Family, Just Some Pics Monique Family, Just Some Pics Monique

When the Kids Are Away.....

.....we eat and look at books.

 

It was all about the guacamole at this restaurant.

Too bad I couldn't drink a margarita. I forgot to renew my license. Oops! I will have to do that ASAP before we go on vacation next month.

 

 

  

I couldn't stop laughing at this Ramen Noodle cookbook. There was even a recipe for ramen dinner pancakes in there.

 

We also ran to Whole Check for blackberry Izze & fruit

I never do all of my shopping at Whole Check-I just like grabbing snacks from there-too expensive for me. lol

 

Good times!

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Inspiration, Random Monique Inspiration, Random Monique

1,000 Words Per Day

I remember reading on Chris Guillebeau's blog last year about him writing over 300,000 words per year.  I was intrigued but not enough to actually do it myself until very recently.

 

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I started that challenge last week and it isn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be.  I write approximately 4 pages each day.  Most of it is rambling in journal format but I STARTED.  Starting is always the hard part for me, so I'm proud of this achievement.

I write in my notebook or use Word on my laptop.

I don't know where writing will lead me but I do know it feels amazing.

 

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Quotes Monique Quotes Monique

This Week's Quote

“No matter what you have been told, no matter what has happened to you, and no matter what mistakes you’ve made, you can completely change the way you live every day of your life. You can focus the majority of your time on the things you enjoy, and you can also make an incredible difference in the lives of other people while you are at it.” Chris G

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