A Wonderful Present

The other day I came home from work and there was a package waiting for me on my doorstep. It was from my dad’s girlfriend, Carolyn. (Me with my dad and Carolyn.)   I opened it up, and it was a box full of little Ziplock baggies. There was a note on top – the [...]

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A Brief Update

  Well, as I still don’t have any of my belongings (or my car) here in Helena, this is only going to a short up-date post. Plus, I’m so tired lately…probably from going to bed late, waking up at 6 a.m. every morning, and eating way too much food that is bad for me. Anyway, [...]

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Happy Monday!

I took these pictures the other morning on my way to work. (Yes, at this job I have to wake up early enough to see the sun rise – ha!) I had the curtains closed so I didn’t notice the pink cast of the sky until I opened the front door. Of course, I went [...]

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Quote of the Day

~ * ~     ~ * ~   “To find the universal elements enough; to find the air and the water exhilarating; to be refreshed by a morning walk or an evening saunter… to be thrilled by the stars at night; to be elated over a bird’s nest or a wildflower in spring – [...]

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Finally!

This morning, I was able to eat my breakfast at a table. While sitting in a chair.   It’s the little things in life, I tell ya.   The process of getting the table to my apartment and set up was one of the more, ahem, challenging situations I’ve found myself in for a while [...]

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Dinnertime

My first dinner in my new home. : )     My favorite spinach and white bean salad (I know, I plug it all the time – it’s that good!) that I mixed up in a $4.99 bowl from Walmart, minus the Italian seasoning because I didn’t want to spend the money on spices I [...]

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It’s Official!

Today I went down to the capitol building and got my State of Montana ID badge!     Still waiting on my car insurance to fully transfer over (sometime early next week), then I can get my Montana driver’s license.  That will make me the resident of three different states in the span of a [...]

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Curried Apple Pumpkin Soup

Can I just say, one of the things I am most looking forward to in this new apartment (apart from decorating!) is being able to cook for myself again! Seriously. I have been, essentially, a transient drifter since December 1st, staying with friends, my family, hotels, and God knows where else. I have eaten a [...]

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Progress!

Finally got around to hanging up the clothes I had been storing in my two suitcases since I moved into my apartment. For some reason, when I was living in Florida, I had brought all of my winter jackets, boots, scarves, and gloves with me. Why? I have no idea. But, when I was getting [...]

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50,000 Silver Dollars

So while I was driving through Lolo Pass to Montana (the Idaho-Montana border is somewhere in the pass) , when I wasn’t watching the (very icy) road and checking my brakes, I was scanning the side of the road for the sign declaring, “You are now entering Montana!”  Sadly, I never saw such a sign. [...]

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