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Where does time go besides straight down the toilet as of late? Kidding. It's been a lot but I will be the last person to say that time has gone to waste. I'm doing good. And as such, realized that it's way too silly of me to not share some fun photos I snapped on a recent trip along the Great Ocean Road (think hwy 1). I sort of spilled the beans on a recent post, but that's okay, right?! I think I'm going to be drawing a lot more maps like this. It's too fun.  For starters, this trip included a lot of beach and some surprising hidden gems. Most people head off on the 4-5 day road trip just to see the 12 Apostles, but you guys know me, I'm not most people. For starters. Look at what I rented us (because hotels were crazy expensive due to the Easter holiday weekend):  We cruised along the coast for the better part of the first day along a two lane road filled with surfers. Seriously. Everywhere. Old men, kids. EVERYWHERE.  See the itty bi...

Part of the Lululemon application is a goal setting exercise. It starts with visualizing your life in 10 years and describing what you see, hear, and feel in your ideal life. Who is there? How do you spend your time? Where do you spend your time? It's limited to a couple of paragraphs (if that) and is meant to kick start your brain for the next step - setting goals for 10, 5 and 1 year from now. Each of those will have career goals, health goals and life goals. WOAH? Yea, woah. So, silly me trying to start from 1 year and work my way up to where I will be in 10, realized I was doing it all wrong and have been pacing around half distracting myself allowing my brain to relax and spit out what it sees 10 years from now. THEN, I'll start working my way back to the point where I know what I need this year to be on track for that picture. Here goes: I have a modest home full of life and a young family in a small to mid-size community. There is never a dull moment! The backdoor...

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Henry David Thoreau

So let's add a little with some photos, yea?

Because I did anything and everything I could get my hands on. I never stopped. I just kept going and exploring and trying. Found more jobs, drove here, stopped there. Had a thought and ACTED on it. There. That's it. That's the key. Had the thoughts and acted upon them. My head is full of all the answers or actions that can lead to the answers but I have not been acting upon them. I know what to do - we all do, it's usually simple, the piece we lack is the initiative .

Calling all my kitchen, food loving friends! J Despite being able to pack 3 very large suitcases full of goodies, I didn’t manage to squeeze in my cookbook and all the handwritten, scribbled recipes I’ve collected over “the years”, leaving me empty handed for those homemade casseroles and pies/crisps. Yes, the internet makes a plethora of them available at my fingertips but those aren’t the tried and tested by you guys. And we all know those are the best!!! I’m missing my Betty Crocker like crazy and would really really appreciate your favorite go-to favorite dish. Dessert, fall bounty, rolls, you name it. PLEASE. We cook at home more now than ever and I want to blow David’s tastebuds out of the water. Lord knows my ability to cross one eye isn’t doing it. OKAY OKAY. Final request, can you please email, snail mail, text or any way you choose, a recipe you thoroughly enjoy? Or perhaps one you’d like to see my try before you do it J Doesn’t matter to me, bring um...