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Here's the flowers he brought me when picking me up from the airport. He said, "But I didn't pick them." How sweet is that!?

Days 150 to 162 – A Very Sensitive Girlfriend

By on July 11, 2012 in Full-On 365, Love and Relationships

I am not quite sure what brings me to the precipice of insanity, but lack of sleep these days seems to be pretty good at it. My poor boyfriend. I have been cranking on getting my ducks in a row for a three-month adventure and as a result, I am a bit behind on the [...]

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Days 87 to 90 – Flipping the Kayak and Getting Connected

By on May 1, 2012 in Confidence and Courage, Full-On 365, Love and Relationships, Travel Adventure & Outdoors

So…some of you may be wondering what happened after the kayaking trip? I flipped the packraft while following Thai into a rapid, and spent the rest of the trip mildly hypothermic, slightly pissed at him for taking me on a “float” trip with rapids (one called Horseshoe Falls or something!?), but also knowing mostly I [...]

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Days 50 to 53 – Loving and Receiving Fully Kicks Ass

By on March 25, 2012 in Confidence and Courage, Full-On 365, Love and Relationships, Most Popular

Wow…so sometimes when you live full on, the Universe reminds you of exactly how happy this makes her, and how much more beautiful the world is because of it. When I was facing a serious cancer and going through my inventory of possible regrets, I had but one major one. I was pretty happy about [...]

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Days 6 and 7 – Moonlight and Forgiveness

By on February 7, 2012 in Love and Relationships

Last night I went for a full moon walk along Ashland Creek. It was gorgeous, with stars peeking out from under the feathered clouds. Then I sat on the swing and made my belly turn. I told my partner I appreciated his honesty and for not running away when things got uncomfortable. That was for [...]

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Day 2 – My Kick-Ass Bucket List

By on February 2, 2012 in Confidence and Courage, Travel Adventure & Outdoors

Today I’m going to add a bit of my Kick Ass Bucket List to this blog, especially because it is part of the February 30 Day Ziji Up! Challenge. I’m trying to come up with things to add that I MUST do before I die. I’ve often thought about these things and said I’d like to [...]

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Living Full-On Every Day

Day 1 – Living Full On, Every Day, for a Year

By on February 1, 2012 in Confidence and Courage, Full-On 365, Travel Adventure & Outdoors

Hey hey! Here I am. Starting Day 1 of this epic challenge, and I am a bit nervous – yet also super psyched! Today I lived full-on by getting this blog up. Taking on this challenge acknowledges – very publicly – that I believe it IS possible to have at least one moment, every day, [...]

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Because Life Is Too Short, No Matter How Long

By on February 1, 2012 in Uncategorized

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ~ Mary Oliver

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Because Life Is Too Sweet Not To

By on February 1, 2012 in Confidence and Courage, Travel Adventure & Outdoors, Uncategorized

“Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, champagne in one hand – strawberries in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming ‘Woo hoo – what a ride!’” ~ Anonymous

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