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Dee’s Week in Review

January 9, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

How has your first full week of 2016 been? As I write this review I’m reminded that despite all my best intentions, life doesn’t always follow my plan. One of my goals for this year is to get more sleep. I’m *trying* to be in bed by 10 with a goal of being asleep by…

Resource List For Goal Setting

January 8, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 2 Comments

Are you still working on your goals for 2016? Still trying to get a handle on the new year in all its fresh and shiny glory? Yeah…me, too. I’ve written a master list of goals for the year but I’m still fine-tuning them and making them actionable. I’ve been saving blog posts and articles on…

7 Day Health and Fitness Challenge

January 6, 2016 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

One of my main goals for 2016 is to improve my health. I have so many things I want to do and places I want to go. But without good health and sufficient energy these things will be difficult to do. I also have a very strong family history of auto-immune diseases and some indications…

No Buy January

January 5, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

Several years ago one of my favorite people to follow on Flickr (sadly, no longer has an account) did a challenge which she referred to as “a slow year”. For a period of one year she eschewed consumerism. Instead she chose to: “Refurbish, recreate, restyle your wardrobe and life. Slowly. Can, jar, forage and wildcraft foods,…

Music Monday ~ Unforgettable

January 4, 2016 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

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Sundays Unplugged

January 3, 2016 By Deanna Piercy Leave a Comment

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A New Year of Hope and Promise

January 2, 2016 By Deanna Piercy 1 Comment

I love the idea of a brand new year stretching out before me, full of hope and promise. Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Today is my dad’s birthday so we invited my parents over last night to eat dinner with us. In recent years I’ve cooked a New Year’s Day meal with a couple…

Setting Goals for 2016

December 31, 2015 By Deanna Piercy 5 Comments

I’m still working on fine-tuning my goals for 2016 but I’m getting close. I thought I might give you a peek into how I am doing this. First of all, I’m asking myself the two questions I mentioned in yesterday’s post: 1. What do I want to celebrate from this year? 2. What do…