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Green Juice

June 12, 2025 - Leave a Comment

This green juice recipe is honestly delicious.  I created it after listening to Martha Stewarts Master Class, which I highly recommend if you’re a fan of hers, like I am.  She mentioned that she makes a fresh green juice every morning and drinks it on an empty stomach.  On occasion, I will find

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Berry Clean: How to Keep Strawberries Fresh for a Week

June 6, 2025 - Leave a Comment

I’ve found that this easy method for washing strawberries does a great job of getting rid of dirt and helps them last longer—usually up to a full week. Here’s what I do: Even better than the mason jar is this container I found at Costco a couple years ago.

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Filed Under: Home Tagged With: Strawberry, Strawberry Wash, Washing Produce, Washing Strawberries

What I’m Growing on My Patio this Summer

June 2, 2025 - Leave a Comment

Strawberry Plant

Summer is my favorite time of year! Where we live, winters can be incredibly long and oh-so-cold. Every single day of those endless winters, I dream about feeling the hot summer sun and humidity on my skin. You can ask my family—seriously, I say, "I can’t wait for summer!" every! single! day! In the

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Filed Under: Wellness Tagged With: homegrown herbs, homegrown veggies, patio gardening, summer gardening, summer rituals

Sunny’s Evening Walk

May 29, 2025 - Leave a Comment

This evening was just perfect for a walk with Sunny. The weather was comfortably warm, with a gentle breeze that made everything feel calm and serene. As we strolled through the neighborhood, the vibrant colors of the flowers in bloom caught my eye at every turn. I am especially drawn to the

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Memorial Day Weekend 2025

May 26, 2025 - Leave a Comment

The weather didn’t exactly roll out the welcome mat for pool time this year—it was a little chilly. To top it off, both Zuzu and I came down with colds. Really? With everything going on at work and all the end-of-school chaos, this was not the timing we needed. The low point came early Monday

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Gratitude, Coffee, and the Occasional Journal Spill

May 25, 2025 - Leave a Comment

On January 1st, 2024, I started a little experiment: write down three things I’m grateful for every single day. Nothing fancy—just three quick things, scribbled in a journal that I stole from my daughter. According to every self-help book, podcast, and motivational Instagram account out there, this

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Filed Under: Books, Uncategorized Tagged With: Better Life, Consistency, Gratitude, Journaling, Self care, Self-help

Romanticizing Office Life

May 22, 2025 - Leave a Comment

I head into the office about three days a week. Some days I drag my feet, and other days I’m oddly excited to pack a lunch and rejoin the land of fluorescent lights and coffee chats. I've been a marketing professional my entire adult life—getting up, getting dressed, dropping off my daughters at

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Filed Under: Books, Career, Parenting, Work Tagged With: Birdsong, Currently reading, Office-Life, Propagating, Romanticizing

Spam Tacos?

May 20, 2025 - Leave a Comment

SPAM Tacos

Have you seen the SPAM commercial with SPAM Tacos?  Apparently, this is a thing. My husband, Mike is the kind of guy who will eat anything I put on the table.  He has never, ever complained about a meal that I’ve made.  Not even the weird science experiments I throw together when the fridge is bare

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Hi, I’m Melody!

46 years old and stepping boldly into what feels like a brand-new chapter. With age has come a surprising and powerful gift: perspective. I’m looking back with gratitude, forward with intention, and doing my best to stay grounded in the beauty of right now. This blog is part diary, part legacy-in-the-making — a place where I capture memories, refine my identity, and reflect on the little things that shape a life.

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