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Lifesong: A Simple Woman's Daybook
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Monday, August 11, 2014. A Simple Woman's Daybook. The sun is shining, the sky is a brilliant blue with a few smatterings of white clouds placed randomly across the sky. That I have missed regular blogging and I am hoping to find ways - such as this - to get me back into the groove. For a quiet morning where I can enjoy 2.5 hours of solitude while my girls are at VBS at a nearby church. And after the next two work days, I will have another 2 mornings just like it! Blankets. My girls are. I see many thing...
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Lifesong: My Holiday Recipes
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2 eggs, beaten. 1 c brown sugar. Combine ingredients. Fill tart shells (this is where I get lazy and buy my own shells, so no recipe for those) 2/3 full of mixture. Bake at 350F for 12 minutes until filling is set and pastry baked. Me and Joelle don't like raisins, so I always make some without - they are SO delicious! 1 c brown sugar. 1 c chocolate chcips. 2 2/3 cups chocolate chips. 300ml sweetened condensed milk. 1 cup chopped nuts (optional). 1/2 c melted margarine. 1 1/2 c. graham crumbs. Mix PB and...
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Lifesong: times have changed
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Friday, May 2, 2014. I have been blogging since May of 2007, and last month something happened that hadn't before. There is a whole month with NO posts of any kind. Well, on this Lifesong blog anyway; I'm still going strong on my Photo-a-Day. Blog But here, there are no posts in April of 2014.and that feels sort of strange. I started wondering why my entries have been getting fewer and farther between, and I realized that it's a result of a few things. 2: My aforementioned Photo-a-Day blog. Not sure....
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Lifesong: empty void
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014. There is so much I could be writing about. My mind is full, but the words won't come. I struggle so much these days with feeling happy. Or really, with feeling anything at all. Most winters I'm down-and-out with depression.this winter [the worst one we've had in, like 78 years] is different. I don't feel depressed. I just don't feel. I should be happy. That I'm not depressed. And I should be worried. That I'm not happy. And I should be angry. That I'm being held prisoner. And m...
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Lifesong: a little of this and a little of that
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Thursday, August 21, 2014. A little of this and a little of that. Just for fun, here's a bunch of randomness on the ol' blawg today! 1) I used to never be able to turn my back on lightning. If it would be thunderstorming at night, for example, I would HAVE to face the window. Not sure why. It's not a problem anymore though. 3) No matter how much I have grown to appreciate and even love hot summers, September will always be my most favorite month (followed closely by May). 8) I used to have to have my ala...
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Lifesong: sometimes things change
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Saturday, November 1, 2014. Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I'm not nearly as strict as I used to be on Halloween. I used to have certain etiquette. That I expected to be followed for anyone knocking at my door asking for candy. I just don't care. You come in a group and not everyone says "trick or treat"? Meh, so what. Here's your candy. You're a teenager not dressed up as anything? Open your bag, here's your loot. You walk away without saying "thank you"? From the voice of Andrea. This blog i...
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Lifesong: 101 things in 1001 days
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101 things in 1001 days. Complete 101 preset tasks in a period of 1001 days. Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is either measurable or clearly defined. Tasks must also be realistic and stretching (ie. represent some amount of work on my part). The ones that I have completed and italicize. The ones in progress. The ones in red. Are the ones I am stopping keeping track of (see here. Start date: January 24, 2011. End date: October 21, 2013. 12 Have a picnic with the...
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Lifesong: identity crisis: solved
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Wednesday, September 5, 2007. Last week I wrote about some problems. I was having with inspiration for my blog. I was questioning what I was doing and why I was doing it. I wasn't sure what to do and where to go from there. I have talked personally to a select few of you readers (my dear friends) and I have since discovered what the issues were and I seem to have solved whatever identity crisis I was going through. My motivation is back - as you can probably tell, based on me posting THREE entries today!
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Lifesong: happy 100th
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Sunday, July 22, 2007. Yes, it's true - after only having joined the blog-world in early May, today marks my 100th post. And as of today (one day short of a month of having my visitor counter up), I have reached 2000 hits! Thanks to all who take the time to read and comment on my blog. I hope you are enjoying reading it as much as I am enjoying creating it! Anyway, awhile back I posted seven random things. 1 I was born in Calgary at a hospital called "The Holy Cross.". If it's any consolation, I found th...
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Lifesong: the story
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Monday, June 2, 2014. Here's the story,. Of a lovely lady,. Who was bringing up two very lovely girls. One of them had hair of gold,. Like her mother,. The youngest one.just a bit darker. Okay, so we may not be the Brady Bunch - but we do have our own story to tell. For me, as a mother, it's been a big struggle these days in many ways with some of the things we have been dealing with. But the one thing I want to talk about today is body image. How much emphasis do I put on the scale? It's all about a hea...