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Currently Choosing Happy {vol.2}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my 2nd week of 2016  hosting-  Currently Choosing Happy  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would LOVE to hear from you! Loving//   my thrift store deal!! I bought these adorable ice skates for $3 at my local thrift shop. I received this amazing antique sled from my mom for my birthday. I had been wanting to find some ice skates to hang on it. They were a great deal & they are super cute too!  I need to search the thrift store more often! Mixing// one of our favorite treats! We love making rice crispy bars at our house. My son even makes them for us himself! My great aunt told me the other day that my great grandmother used to make the best rice cr...

Focus for 2016

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The last few years, I have chosen one little word word to focus on for the year. This year I chose the word FOCUS.    I know it's over half way through January, but today will be my January 1st. You don't have to wait for January to roll around to start a new goal or resolution, you can choose any time that works for you! This year, I have given it a lot of thought, I want to ...  Focus on my marriage Focus on my family Focus on my happiness Focus on my health Focus on my purpose -  Gods will for me is for me to help others to Choose Happy Focus on what matters most 2016 will be a year transformation & growth for me. My biggest goal for 2016 is to be the best  ME that   I can be! I've decided to take a little blogging hiatus...you have probably already been able to tell.  Don't worry, I'll be be back & I will still have Monday Currently posts.  But to be honest, I've been in a blogging rut or funk you could call it for quite awhile.  ...

Currently Choosing Happy {vol.1}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my 1st week of 2016  hosting this new version- Currently Choosing Happy  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would LOVE to hear from you! Today's version is QUICK!!! I am posting quickly before I head to school for another day of subbing. Last night I was in a not so happy mood, so I stayed away from my computer! Here's to a new day! Watching//  Netflix! I discovered the joy of television again after not really watching television for the past few years.  This past week I started watching season 1 of Gilmore Girls. My husband & I also started watching Season 1 of Parenthood and I am addicted! haha  It feels good to relax a little and enjoy ...

Currently {vol.52}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my  52nd   week hosting this  Currently  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would Love to hear from you! Loving//  this beautiful little spot in my home; it is one of my favorite's! I have always LOVED Ball jars and have decorated many areas of my home with them. I use them in my bathroom for brushes, on my kitchen counter for a vase, by my kitchen sink for hand soap and on top of my cupboards for decoration.  How do you use Ball jars? Watching//  the snow fall on this beautiful day.  It's not a Wisconsin winter without snow. I don't like to drive in at all, but we love to  snowshoe , slide, and play in the beautiful fresh snow! Play...

The Best of Choose Happy in 2015

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I am still having a hard time believing it is 2016 already! Time flies. I am finally feeling a little rejuvenated and ready to get back to the blog. I was sick with a cold for 2 1/2 weeks and am just starting to feel back to normal.   Today, I am excited to look back at the past 365 days and share the most liked posts from Choose Happy in 2015!  Whole Wheat Banana Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins are a breakfast staple at our house. I make extra's & freeze them for an easy before school breakfast! Just pop them in the microwave and you have hot delicious muffins! Yum! We had a blast going to Magic Kingdom ( Day 1 & Day 2 ) last March for Spring Break with our kids. They are still talking about going to see Mickey & Minnie! We also LOVED Madeira Beach & Sanibel Island , Anna Maria Island & Fort Myers Beach ! Tips & Tricks are also very helpful when planning a trip to Magic Kingdom, so I shared 10 things that we learned while we were there! My son celeb...

Currently {vol.51}

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HI! Welcome to  Currently ! This post series is a great place to share what we are up to and share your post through the link up below. We can make new friends & encourage each other in this thing we call "Life". Please join me!  This is my  51st   week hosting this  Currently  link up, please join me this week or next or the week after, or any time  you can join in, I would Love to hear from you! Enjoying//   our winter wonderland. Just in these past  few weeks, we have went from fall type weather to full fledged winter! The kids are loving all the snow to play in! My daughter was so excited to try out her new snowshoes from Santa! First snow angels of winter! Celebrating//   New Year's Eve - Family style! This year we had a family party at our house. The kids played downstairs and the adults hung out in the kitchen upstairs for cards, plenty of food, a few drinks & lots of laughter! We had a lot of fun and the kids di...