HI! I’m Jennifer.
Life is good, overall. It isn’t always easy. After going through a divorce, becoming a widow, and a full-time single mom to one, delightful boy, I appreciate what I have (tangible and intangible) and enjoy connecting with other bloggers. Add cancer to the mix and a sweet spouse.
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Tag Archives: focus
Ponderings
I get a lot of spam email. After Ex died, I wondered if he had signed me up for these as a last dying joke. Emails about Enzyte, Viagra, Meet Christian Singles (ick, blik, yuck!) started showing up. Okay, the … Continue reading
Posted in appreciation, change, gratitude
Tagged appreciation, focus, friends, getting organized, gratitude, grieving, help, mad, moving forward, overwhelmed, single mom
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Motivation Game
Sometimes, when I have something I don’t want to do, I will challenge myself to complete the task in a certain amount of time. Say it’s 8:34 p.m., and I’d like to watch a DVD at 9 p.m., but I … Continue reading
Posted in motivation, success
Tagged challenge, distraction, focus, games, git 'er done, motivation, motivation games, motivation tools, motivation tricks
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Priorities, Resolutions, and Focus
Last winter or fall, I made a resolution to do one thing at a time, to stop multitasking. This decision came about after a few conversations on the phone where I did other things at the same time: emailed, surfed … Continue reading
Posted in success, Uncategorized
Tagged change, completion, focus, resolutions, success, work
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Life is Crazy. (Talk Thursday – “Scattered”)
Life is crazy. Life is short. You only live once (that you remember). Life’s a bitch and then you die. The last one I don’t live by, but the first three have run through my head for the last … Continue reading
Posted in Fulfillment, girlfriends, gratitude, success, Talk Thursday
Tagged focus, fruition, girlfriends, life is crazy, life management, over-committed, self-esteem, time management
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Talk Thursday – The First Step
The other day while reading blogs on my Tag Surfer, I read a blog about keeping one’s focus. I tried to find the blog again just now, but couldn’t. I wanted to give credit where credit’s due. Anyway, I read … Continue reading
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Tagged distractions, focus, irony, motivation, running my ass off, self-definition, self-esteem, what's stopping you, work
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Mother’s Day
My day began at 7:50 a.m. My husband jumped out of bed this morning when our son woke us up at 6:25 a.m. I went back to sleep. (So fantastic to sleep in! En Vogue’s “Whatta Man” is playing in … Continue reading
First Position Parallel 