Our family recently had the opportunity to visit a true Florida beauty. The Circle B Bar Reserve, on Lake Hancock just outside Lakeland, Florida, is a 1,267-acre wildlife preserve. Once a cattle ranch, it has been restored to its original wetlands and now is home to an array of animals: birds, bobcats, armadillos, snakes, squirrels, river otters, wild pigs, alligators,…
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This year My husband and I are downsizing. We are eliminating everything we no longer need or want and are planning to move to a smaller home that fits our lifestyle. Perhaps Rightsizing is a better word to describe what we are doing. The dictionary definition of rightsizing is “to adjust to an appropriate size,” and that’s what we are…
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Garage sales can be so much work that you wonder whether it’s worth the effort. It is! And you don’t have to spend a ton of time preparing for it. Try these smart tips to make your next garage sale easy and profitable. PLAN AHEAD Getting ready for a garage sale begins long before the day of the sale. It…
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In my attempt to simplify my life, I decided to try a capsule wardrobe. Have you heard of them? It’s about decreasing what you have in your closet and creating a simple, minimal wardrobe. There are hundreds of websites devoted to capsule wardrobes with numerous articles about how you can take 30 pieces of clothing and create 1000 outfits (or…
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