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Lessons from 2025, Intention for 2026

31 Dec 202531 Dec 2025
I usually sit down at the end of the year ready to reflect, summarize, and tie everything up with a neat little bow. This year? Not so much. Iโ€™ve thought…
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Use the Good Stuff: Why Today Counts, Too

20 Nov 2025
There are some shower steamers sitting in a drawer in my bathroom. I know there's a lavender one, and another that smells like lemongrass. Not sure what other scents are…
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The Teacher Who Napped and the Class That Learned More Than Math

4 Nov 2025
Most people remember their fourth-grade teacher for their quirky sayings, colorful bulletin boards, or unshakable love of multiplication tables. My class? We remember Mr. Meeker, the teacher living with narcolepsy.…
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Goals for 2025

31 Dec 20244 Feb 2026
I'm not someone who sets a specific New Year's resolution. I know myself. I'm not the person who will stick to one goal for an entire year. It's easier to…
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Views on a Plane

3 Feb 2024
I recently hopped on a โœˆ๏ธ flight that started off interesting and continued that way for the duration. Boarding the flight required walking onto the tarmac and entering the plane…
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Happy New Year

31 Dec 2023
So, I usually go into the ๐Ÿฅณ new year with a chosen word. I'm not a resolution kind of girl, so the one-word idea has been my go-to for quite…
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It’s My Birthday!

27 Nov 202326 Nov 2023
Today is my birthday, and I have some wishes. Try to leave the people we see and places we go a little better than we find them. Let go of…
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Running with Dad

17 Jun 202317 Jun 2023
There are many things that I got from my dad. My fondness for ๐Ÿจ ice cream, dark chocolate, and ๐Ÿฟ popcorn with lots of butter. This voice that's often too…
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Words of Wisdom

6 May 20236 May 2023
I think it's easy to forget that life is a ๐ŸŽ gift. We get wrapped up in our daily routines, plugging along like we have all the โฐ time in…
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Love It/Hate It

29 Apr 202328 Apr 2023
I'm having a โค๏ธ love/hate ๐Ÿ‘น relationship with social media lately. I guess hate is a little too strong, but I am starting to wonder about its place in my…
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I’m in the Way

15 Apr 202315 Apr 2023
I once took one of those BuzzFeed quizzes that determined whether someone had a ๐Ÿค” logical or ๐ŸŽจ creative mind. When my results appeared on the computer screen, my brain…
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Hope

8 Apr 20238 Apr 2023
It's ๐Ÿฐ Easter, and the great gift of Easter is ๐Ÿ’Ÿ hope. But unfortunately, so many heavy, dark things are happening in our world right now, making the idea of…
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Nothing

25 Mar 202324 Mar 2023
I tend to overthink things.๐Ÿง Wait, that's an understatement. I always overthink things, trying to find every possible angle and each outcome from any decision or action. It's a lot.…
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Show Up!

18 Mar 202318 Mar 2023
Do you have people in your life that you can count on?๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ I hope so. I'm talking about those people who listen when you vent and ๐Ÿ˜‚ laugh at your…
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Lessons from a Puppy

11 Mar 202311 Mar 2023
We're deep in ๐Ÿถ puppy training at our house. Lots of treats. Lots of saying NOPE. โŒ Lots of belly rubs. I have to hand it to Louie. He's making…
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Nothing Will Be the Same

11 Feb 202311 Feb 2023
I'm a sucker for a good quote.๐Ÿ˜ I search for them when I'm reading. Products with quotes always catch my eye. There are many ๐Ÿ‘š shirts in my closet and…
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Dare to Dream a World

28 Jan 202328 Jan 2023
There are a few famous people from my hometown. One of them was James Mercer Langston Hughes. You might know him by just Langston Hughes, born in Joplin, Missouri, on…
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Bring Your Shovel

21 Jan 202321 Jan 2023
I was on the trail the other day. It was unseasonably beautiful weather, and I had time on my hands. No rush to finish. I laced up my ๐Ÿ‘Ÿshoes and…
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Keep It Quiet

14 Jan 202314 Jan 2023
Have you heard about ๐Ÿ™Šquiet quitting? It refers to people who do the minimum at work. Those folks never exert more effort than necessary They don't come in โฐearly or…
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Look for the Goodness

7 Jan 20237 Jan 2023
This week brought a lot to process. Fear, ๐Ÿ˜ฅ tears, and frustrations. Glimmers of hope. Confusion. ๐Ÿ™Œ Hallelujah moments. Heroes and villains. Unless you live under a rock, you know…

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Dianne Schramm

Dianne Schramm

I'm known for my quick smile, positive attitude, and loud laughter. A few of my favorite things (did you just sing that?) are warm sunshine, a pint of ice cream with a spoon, all things Disney, a great workout, random acts of kindness, and loud music in the car. Did I mention coffee? Or is that understood?

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