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Sight is a terrible thing to waste

March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · General

Friday, I was in a meeting,  I reached up to adjust my glasses and they broke into two pieces. My husband and I were trying to remember how old those glasses were.  Probably somewhere in the neighborhood of 5 years.  Last time I was at the eye doctor, the fall of 2008, he told me [...]

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New Years Resolutions

January 2nd, 2010 · 3 Comments · General, Nancy Coffelt

I don’t make new years resolutions.   I’ve never been very good at keeping resolutions.  I think its better to set small goals, and then review once a month or so, how I am doing.  Not that I’m very good at that either. My goals this year are to: (1) Keep a simple project going [...]

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Lowering my cholestoral

November 7th, 2009 · 2 Comments · General

Please note, while I am very good a Dr. Google, I am not a medical professional. Take everything I say here with a grain of salt and consult, oh you know, a real physician before you embark on any serious lifestyle changes. I thought I’d share with you what I’ve been doing to improve my [...]

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And the beat goes on

August 26th, 2009 · No Comments · General

I went to PFOS for their Time out in Texas retreat. The week before I went, I worked really hard so I could be away from the office for two days working till 7:00 pm or later to be gone. The week after I came back I was exhausted from all the travel, stitching and [...]

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Color and Stitches on the Internets

July 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · General

I’ve been following the discussion on the internets about the use of colors and stitches and threads with interest. I’m not sure how most people came to needlepoint.   I sometimes think I came to it backward. I started cross stitching while I was in graduate school as a way to unwind. When your hobby is [...]

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