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For the last two years I have been a member of Ancestry.com, having built an extensive family tree on both sides of my family.  Since then, I have also become a member on 23andMe, and through both of these sites I have used DNA kits to help narrow down both genetic risk factors and myContinue reading “Family Tree Surprises”

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So, right about this time last year, I reflected on my three year Fitbitversary.  This weekend marked my fourth year as a Fitbit user.  Let me wow you with some stats (I love statistics!): In those four years I have walked/run/jogged: 18.8 MILLION steps! which equates to 7,957 miles climbed 5,323 floors Per this graph,Continue reading “Another Fitbit Anniversary”

As many of you know, I lost my dad during Christmastime of 2016 after a long and difficult illness.  This will be my second Father\’s Day without him. What surprises me most is how very unsorry I feel for myself at this time.  Instead, I feel very blessed that I was so lucky to haveContinue reading “Father\'s Day”

As a student from elementary school up through to high school, I was mostly an A student (with a few fairly egregious exceptions).  As an undergraduate student, I had almost exclusively As, and as a graduate student, I have had all As.  I have a fairly exemplary record as an employee.  In many areas ofContinue reading “Luck…or Sacrifice?”

On July 8th, I will officially have finished all of the requirements for my Master\’s in Management degree.  Truthfully, I will be done all of the requirements long before that date, but that is the date when the course will close and it will be final and official. I feel like I have been inContinue reading “Countdown to Accomplishment”

I hate the word busy.  I avoid it as much as possible, but there is no denying that I have been busy lately.  I am in the final push toward finishing my degree, but what has really put me behind is my wonderful, much anticipated 35th birthday celebration week with my friends. As many ofContinue reading “Sweet Reunions”

So, throughout the length of my marriage – and even during the pre-marriage courtship – I have always had an abundance of alone time.  My husband and I have always been on different schedules, which has given us good quality time when we are together and given me plenty of much needed alone time toContinue reading “Alone Time”

I have written a lot about sisters.  It\’s something I have a lot of experience in.  I have been a sister for over three decades, and in my expert opinion, I have the two best sisters you could ever find. Recently, when my mom was describing us to someone else she said, \”if you attackContinue reading “Comparing Sisters”

So, there is a Carrie Underwood song that I have never really been in love with, called \”So Small,\” which discusses how sometimes we make a really big deal of really small things and we fail to see what\’s really important. Despite not loving the song (and I really can\’t say why, it\’s not aContinue reading “So Small”