Category Archives: completing tasks

Amazing work, my skilled sweetheart!

Posted on December 23, 2021 by Beth W.

Out with the old (and mold) and in with the new! What a transformation! Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, completing tasks, relationships, thankfulness | Tagged Bathroom improvement, grateful, Jean de La Fontaine, John Ruskin, kindness, New tub surround, Skill, Talented boyfriend | 9 Comments

“Happy” Holidays

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Beth W.

Happy, happy Christmas that can win us back to the delusions of our childhood days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! Charles Dickens Remembering … Continue reading →

Posted in anticipating good, Beautiful, Celebrate, completing tasks, Embrace Life, happiness | Tagged Christmas lights, happy, Happy Holidays, home, memories, smiley | 8 Comments

A “BOO-tiful” Day!

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Beth W.

But I love Halloween and I love that feeling: the cold air, the spooky dangers lurking around the corner. Evan Peters We spent part of the day hollowing out our pumpkins and carving jack-o-lanterns. 🎃 The girls did a fabulous … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrate, completing tasks, happiness, Imagination, originality, spooky | Tagged carving pumpkins, celebrating, creativity, exchange students, fun, Halloween | 11 Comments

My Hero

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Beth W.

This past week has been challenging to say the least! My hot water heater died Wednesday night, and I found out while I was in the shower. Not fun. I was hoping that someone was washing dishes or doing laundry, … Continue reading →

Posted in adversity, completing tasks, helping others, relationships, thankfulness | Tagged broken pipe, fixing a flood, helping out in time of need, knight in shining armor, my hero, sweetheart | 8 Comments

Fall Vibes 🍁

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Beth W.

Fall is a time for letting go and moving on. Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, adventure, Carpe Diem, completing tasks, Let it go, moving on, watercolor practice | Tagged accomplishment, adventure, Black Hills of South Dakota, Crazy Horse Monument, Crazy Horse Volksmarch, Fall, hike | 9 Comments

The race is on…

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Beth W.

Perseverance is not a long race, it is many short races one after the next. Walter Eliot This was last night’s practice with watercolors. I have a long way to go until it comes naturally, but I’ve come a long … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, completing tasks, Learning, persevere | Tagged accomplishing tasks, accomplishment, accountability, perseverance, practice, watercolor | 9 Comments

Slow and Steady…

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Beth W.

January 14th, 2019 I began a journey toward becoming a more fit and fabulous version of myself. This is a road I’ve traveled in the past, sometimes successfully and sometimes not so much. After seeing the ads for the “Noom” … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, completing tasks, Just Me, patience, persevere | Tagged Crazy Horse Volksmarch, get fit, Noom, patience, perseverance, slowly but surely, weight loss | 5 Comments

Can “tidying up” REALLY change your life?????

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Beth W.

After reading countless reviews praising “the life-changing magic of tidying up, the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing” by Marie Kondo, I found my curiosity aroused to the point where I HAD to read this book. On our recent anniversary … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, completing tasks, Just Me | Tagged accomplishment, cleaning, closets, joy, letting go, Marie Kondo, simplify, the life-changing magic of tidying up | 7 Comments

Accountability, or “Why I am a ‘mean’ Mom”

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Beth W.

Accountability breeds responsibility – Stephen Covey More and more lately, I see examples of the consequences of a lack of accountability in members of today’s society. I am reminded of “The Little Red Hen”, a story I learned as a … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, completing tasks | Tagged accountability, effort, Little Red Hen, responsibility, teaching children, value of work | 9 Comments

Reach your destination one step at a time!

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Beth W.

The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps-we must step up the stairs. – Vance Havner What an excellent bit of advice! I think so often we know the steps … Continue reading →

Posted in accomplishment, completing tasks, persevere | Tagged goal-setting, Italy, steps, Vance Havner | 1 Comment

Why I Deleted All of My Facebook Games.

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Beth W.

Originally posted on River Run Dry:
Without any real planning, today I deleted the Candy Crush app from my Facebook account. And then Criminal Case. And then Gardens of Time. And then Bejeweled Blitz. And then Words World or whatever…

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Enjoy the simpler things!

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Beth W.

One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks. ~ Malcolm S. Forbes Sometimes we can get the greatest pleasure from the simplest things. My yard and garden, small though they may be, offer me … Continue reading →