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Dreaming Big: The Course
If you decide to enroll in a Mondo Beyondo course, please click through from my website! I will earn $20 that will go straight into my Dreaming Savings Account (sorry for the shameless self-promotion!)Last month, I enrolled in Mondo Beyondo, an online course about dreaming big. Unfortunately, a few things conspired to make my experience less than fruitful:
- I should have waited until my calendar cleared a bit before tackling a new and ambitious undertaking (in Mondo Beyondo speak, we call this “making a clearing.”). March was frenetic and frazzled. I traveled four times and had something on my calendar every single day except Tuesday, March 23.
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Blood Work Results
I am so thankful to have a general physician who believes in yearly physicals and recommends blood tests to gain greater insight into her patients’ overall health.Here’s what the results say from my recent test:
Your blood sugar, electrolytes, kidney, thyroid, liver, and blood counts are normal. Your iron studies are normal. Your lipid panel/cholesterol is normal. Your female hormone test (progesterone, FSH, LH, and estradiol) is normal and implies at time of testing you were in “follicular” phase of cycle. Pap smear is normal.
Phew! I’m especially relieved to know that have normal iron and protein levels. As a vegetarian, it’s something I worry about. The delightful and … Read More
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Avoiding Home Improvement Overload
Pictures of our house from the real estate websiteTaking on home improvement projects can be a bit daunting. And the truth is, Matt and I bought a 1930s bungalow that had recently been completely updated, so we didn’t have as much to do as the average old-house homeowner might have.
Even still, our “to-do” list is long. Here’s what we’ve already accomplished in the two years that we’ve been here:
- Refinished a mailbox and hung it
- Hung window coverings on every window
- Attached a hose to the side of our house
- Bought furniture for our front porch
- Made cushions for the front porch swing
- Closed off our house with
