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As I type this, it’s Thursday afternoon and it’s ABOVE 60 DEGREES!!! This is good, VERY good: the kids are outside. They will need baths, their clothes will need stain remover and minor miracles, and they might sniffle a bit this evening.

But OH! To be able to send them outside! Oh! I am SO READY for spring on SO MANY levels!

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Success of the week: got my hair done.

When will I learn to do this more regularly?

Well, anyway, my hair is “fixed,” as in not frizzy and pulled back into a sloppy ponytail. Happy sigh.

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My husband ROCKS!

Don’t you agree?

(The florist who called despite his note on the order not to call and also listed the names slightly wrong…well, DOESN’T so much rock. I was still surprised. VERY MUCH.)

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“Smarticle particles” is my new favorite phrase. My two nieces, who I picked up after school today, introduced it to me, and me to it. Here it is, in context:

“Ah! Yes! I figured it out! My smarticle particles must have kicked in!”

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I am struggling with a book I’ve been trying to read. This isn’t the first time it’s happened, but it’s a book I do feel I must finish. I just don’t really wanna.

I’m sure this is MY problem and not the book’s. It’s well-written (which is the only reason I’ve ever abandoned a book recently) AND it’s entertaining. I can’t really put my finger on why I’m not just whipping through it.

Do you have any tips for dealing with this struggle?

My current strategy looks something like this: read a chapter and get a reward (i.e., a piece of chocolate, a chapter out of the book I do want to read, or something else that will motivate me at that moment).

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Said ten-year-old niece, just now, “Bruce Almighty taught me how to spell ‘beautiful’.”

I’ve never seen Bruce Almighty, but I believe her. In fact, it makes me want to see the movie…almost.

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Next week, I’m taking the week off of blogging. I still have some things in the pipeline every day (including, I think, a guest blogger and a couple of goodies from the archives). I’ll still be active on Facebook and Twitter, I’m sure. 🙂

More Quick Takes at Conversion Diary.