"Focus on being productive rather than busy." Happy New Years Eve! I always enjoy putting together my weekly round-up of posts from the previous week, which is a productivity check for me. So here's my last Weekly Round-up for 2018. Now, I'm ready to move into the New Year with great anticipatio...

12/31/2018

Second Chance Saturday: Week 97

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Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."-Carol Williams Does getting Featured here in The Rain sometimes feel like a roll of the dice? Not anymore. I'm always op...

12/29/2018

Word For the Year 2019: Education

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Once you stop learning, you start dying.-Albert Einstein Every year I choose a word that I want to dominate my focus. The word I have chosen for 2019 is Education.I'm not exactly sure when I became sincerely interested in learning. I do know when I was in school that I was much more interested...

12/27/2018

Reminder: December Challenge 2018

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"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart." -Helen KellerThis is just a quick reminder that you still have a few days to get your December Challenge entry in. I've loved reading all the entries so far. If you haven't yet ...

12/26/2018

Merry Christmas: Today... and Every Day!

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"Christmas is not just a day, an event to be speedily forgotten. It is a spirit that should permeate every part of our lives." -William Parks First of all, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and hope you are spending the day with family or friends who you consider family. If you are a...

12/25/2018

What The Fudge: Rerun #2

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"Only I didn't say fudge. I said THE word. The big one. The queen mother of dirty words. The F_ _ _ word."-Ralphie from A Christmas StoryI posted this a year ago and the year before that... and plan to make it an annual event. Like some of the classic Christmas movies we watch over and over, I...

12/24/2018

Weekly Round-up: Dec. 16 - 22, 2018

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"Focus on being productive rather than busy." Happy Monday! I always enjoy putting together my weekly round-up of posts from the previous week, which is a productivity check for me. It's been a busy holiday week but I got a few posts written.Beautiful Washington: More Diverse Than You Know "Wa...

12/24/2018

Washington Grown: Apple Episode

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"If you ate today thank a farmer."As you all know, I'm a bit of a self-appointed ambassador for the Wenatchee area, and today it's all about the world-famous Washington grown apples. I ran across a TV episode of Washington Grown, which is a TV show all about the various food crops grown and harv...

12/23/2018

Second Chance Saturday: Week 96

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"Sometimes you deserve a second chance, not because you weren't fabulous the first time but because the timing and circumstances weren't quite right. You just got overlooked."-Carol Williams Does getting Featured here in The Rain sometimes feel like a roll of the dice? Not anymore. I'm always o...

12/22/2018

Ugly Sweater Day 2018

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"Tis the day to rock ugly Christmas sweaters." When I realized today is ugly sweater day, I just had to pop over to Nina Hollander's blog, knowing she would have all the details about this special day. I was not disappointed. Since I don't own any Ugly Christmas sweaters (or any other Christma...

12/21/2018