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back to basics

back to basics.....I started this blog to share sorrow in a time (way before blogging was popular) to deal with grief....
I continued writing for a purpose of sharing a testimony I feel very strongly tied to-debt-hiding the secret of debt....
lately, I would say over the last few years....the basics have left me, its probably because of life....you know it, you're living it too----married, kids, a house, a job and if you are like me your kids schedules supersede yours!

I really am enjoying this part of life, mostly because I know that it will be over too soon...Bryson is less than a year from high school and I just did 3rd grade homework with Brit....who was not even with us when I started this blog journey! 

but, something keeps pulling at me....a friend posted the other day, that you need to take time to do something for yourself....its so very true----we spend majority of our day doing for many others----so last week I started running again, I have always had a love/hate relationship with running, but when its done, I feel accomplished...more than clearing my inbox-accomplished! and then there is this--this blog....I have started several posts over the last few years....many ideas that I wanted to share, some things that are hard to share and some just plan basic things (such as this one).....but something keeps me from finishing or I worry it will not be well received so I keep to myself and open it back up a few months later when the thoughts have overtaken with new ideas.....

so for now, this is it, back to basics.....still doing life, but adding running and blogging back to it.....

I did start with the basics because my next topic is entitlement and that one needs some tweaking before sharing...

so if you're in the same boat as me.... #thisis38....and life is just moving quickly day after day.....take some time and find the basics! 


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