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No one can really explain this disruptive twice-a-year time change to my satisfaction. Why do make ourselves miserable for two weeks a year?

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Will Your Life be Celebrated as One Well-Lived?

1/21/12 9:21pm by hollynielsen
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Memorial services and funerals have always been for the living -- a way for family and friends of the recently passed to acknowledge, honor, and celebrate the life of their loved one.I attended a memorial service today for the husband of a friend. We’re not close friends – but she’s a woman I like and admire, who had been very supportive when I started running, and I wanted to show my support in her time of loss.  Read more >

The Zen of Washing Dishes

1/19/12 1:20am by hollynielsen
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Last summer my barely three year old dishwasher stopped getting the dishes clean. First it was just the dishes on the top rack not coming out clean, so we loaded dishes only on the bottom rack, and ran half loads. After a couple of weeks of that, the dishwasher stopped getting anything clean. I called a highly recommended appliance service repairman and he came by to see what he could do. He listened to my story, turned the dishwasher on, then off, and pronounced the sprayer motor dead. He would charge $200 to install a new one,.  Read more >

Create a Vision Board to Help You Recognize Your Dreams

1/3/12 11:15pm by hollynielsen
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Spending a week in bed between the holidays with a sinus infection gives you a different perspective on things. All of the chores and tasks and obligations that “have” to get done go by the wayside. Christmas is over; thank goodness, because the body is not leaving the bed anytime soon. A shower feels like an impossible dream. When I’m feeling this badly, I can sleep 16 hours a day – spending much of the time drifting in and out of sleep – a few hours here, a few hours there.  Read more >

The Power of Girls’ Weekends

12/3/11 12:11pm by hollynielsen
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I can think of few things more let-your-hair-down relaxing than a girls’ weekend or week.There’s something about stepping out of your ‘real’ life for a while and having the time and leisure to get caught up with each other’s lives, laugh yourselves silly, spend time in your pajamas, skip wearing makeup and not worry about counting calories or glasses of wine, that is so soothing to the soul. There’s no one to nag about unloading the dishwasher or taking out the garbage, and no one requiring anything from you.  Read more >

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Full Name
Holly Nielsen
Member Since
August 2011
About Me: 

I'm a single parent, doing my best, which at times seems nowhere near sufficient, but most of the time I'm pretty content. I have two teens, two dogs and two cats and somehow manage to keep all of the plates spinning at the same time, except for when I don't, lol.
I'm passionate about social networking, accessibility, volunteering, running and dancing. :-)

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Social Media Manager
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California
 

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