Weight Loss.  Family.  Crafting. Bento. Life.

50-something stay at home mom unconventional college student about to graduate student teacher, parent to a wonderful 16 year old boy (“The Kidlet”) and 11 year old nb child (J formerly – “Little L.E.” formerly – “Baby L”).  Married to who must be the most tolerant man on the planet.

Things I Love (in no particular order):  DH; Being a Mom; Making Lists (!); Family; My Friends; Bento; Purple, Green and Gold; Teaching; Cook Books; Scrapping, Collage and other Paper Crafts; my iPhone; Pinterest; Colorful Bags; Scrabble; Learning New Things; Pepsi (and I wish I didn’t!);  STEAMED ; Weight Loss; Autumn; Cooking; Reading; Doodles; Silver Jewelry; my Ford Escape Hybrid (RIP); DBT: Art and Office Supplies; Pattern Mixing and Loud Prints; Brussels Sprouts; Unprompted Hugs from Kidlets;  Root Beer Floats; GPS in my Car; Hot and Sour Soup; Instagram; Oregon Weather; Farmer’s Markets; Paper Clips

Things I Don’t Like So Much: System Crashes when you are in the middle of making a list and you lose half your data; Pain from Sciatica; Sweet Potatoes; Eggplant; My Hair (thin, fine, limp); Doing New Things; School Lunches; Twitter; Drab Clothing; Humidity; Websites with Embedded Music; Making Phone Calls; Getting Lost; Baking; Reality Shows about Dating or Dancing; Staples

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