Archive for the Life’s Challenges Category


How Many Meetings In Four Days?

On top of having to make some big decisions, attend some webinars and figure out health insurance last week, I had 4 meetings, a “thank-you” party and 3 webinars to attend in just 4 days! I made some calls about Health Insurance, and after a 45 minute time on hold, got a person who was […]

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Cold and the Crazies Over Run My Day

OK, just writing about today, not doing catch up right now. Some days just seem harder to deal with than others. I knew I needed to get up and do things, but really had a hard time getting out of bed this morning. The morning started with an annoying challenge.  There was lots and lots […]

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My How Time Flies When Working On Many Projects

So on Friday, October 24, I met someone from Manifest at the storage unit at 10 am and got the last of the tables back. Still missing a tent. I decided to “borrow” the leaf rake that I had moved time and time again, yet had never been used at the the last 2 Art […]

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How Many Things Can You Do In A Day

There are times when I look at my list in the morning and wonder how I can get even half of it done. But what I do is chose what must be done, and get that done first. Then move onto the next must do item. That is why this blog gets so far behind. […]

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And Another Two Weeks Have Flown By

The day after the Dome Rock hike, I had a lovely Green Drinks “meeting” up in Crystal Hills. For some reason, I thought we were to bring food, so I baked some Bean Project gluten-free corn bread and added diced green chilies. I surprised the hostess with this, but it was perfect, as she had […]

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OMG-Has It Really Been Two Weeks And No Posts?

Yes, I guess it has. My how time flies when your word is filled with multiple jobs and tasks that need to get handled. And tomorrow I flip the calendar from the fun picture of a Blue-Footed Booby to Snow Leopard. Time to get serious about my publishing business. Wednesday I was ready to go […]

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Catching Up With My Own Life and Commonwheel Reports

This last week has been filled with doing reports for the Art Festival for the Festival Committee meeting and catching up with many things in my own world. Plus a couple of hikes. The weather has been so very beautiful, I just couldn’t resist hiking when my friend called as mentioned, and then I called […]

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Sustainable Commonwheel Art Festival Not as Successful as in the Past

When I heard the number for how much waste was diverted from the Landfill this year, I was a bit disappointed. Then again, I had to realize that the main person who has headed this up the past 3 years was in Minnesota at a conference. And so were about 4 other people who had […]

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Catching Up After the Commonwheel Art Festival Part 2

Looking back at this year and all the years I have coordinated the Commonwheel Art Festival, I came to the realization that I have put a very personal touch to how I do this job. I am very vested in it coming out well. And I am where the buck stops. This last year it […]

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Very Quick Update After Commonwheel Art Festival

It is too late to begin catching up completely. It has been a very long time since I was able to post here. Between getting all the finalizing details for the Commonwheel Artists 40th Annual Labor Day Weekend Art Festival in place and doing the Art Festival, then trying to recuperate, I just haven’t had […]

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