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THE JOHNSON PROJECT
THE LAKE HOUSE REMODEL: This particular client found out about me through word of mouth. The wife was working out with her trainer and had mentioned that she wanted to hire a designer to design a remodel for her basement. We met in 2016 and ended up remodeling her basement in 2020. This is a typical scenario for our area–maybe everywhere. Who knows? Clients get an stir to remodel and then life circumstances change their timeline or budget. This couple lived a pretty busy lifestyle, traveling for work and with adult children living in different states. They thought that they…
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STAY OUT OF MY LANE
This is a post that I wrote for my church blog. Enjoy it here, too. A blog post about loving and understanding our unique gifts and submitting those qualities to the Lord so that his will shall be done through you in your own unique way. I have taken up jogging. I am not a “jogger” by any means. It is the hardest form of exercise that I do. I cannot seem to find the right cadence in stride or breathing to go for any decent distance. But, I do my best. My starting goal is three miles of jogging…
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I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY WOMEN HAD AFFAIRS UNTIL I MARRIED MY HUSBAND
I had been single for three years, coming out of a thirteen year long marriage to a very abusive man. My ex-husband and I had been in counseling for nearly the whole duration of our marriage seeing no less than eleven different therapists of varying genres during that time. I thought that I had learned everything that I needed to know about relationships and communication to embark on a new, healthy and successful relationship. One thing I realized was that I never understood why women had affairs until I married my current husband. And, looking back, I would say that…
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KETO DIET: before and after
MY 2020 WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY SELF-IMAGE: before and after images Now that I am in my forties, maintaining my weight and health seem to be a difficult, if not unobtainable, goal. The most success that I have had with my weight has been when I lived a Ketogenic lifestyle. Being a woman in her forties, this is my journey with a Keto diet, from start to finish. If I had my way, the following images would be my actual before and after images. I did a little Photoshopping to show you what I don’t like about my body and how…
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DRIVING A RENTAL CAR IN EUROPE: Do’s and Don’ts
Driving a rental car in Europe is not as difficult or intimidating as I had thought. When we took our trip to France, I knew that I had no idea when we would visit again and I wanted to see as much of Normandy as I could in our seven days there. The only way to do that was for us to have a car at our disposal. And, I am so grateful that we did! It freed us up to take back roads through France, eat in local restaurants that were not within walking distance to our hotel and…
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5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT HEALTH AND WEIGHT LOSS IN YOUR FORTIES
Right when life is supposed to start getting blissful our bodies start to change and morph into this thing that we do not recognize. I have been focusing on 5 things you need to know about health and weight loss in your forties. Especially as women, we are entering a time of changing hormones and, consequently, changing emotions. Therefore, we need to pay extra attention to our mental and physical well-being during this time. To start, it ain’t easy! It is hard enough to balance the shifts in lifestyle and family dynamics, let alone a shifting body. As I am…
