Too Easy To Say Goodbye by MwsR

It has gotten too easy to say to you all

I almost think sometimes, I had imagined it all.

The hurtful words, the criticisms, and the lies

Like in the hottest crime book novel, I am the spy

The wet spots on my pillows that laid on my bed

It is kind of easier to think it all was in my head.

Dreams of you seldom come this way

But then again, what is there left to say?

I tossed many a nights thinking about what ifs,

The fallback was me, the goodbye was to me, I was the riff.

I desperately sought your approval in the earlier days

Thinking by some sudden miracle I could erase the overbearing haze.

Foolish I was, but trying to belong I was always

Trying so hard, but never so much again, in all ways

How did it become so much more easier to say goodbye,

Then to hold each other close, and try to dry a tearing eye?

How was it that you became as mundane as what to wear?

If even that is saying I care.

Too easy for you to forget about me,

to pick up where things were before me, I see.

It is all like reading about someone else and their life,

Skipping through the pages, trying to skim to see

If in fact is was even really me.

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Make Something For Your Mother, Daughter, or for Females In Your life, Who are Mothers!

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SUPPLIES:

– Main wood piece {I used a cabinet door front}
– Finial {top wood piece}
– Spool
– Oval Wood Piece for base
– Drill
– Wood Glue
– Spray Paint
– Sand Paper {to distress}
– Clothes pin

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DIRECTIONS:

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1. Mark the center of your main wood piece on the top and the bottom based off of the width of the board and the thickness of the board.

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2. Drill a hole slightly larger than the screw on the finial. *If you want to make the holder sturdier and with smoother transitions, you can flatten the connecting parts on the frame using a forstner bit.

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3. Drill a 3/8 in. hole in the bottom of the main wood piece/frame.

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4. Drill a 3/8 in. hole through the center of the base and cut a 3/8 in. dowel to the needed length.

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5. Apply glue to the spool and base and in the hole of the spool and base. Push the dowel through and let dry.

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6. Apply glue to the hole in the bottom of the frame and push the remainder of the dowel through. Also screw in the finial on top.

7. Spray paint and let dry. Polyurethane for a nice finish.

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8. Paint clothes pin and let dry. Mod Podge scrapbook paper on if desire. Hot glue to board.

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Now you can use this baby to hang recipes, pictures or anything else you want.

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Easy To Take Care Of Plants For Your Home

Chinese Evergreen

“Buy something that likes to live the way you do,” advises Gwenn Fried, manager of the Horticulture Therapy program at NYU Langone. “If you’re more of a waterer, an excellent plant is a Chinese evergreen.” It’s super forgiving if you overdo it on H2O, and it comes in tons of different varieties. 
Asparagus Fern
This fluffy plant tolerates a lot more abuse than other ferns — thanks to the fact that it’s technically not a fern. Asparagus setaceus adapts to both bright spots and darker corners. Keep the soil moist and it’ll thrive.
Fiddle Leaf Fig
These trendy trees have more than just lush foliage going for them. Their hardy disposition can adapt to most bright locations (minus direct sunlight). Water generously in the summer and slow it down when winter comes.  
Guiana Chestnut
More commonly known as a money tree, Pachira Aquatica frequently features a braided trunk. You’ll want to stick it in a spot with bright, indirect light and water frequently — its native habitat is a swamp.
Chinese Money Plant
Here’s another plant with fortuitous associations, although it also goes by the adorable nickname “Pancake Plant.” Pilea peperomioides prefers a shady spot (or winter windowsill) and weekly watering, according to The Little Book of House Plants and Other Greenery. Bonus: You can replant the offshoots that sprout from the base of the stem and keep money plants all over your house. 
Yucca
The recipe for a happy yucca is easy: sun, sun, and more sun. Water sparingly and plant in a deep container to prevent the top-heavy woody stems from toppling over.
African Violets
-good housekeeping of the most popular houseplants in the world, this flowering favorite blooms several times per year. Keep it thriving in bright but indirect light with moist soil. Good drainage and an African violet fertilizer administered every other week can help too.
Peperomia
These waxy plants do best in more humid conditions than trendy succulents. Bring ’em work too — the species even flourishes under fluorescent lights.

Easy Non-Equipment Exercises

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Diamond Push Ups

Start in a plank position. Bring index fingers and thumbs to meet, forming a triangle under chest. Bend elbows and lower torso as close to ground as possible. Push through palms to straighten arms. Modify this move by dropping to knees. Do 10 reps.

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PLANK UPS

Start in a forearm plank. Keeping abs tight and spine long, pick up right arm and right palm on ground. Repeat on left side, ending up in a high-plank position. Now reverse the movement, replacing right palm with right elbow and left palm with left elbow. That’s 1 rep. Be sure to keep hips still and facing the ground throughout the routine. Do 10 reps, alternating starting arms with each rep.

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Exercises With Very Little Time



1. Standing Side Kick
Targets: Inner thighs, glutes, quadriceps, outer hips
With feet hip-width apart and hands on hips, slowly extend right leg to the side at hip height in 3 full counts.
Be sure to keep inner thigh parallel to the floor.
Hold for 1 count, then take 3 counts to lower to floor.
Do 15 times, then switch sides.


2. Side Jump
Targets: Inner thighs, glutes, hamstrings, outer hips

Standing with hands on hips, hop 3 feet to your left, landing on your left foot with left knee slightly bent.
Bring your right foot down to the floor.
Repeat to the right and continue alternating for a total of 15 on each side.



3. Hip Raise
Targets: Hip flexors, outer hips, outer thighs, glutes

Lie faceup with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
Slowly lift hips and extend left leg, pointing toes toward the wall in front of you.
Hold for 1 count, then move your left leg out to your left side at 90 degrees.
Hold for 1 count and return to center before lowering.
Do 10 times; switch sides.


4. Traveling Squat-Kick
Targets: Thighs, glutes, quadriceps

Stand with hands on hips and kick your right leg in an arc across the front of your body before bringing your foot to the floor in a squat.
Step your left foot next to the right and come to a stand.
Do 15 times, then switch sides.




5. Leg Raise
Targets: Outer thighs, glutes, hip flexors
Get on all fours, weight evenly balanced between your hands and knees.
Lift your left leg out to the side, keeping knee bent 90 degrees and inner thigh facing the floor.
Quickly kick your leg diagonally behind you, bringing your heel toward the ceiling.
Return your left knee to the floor and do 10 times; switch sides.

Easy Candied Fruit Cookies/Recipe Share

Easy Candied Fruit Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 package (10 to 12 ounces) vanilla wafers, crushed
  • 2 cups chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 1 can (14 ounces) sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup chopped candied pineapple
  • 1 cup red and green candied cherries, chopped
  • 1/4 cup confectioners’ sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, mix the first five ingredients until blended. Divide mixture into three portions. Shape each portion into a 10×2-in. rectangle. Roll each rectangle in confectioners’ sugar to coat. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
  • Unwrap and cut logs crosswise into 1/2-in. slices. Store in airtight containers in the refrigerator.
Originally published as Fruit Roll in Cookies & Candies 2014 Bookazine

Easy Banana Pudding/Recipe Share

banana pudding

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
  • 1 large banana
  • 1 Tbsp. corn starch
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • ¼ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 5 drops liquid stevia
  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/4 cup fat-free whipped cream

Directions:

  1. Add all ingredients, except whipped cream, to a blender and puree until smooth.
  2. Pour into a small pot and bring to a low simmer, stir constantly until the pudding begins to thicken.

Transfer to a bowl and chill for at least 2 hours. Top with whipped cream before serving.

 

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