Insights for uncommon joy in the everyday
It’s the day after Valentine’s Day, and some of you may be feeling let down, left out, or just weary of the endless parade of advertisements. Therefore, I decree it’s the perfect time for big, sweet, dollops of gratitude for our Saturday Sip of insight. 1. First up is my latest post at Happy […]
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On Saturdays, I share refreshment and insight—wisdom, information, encouragement—for your life. Today I have seven nifty places to go on the web when you are shouting begging threatening saying: I want answers! If you are ready to go in search of that elusive information, here’s the list: 1. Top 10 search engines. Let’s begin by […]
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If you’ve been visiting here for a while, you are probably familiar with this powerful question: What do I do that shows you I love you? The answers are more numerous than the shoes in your closet, the pounds you’ve lost and gained, and the hours you’ve spent waiting. There are the especially […]
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What do 10 essential kitchen tools have to do with insights for uncommon joy in the everyday? Simply this: With the right equipment, quality ingredients, and simple, tasty recipes, working in the kitchen can truly be a delight. I speak from experience. Been there, done that, and am a convert who enjoys […]
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Jay Leno said, “Today is Valentine’s Day. Or, as men like to call it, Extortion day.” The best humor always has a smidge of truth in it, doesn’t it? Jay’s comment is no exception. There is an air of huge expectancy from the women for their men to perform above and beyond on […]
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Winter remedies are my sweet and soothing gift to you today. I know many of you have been shoveling, shivering, and sniffling your way through this unusually cold and snowy season. Consequently, you have sandpapery skin, the bent back and complaining ways of a 120 year old, and if you owned stock in Kleenex, you […]
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Welcome to the Too Darn Happy Cafe, where the sunshine is always bright and the afternoons warm! This morning I realized that for the first time in my life, I am not suffering from cabin fever. I grew up in New England where we joke that summer is a week or two […]
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I am a gatherer of resources, a sharer of information to help you find happiness right where you are. Especially in those really irritating places where you wonder if you can get through the day without doing something you’ll regret. I am starting this weekly series—Saturday Sips—as a way to share the multitude […]
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It’s a new month and the new year. That means it’s time for a new budget. Woohoo! Wait—Did you not join me in my celebratory whoop? Does that mean you approach budgeting the same way you approach a spoonful of medicinal cod liver oil? You know, you stick out your tongue, make disgusting noises, and […]
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Last week I discovered this wonderful question: What story do you want to tell about {fill in the blank} in the future? Then, yesterday at church the pastor said this: Everything becomes ordinary. I was struck by the relationship between the two in regards to marriage. In the beginning, your […]
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