Category Archives: living life to the fullest

WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge: Adventure

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Beth W.

This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge couldn’t have been timed any more perfectly. My husband and I just got back from our honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro which was an AMAZING adventure for us. It still seems surreal that we were able … Continue reading →

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Be silly……it’s ok!! :)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Beth W.

 The best things in life are silly. ~ Scott Adams Nature made us individuals, as she did the flowers and the pebbles; but we are afraid to be peculiar, and so our society resembles a bag of marbles, or a … Continue reading →

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Life is Good…..

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Beth W.

We did it!  I think I said that about 50 times if I said it once that day!     July 3, 2014, a day that will be etched forever in my mind and heart as one of the happiest … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons I learned from Hoarders

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Beth W.

With the downsized cable package I have, I am revisiting one of my old guilty pleasures thanks to the Amazon Prime subscription my fiancé is graciously sharing with me.  I am at the same time repulsed and fascinated by this … Continue reading →

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Cutting the Cord – or at least getting closer!

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Beth W.

Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, … Continue reading →

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On The Move: WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Beth W.

The least movement is of importance to all nature.  The entire ocean is affected by a pebble.  ~ Blaise Pascal This quote is a bit deeper than my lively lighthearted post, but I think that whether in work or in … Continue reading →

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Wise Words for Wednesday (Yes, I love alliteration!)

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Beth W.

It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. ~Marcus Aurelius When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to … Continue reading →

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Backs of Things – Sunday Stills Photo Challenge

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Beth W.

It is of the small joys and little pleasures that the greatest of our days are built. – Mary Anne Radmacher Here’s my submission for the Sunday Stills Challenge, “Backs of Things”.  Obviously the photo shows people, not things.   … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree

Posted on August 16, 2013 by Beth W.

My entry this week in the Weekly Photo Challenge: Carefree    These photos were taken in June, 2012 at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse in Newport, OR.  It was a fun, relaxing, carefree vacation.  The dark rocks are basalt pebbles and when … Continue reading →

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Rah Rah RAS!! (or How to train your brain!)

Posted on August 15, 2013 by Beth W.

The RAS, aka Reticular Activating System, is the part of our brain that brings relevant information to our attention.  In her amazing book, Write It Down, Make It Happen, Henriette Anne Klauser explains how the RAS works using the example of … Continue reading →

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