Marnie at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show February 2020

12 Tips for Living Large on a Budget

My brother-in-law, Gene Kuhns, calls it being “rich in the tapestry of life.” Over the last few years, I’ve learned from my husband that you don’t have to be rich or make a lot of money to live a fun, full life. You can have a life that is fun and fabulous on a budget.

Mangoes in Luquillo Puerto Rico

San Juan Puerto Rico: Travel Do’s and Don’ts

My husband and I just returned from a six day trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico. We had a great time. We had some pleasant surprises and some things that weren’t so pleasant. I’m going to share travel tips and suggestions about the places we visited. I thought I’d start off with some general do’s […]

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Between a Rock and a Hard Place

What do you do when life has you between a rock and a hard place? You dig your roots deep and aim for the sun. Anything is possible for those who believe! My husband and I took a hike to Fall Creek Falls in middle Tennessee Saturday while away for our first wedding anniversary. On […]

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Chattanooga Tennessee – The Scenic City

I’ve lived in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area my whole life, but I’ve never seen it quite the way I have with Dave over the last year or so since he moved here. Dave has a way of scoping out events, venues, music, and fun holes-in-the-wall for great food. While I’d been to the Tennessee Aquarium, […]

marnie and dave on beach vacation

Our Beach Vacation to Apalachicola, Florida

In my last post, I wrote about our beach vacation to Florida’s Forgotten Coast which included Carrabelle Beach, Apalachicola Bay, and St. George Island, Florida. For anyone interested in traveling to a quaint part of Florida that isn’t so crowded, this is the place to go. Carrabelle Beach is like stepping back in time to the […]

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Traveling Light Day 18: Composing Music

I had a dream just before waking this morning. There was a melody playing. A man was standing beside me whom I had a loving connection with. I don’t know him, but I do know who he represents (I’ll explain that in the backstory section below). The man pointed to a piece of paper on […]

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Traveling Light Day 17: Messenger Mastermind

I had the opportunity to attend and speak at Tammy Ward’s Messenger Mastermind in Ogden, Utah today. I didn’t speak until three o’clock, and really enjoyed the presenters before me. Here are a few notes I took. Thoughts from Luanalei Turetzky “Allow a thought to be benign until you use choice to activate its power. […]

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Traveling Light Day 16: Book Coaching

I put the finishing touches on my flyers for the How to Sell More Books class I’ll be teaching at Tammy Ward’s Mastermind tomorrow. Then Martina dropped me off to make copies while she took her kids somewhere. Afterward we ran to Costco and back to her house. This afternoon I had an in-person appointment […]

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Traveling Light Day 15: Travelers on Netflix

I had a couple leadership meetings for The Quickening today, did my Marnie’s Marketing Mondays class and worked on my presentation for Wednesday. I’ll be giving a 45 minute class at Tammy Ward’s Mastermind in Ogden Utah Wednesday afternoon. Tammy has brought me into her masterminds via Zoom three times in the past. This is […]