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Reflection & Rejuvenation: Getting My Life on Track
Image from the Nikki McClure calendar I like to set aside time for reflection and introspection as often as possible because it enables me to make adjustments to my life and feel like I’m living my best life possible. Can you believe we are already a fourth of the way through 2019?
About 15 years ago, I read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It included an exercise about fast forwarding ahead to your funeral and thinking about the kinds of things you wanted your friends and family to say about you. Or maybe it was just a 90th birthday party or something? Regardless, the exercise had a … Read More
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Saying Goodbye to Hoss
A young Hoss at our Colorado wedding in 2008 
Hoss was an indelible part of our lives—always I could tell the end was coming, although it all happened pretty fast.
A couple weeks ago, I started noticing that our bloodhound-mix, Hoss, was having more difficulty moving around. It made me stop and re-calculate his age: almost 12.
We were never entirely sure of his age because he was a rescue dog, but we have had him for nearly 11 years.
I went online and researched how long bloodhounds typically live: 10-12 years.
I started having conversations with the boys about how Hoss was getting really old and how he might … Read More
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Hello, Old Friend!
The boys and me at Bolinas Beach (north of San Francisco) during Fall Break. Oh, my! It’s been so long since I’ve been in this space. Well, technically this isn’t even the same space since I migrated my blog from Blogger to WordPress. But it feels the same since it’s still just me, my keyboard, and my thoughts.
What has happened since I last shared? It looks like I left off at the end of September. That makes sense, given the fact that October got pretty busy. It started with our Fall Break trip to Stinson Beach (north of San Francisco). Then it was all Beto O’Rourke campaign work all … Read More