluten Free Peanut Butter Fudge and Peppermint Bark
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I’m delighted to share these two recipes for Gluten Free Peanut Butter Fudge and Peppermint Bark! We’re going to be having an open house tomorrow and so I have been baking! We’re having gluten free peanut butter fudge, peppermint bark, and we’ll have a cookie decorating station for everyone. I…
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December 16: The Love of a Father
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Day 16: Seeing glimpses of Gods love for us in the acts of others A couple of years ago, Father Rusty introduced me to the story of the Dick and Ricky Hoyt. They are a father and son team who have competed in Ironman together. The thing is, Ricky Hoyt…
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December 15: Homemade and Inexpensive Toys for a 1 Year Old
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Day 15: Inspire creativity at home for young minds I’m inspired today by Jenna’s post over at That Wife about some of the toddler toys and activities she’s created for her son. Many are things that are easy to piece together around your home, or to buy and make. I think…