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On a Day Like Today

July 6, 2014 By Traci

I have had 42 days like today at very different stages of my life. Today I couldn’t help but reflect on a few of them. On this day in 1976, I celebrated my 5th birthday as the country celebrated 200. My mother told me that the giant firework shows were on my behalf. I believed…

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Filed Under: Getting Older, Learning New Things, Letting Go, Memories Tagged With: Beautiful, Celebrations, My Life

Writing Every Day in May — Day 8: A Piece of Advice

May 8, 2013 By Traci

Today I am supposed to share a piece of advice. Now if I were you, reading this, I might think, “advice from her? Really?” Hell, I’m writing it and I’m thinking the same thing. But here we go… Without sounding like a warehouse filled with trendy, self-help calendars and books, it is really simple. Don’t…

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Filed Under: Learning New Things, Writing Tagged With: My Life, My Words

I Got My Hair Wet… And I’m Going to Do It Again!

January 7, 2013 By Traci

Back in December, I shared our day at Seaworld wherein, I got my hair wet… literally. Since I was a teen, I figured out that I did not look good wet. You know what I mean. Some girls dive in to a pool and as they come to the surface, their hair lays down in…

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Filed Under: Choices, Dreams, Getting Older, Greatest, Learning New Things, Letting Go, Seaworld Tagged With: Beautiful, Getting Older, My Life, Seaworld

I Just Might Be Channeling Martha Stewart…

September 6, 2012 By Traci

But without the millions, the house in the Hamptons, or the cheery attitude. Well, maybe I got that last part backwards… Anyways, I actually cooked something from scratch. For those of you who don’t know me, this is something of an event; a Halley’s Comet style event. At the age of 41, I am just…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Learning New Things Tagged With: Cooking, New Tricks for an Old Dog

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