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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

I Think I Can

Dear Friends, What is it about our attitudes that tell us we can't! The least little thing gets in our way and we automatically throw in the towel before we ever get started. It is as if we are defeated or maybe it is we get all excited about something and we get deflated and our little bubble just bursts. How sad is it that we give up before we ever get started. My Granny always said, Can't(Kaint) never could do anything!

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No More Christmas Morning Martyr

Dear Friends, Did you know that you can celebrate Christmas on any day if you choose? I have always told my son to not worry about coming to our home on December 25th. With their young family it is hard enough to get to of their parents home, much less all of them. So I have taken myself out of the chaotic mix. We can have our holiday celebration on Jan 5 or December 10. It just doesn't matter at all to me.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

Not Feeling Joyful this Year

Dear Friends, On Sunday I received an email from a long time FlyBaby who lives in France. She grew up in the United States and had just returned home after spending time with her family. She was saddened by the division that she saw and felt during her visit. She seemed to be upset with me because I was touting Joy, happiness, and Peace on Earth.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Two Minutes Just for You

Dear Friends, Here we are with just a few weeks until Christmas. The mid-night editor is working over time. The holidays are jam packed with things to do and people to see. Lots of times we are just so busy that we don't even take a few minutes for ourselves. This is why our December habit is to pamper yourself.

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Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Counting the Days

Dear Friends, Here we are, the countdown has started! OH MY GOODNESS!! What am I to do now? Where do I start? Do you feel like your head is about to blast off from your body? Don't fret!

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Monday, December 1, 2025

Too Many Projects

Dear Friends, The holidays are fast approaching. We have lots of things to do to get ready! I feel that the most important job we can do right this minute is get rid of the clutter to make room for the new items that are coming into your home.

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Sunday, November 30, 2025

Holiday Shopping Tips

Dear Friends, Many of us still have some shopping to do. I want to help you with some tips. Here are 11 FLY Sense Commandments for shopping:

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Saturday, November 29, 2025

Time to Get Off the Merry Go Round

Dear Friends, Did your kitchen ever get so dirty that you had to spend several hours cleaning? How did you feel when you finished? You were too tired to even celebrate much less want to get back in there and start to cook a meal.

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Friday, November 28, 2025

Great Expectations

Dear Friends, With our personalities we often expect the worst. People in the field of psychology call this catastrophizing. Think of it this way. Someone in your family did not call you when you thought they were supposed to.

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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Let There Be Peace on Earth

Dear Friends, I got up in the middle of the night with the song Let There Be Peace on Earth ringing in my head. I wrote it down on my notepad that I keep in my bathroom. I got up this morning to see what I had written and I can't get those words out of my head.

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