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Make a Splash

Jan 10, 2016 By elinwaldal 29 Comments

The alarm sounds, the mind wakes up, and unless we are on vacation, our to-do list unfurls itself in our heads. We roll out of bed and think, what do […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: Death, Life, Living, To-do list

Pictures of You, Pictures of Me

Mar 13, 2015 By elinwaldal 22 Comments

The Kodak paper envelope with its signature yellow color is as familiar as my reflection once was. And I feel my heart sink just a little when I realize there […]

Filed Under: Living, Memories Tagged With: Aging, Motherhood, pictures, Time

When Failure is the Solution

Jan 9, 2015 By elinwaldal 5 Comments

It’s been a long five weeks. Now, with the clarity that only comes from getting through a rough patch, I feel relieved to be in a quiet room alone with […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons Tagged With: failure, Self-Love, Sickness, solution

4 Ways to Shift Internal Chatter

Dec 6, 2014 By Elin Stebbins Waldal 15 Comments

I have found 4 ways to shift what I think of as “my internal chatter,” for the better. In keeping with the theme of “joy” in this month’s NaBloPoMo challenge, I thought […]

Filed Under: Life Lessons, NaBloPoMo Dec 14 Tagged With: goals, Internal Chatter, Little Voice, NaBloPoMo Dec 14, Powerful Thinking

Potato Cinnamon Rolls Recipe

Nov 28, 2014 By elinwaldal 15 Comments

Yesterday I posted an essay called, Grandma’s Sweet Rolls, which really was more a story about Grandma than her rolls. Today I am giving you her potato cinnamon rolls recipe. Word […]

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Baking, Cinnamon Rolls, Grandmother, NaBloPoMo14, Recipe, sweet rolls

Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.

Nov 26, 2014 By elinwaldal 24 Comments

This short film, Nature. Beauty. Gratitude., created by Louie Schwartzberg, encapsulates gratitude in such an extraordinary way. I am grateful for your presence here and wish you and yours a wonderful […]

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Gratitude, Life

1 Lie, 5 Truths

Nov 21, 2014 By elinwaldal 29 Comments

Well that was fun. Running around visiting friends sites and guessing about their lies. And it was also fun to see friends pop up over here and guess about mine too. […]

Filed Under: Living, NaBloPoMo Nov 14 Tagged With: Games, NaBloPoMo14

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