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Sometimes Things Explode
Creamy chicken and potato soup. One of my favorites on a cold, winter day. Add a few crackers to dip into it and you've got comfort food...

Michelle L. Smith
Jul 14, 20242 min read
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Priorities
The other night I chose to go for a walk instead of sit at the bar and have a drink at my hotel. And I caught this amazing sunset along...

Michelle L. Smith
Jul 7, 20242 min read
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Lasting Impressions
We're in that season. Of graduations and transitions. Our kids growing up and going off to the next chapters of their lives as they...

Michelle L. Smith
Jun 30, 20242 min read
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Things We Fail to Notice
I was mowing my lawn the other day, and I just happened to look over at the side of my house. I've lived here 5 1/2 years. And I have...

Michelle L. Smith
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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Truth and Courage
I often write about being authentic. Showing who we really are to the world around us. Speaking our truth. And being courageous. Friday,...

Michelle L. Smith
Jun 16, 20242 min read
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Pieces
My favorite coffee mug. In pieces. It had slipped out of my hands when I was taking it out of the dishwasher. I tried to glue it back...

Michelle L. Smith
Jun 9, 20242 min read
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Locked Out
A couple weeks ago, the doorknob on my basement door broke. Ryder was downstairs and couldn't get the door open when he came up. That...

Michelle L. Smith
Jun 2, 20242 min read
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Along the Dusky Path
The trees formed a bridge over our heads. Casting shade along the path. It was dusk. That period of time between light and dark, day and...

Michelle L. Smith
May 26, 20242 min read
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Everything in Moderation
I put a little too much syrup on these mini waffles at breakfast a few weeks ago. But man, did they taste good! We went for a long walk...

Michelle L. Smith
May 19, 20242 min read
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Let's Be Real
At the Walmart near me, the candy is in the same aisle as the frozen vegetables. How's that for irony? All of the chocolates and sweets...

Michelle L. Smith
May 12, 20242 min read
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If Only's and What If's
Five and a half hours of driving. That's what we were faced with on Monday afternoon. All because I had forgotten my laptop in Door...

Michelle L. Smith
May 5, 20242 min read
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This is Me
We are exploring Door County this weekend. At one of the boutiques in Fish Creek, there was a little room upstairs with a royal chair and...

Michelle L. Smith
Apr 28, 20242 min read
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Splashes of Color
I was walking fast. Only had a half hour to make the 2 mile distance I wanted to cover on my lunch break. I would have missed it if a...

Michelle L. Smith
Apr 21, 20242 min read
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It's So Important to Stay Hydrated!
So many beverages. In my car. On my desk. On the kitchen counter. Next to my couch. In cups, bottles, mugs and an assortment of other...

Michelle L. Smith
Apr 14, 20242 min read
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Non-Stick
My go-to breakfast is an egg scramble, with veggies and ham. Easy to make and fairly healthy. But frustrating when it's always sticking...

Michelle L. Smith
Apr 7, 20242 min read
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Fingerprints
Smudgy fingerprints. All over the front of my stainless steel fridge. No matter how many times I wipe them away. They just keep coming...

Michelle L. Smith
Mar 31, 20242 min read
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Three Tablespoons
I like my coffee sweet. Three tablespoons of creamer sweet, to be exact. That first cup of hot, delicious, creamy coffee is the perfect...

Michelle L. Smith
Mar 24, 20242 min read
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Do the Math
I was at Target the other day, shopping for a few groceries, when I ran across a "sale" they had in the condiments aisle. Two for nine...

Michelle L. Smith
Mar 17, 20242 min read
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What's Under Your Fridge?
How often do you clean under your fridge? If you're like me, probably never. Unless you're replacing it. A few months ago, I got a new...

Michelle L. Smith
Mar 10, 20242 min read
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Blurry
Sometimes I intentionally go for a walk without my glasses on or my contacts in. I can see well enough that it's not dangerous and every...

Michelle L. Smith
Mar 3, 20242 min read
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