97 Homemaking Ebooks For One Ridiculously Low Price {Value of over $640!}

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Everyone has room for improvement. Learn tips and tricks to improve your life including topics like family, work, relationships, goal setting, budgeting, career, making money, saving money, disability benefits, motivation, education, attitude, becoming happier, physical health and wellness, staying positive, getting through difficult times, time management, letting go of toxicity in your life and much more. The topics will be geared toward the wounded warrior and military caregiver community, but will transfer easily into everyone’s quality of life.

97 Homemaking Ebooks For One Ridiculously Low Price {Value of over $640!}

Written on April 30, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in Be Flawesome!, Bucket List/Life Inventory, Enjoy Your Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, Improve Your Life, Latest News, Main Navigation, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Uncategorized

So y’all know how much I love eBooks right? Some of my favorite ones have helped me organize my home, my time, my health and finances over the course of this last year. Well today through May 4th (that’s only until Saturday!) there is a HUGE bundle sale going on of some of my all-time…

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How old is your oldest item on your to-do list?

Written on April 20, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in Bucket List/Life Inventory, Challenges, Decluttering 101, Everyday Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, House and Home, Improve Your Life, Main Navigation, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Organizing, Simplify Your Life, Swift Kick in the Butt Series, Uncategorized

Do you have an item to do that is so small and {likely} inconsequential that it keeps getting pushed to the bottom of your to-do list to make room for more important things? Have you ever thought about how LONG that item (or items) have stayed at the bottom of the list? If you are…

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If you are having a bad day, read this…

Written on February 26, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in Be Flawesome!, Caregiver Resources, Enjoy Your Life, Everyday Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, Improve Your Life, Main Navigation, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Simplify Your Life, Uncategorized, Veteran Advocacy

Having a bad day? Read this. For best results, use as directed. Wash, rinse and repeat. For internal use only. Today was just a bad day. That’s all… just a really bad day. You are not alone. You are not worthless. You have value. No one is out to get you. You are strong. Believe…

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{Update #2} “101 in 1001 Days Mission”

Written on February 10, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in About, About Torrey, Be Flawesome!, Bucket List/Life Inventory, Enjoy Your Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, Improve Your Life, Latest News, Main Navigation, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Organizing, Simplify Your Life

It’s time for my second update on the progress of my “101 in 1001 days” life list! If you aren’t familiar with what I am referring to, please see the original post here: 101 in 1001 days life list movement Copy of update #1 is found here My updates are as follows: Everything I have…

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Oh what a difference a year {or two} makes!

Written on February 3, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in Be Flawesome!, Budgeting, Enjoy Your Life, Everyday Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, Improve Your Life, Lifestyle, Main Navigation, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, Money and Finances, My Life, Organizing, Saving Money, Simplify Your Life, Start Here, Travel

Or: “Don’t give up. Just give yourself more time to get where you want to be.” Every year in February we participate in the Challenge Aspen program for a week of ski instruction for the family. As I was preparing for our trip this year, I had an epiphany I wanted to share. We moved…

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What to consider if your husband stresses out while you are away from home

Written on January 24, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in Caregiver Resources, Everyday Life, Improve Your Life, Key Issues/Breaking News, Main Navigation, Marriage, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Relationships, Torrey's Mailbag, Veteran Advocacy

Have you ever left the house by yourself, even for a short time, only to come home to find your PTSD/TBI husband having a tizzy, or in a bad mood, and neither of you really know why? I didn’t know it at the time, but in 2008 the clues were staring right at me, smack-dab…

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{Update #1} “101 in 1001 Days Mission”

Written on January 20, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in About, About Torrey, Be Flawesome!, Bucket List/Life Inventory, Enjoy Your Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, Improve Your Life, Latest News, Main Navigation, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Organizing, Simplify Your Life

It’s time for my first update on the progress of my “101 in 1001 days” life list! If you aren’t familiar with what I am referring to, please see the original post here: 101 in 1001 days life list movement My updates are as follows: Everything I have started is italicized. Everything I’ve completed is…

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Joining the “101 in 1001 days” life list movement

Written on January 7, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in About Torrey, Be Flawesome!, Bucket List/Life Inventory, Enjoy Your Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, Improve Your Life, Latest News, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Organizing, Simplify Your Life, Uncategorized

Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans. –John Lennon You know all those things you swear you’re going to do before you die? Creating a bucket list or a life list will help you keep track of them all. Unfortunately, most people don’t create one. And for those who…

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The excitement {and relief} of the New Year

Written on January 1, 2013 by Torrey Shannon in Be Flawesome!, Enjoy Your Life, Everyday Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, High Altitude Cooking, Improve Your Life, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Short Stories, Simplify Your Life, Uncategorized

Or: “How Mason Ball jars, Superman poop and the wisdom of a brain-injured husband helped me see the new year in a whole new way.” Perhaps it was the psychological benefit of knowing 2012 was behind us, but I slept last night for the first time in a very long time. I am honestly and…

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What Stephen King taught me about writing and life

Written on December 13, 2012 by Torrey Shannon in Be Flawesome!, Enjoy Your Life, Everyday Life, Extreme Do-Over Experiment, Family, Improve Your Life, Marriage, Military - Veteran - Caregiver Resources, My Life, Relationships, Uncategorized, Writer's Toolbox

Confession: I am terrified of scary movies. I won’t watch them. Same goes for books of this genre. As a result, I don’t read Stephen King novels. I tried, but I couldn’t sleep for days after reading his stuff. I am a sissy-pants in many ways. Life is terrifying enough as it is, and so…