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Monthly Archives: January 2022

January 31, 2022

It Could Have Been Curtains for Me

Beth Ann Chiles/ Humor, Writing/ 36 Comments/ 488

Do you know the story of the death of Isadora Duncan? She was an American dancer born in 1877 who died tragically in Nice, France in 1927 when her scarf became entangled in the wheel and axle of the car that she was riding in. Continue reading →

January 28, 2022

Thursday Appointment

Beth Ann Chiles/ Video/ 20 Comments/ 559

Sometimes something I see on the internet just hits me hard and today I am sharing. a video that did exactly that. Hope you find something positive in this short video as well. I have read a few posts that share more about some of Continue reading →

January 27, 2022

Friendship

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 42 Comments/ 471

When a friend calls to me from the road And slows his horse to a meaning walk, I don’t stand still and look around On all the hills I haven’t hoed, And shout from where I am, What is it? No, not as there is Continue reading →

January 26, 2022

Happy Australia Day!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Holiday/ 24 Comments/ 551

Today is Australia Day. For those of you that don’t know why I started this blog I owe it all to Australia. You see Chris took a job over 7 sugar mills in Australia in 2008 and as a way to keep friends and family Continue reading →

January 24, 2022

Oh For the Love of Closed Captioning

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 26 Comments/ 410

Pandemic binge watching has been a thing in my life for the past couple of years. We have subscriptions to several streaming services and we have done our share of binge watching different shows. One thing that I have gotten used to using is the Continue reading →

January 21, 2022

The Elusive Perfect Banana

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 18 Comments/ 839

Apparently the perfect banana is difficult to find. During the supply chain issues, COVID staffing issues, and having someone else pick groceries out for curbside pick up I have been missing the perfect banana. My last bunch of bananas was totally green. I forgot to Continue reading →

January 20, 2022

Positive Thinking

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 16 Comments/ 362

I like to think that I am a positive person. A glass half full person. I usually am but honestly – everyone has down days and days when we doubt our own self worth, right? Chris got me this little daily reminder book for Christmas Continue reading →

January 19, 2022

Snow Day (s)

Beth Ann Chiles/ North Carolina, Photography/ 18 Comments/ 430

As predicted we got a big snow. I don’t mind one snow a year. It makes us all slow down a little bit and it really is pretty in the mountains with the snow covering everything. We didn’t lose power and we have a reliable Continue reading →

January 18, 2022

It’s Snowing on Teapot Tuesday

Beth Ann Chiles/ Tea and Teapots, Writing/ Leave a Comment/ 439

It’s been a week of snow fall here in the Western North Carolina mountains. That means I need to bring out the snowman teapot that has become my go to for snow days. I just love how cheery he looks and that cardinal on top Continue reading →

January 17, 2022

10 Rules for Living Life

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 16 Comments/ 437

Don’t be so hard on yourself. Realize that you are allowed to make mistakes and roll with them when they happen.  Apologize when you need to. There is no shame in an apology but don’t make a practice of apologizing just for the sake of apologizing. Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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