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Technically Scattered

Technically Scattered

October 1, 2020Randomness, Tech2
I recently started a new blog at http://andihays.dev. Or as I have lovingly named it, Technically Scattered. I have loved this home for many years, but I wanted to venture out and try something new. I wanted to learn some more about websites and programming and this new space is perfect for it. I hope...
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White Fragility

White Fragility

July 6, 2020Books0
Most of the time I send my followers on Instagram over to my book page, @minihaysreads, to hear about a book. This book was too important to hope people would go over there and read about it. So I posted it in both places this time. Read this book! To all my white friends, you must read...
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I’d Rather Be Reading

I’d Rather Be Reading

May 26, 2020Books, Randomness0
I have been a reading as much as I can during quarantine. I always wish I had read more or faster, but I’m still happy to be finding time to read in whatever form I can get right now. But I have been in a bit of a slump. The kind of slump where I...
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Making History

Making History

May 20, 2020Parenting, Randomness, Social Distancing, Tech0
This time in our lives is so weird and unique. No one has ever been through this same set of circumstances. We are paving the way for this virus and making huge strides in technology to accommodate life. But we are also making history. Our parents and grandparents have seen hard times and lived through...
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Bittersweet Ending

Bittersweet Ending

May 19, 2020Alex, Parenting, Social Distancing0
My sweet boy had his last day of preschool ever yesterday. He didn’t seem to care that things are over for him. He was telling his sisters it was his last Zoom meeting and seemed pretty happy. He’s just so excited for kindergarten! Me on the other hand, I was a mess! I cried off...
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The Apartment

The Apartment

May 12, 2020Books0
I received an ARC (Advanced Reader’s Copy) of The Apartment by K. L. Slater through NetGalley. I am so thankful to have found this community and the ability to read new books. I haven’t read any of her books, but I might look into some of them after this one. I was intrigued by the...
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Everyone Can Google Duo

Everyone Can Google Duo

May 9, 2020Social Distancing, Tech0
Chuck always sends me the newest Duo promo videos. This one is cute and the song will definitely get stuck in your head! 🎵🎶 It’s so fun to see Duo commercials on TV and hear about people using (and loving) the product he works on.
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Emotional Rollercoaster

Emotional Rollercoaster

May 8, 2020Randomness, Social Distancing0
I have been an emotional rollercoaster recently. I have been crying over everything. Reasonable or not. I cry if I’m happy or sad. I cried myself to sleep the other night because it was all just too much emotionally. Let’s think about the things I have cried about: General pandemic School being closed Moving (both...
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One Small Step

One Small Step

May 6, 2020Lake House0
This is our first empty room. This is what the room looked like before we started packing and before the house was put on the market. I was feeling overwhelmed by all the things around to pack. So the other night we cleared out one room. It needs cleaning, but it’s done. We have a...
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Duo

Duo

May 5, 2020Randomness, Social Distancing, Tech0
There are a number of chatting and video apps available right now (and everyone has their own favorite), but I wanted to remind you about (or introduce you to) **Duo!** It’s the app my hubby has worked on at @google for many years now. It works on iOS and Android and works between the two. It even...
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Pretty Things

Pretty Things

May 2, 2020Books0
Fairly recently, I started reviewing book on NetGalley. I have loved getting Advanced Readers Copies (ARC) of books and getting to give my honest reviews. I am so glad that an online friend (thanks Caitlin for the recommendation) told me about NetGalley. She also read Pretty Things and after reading her review, I immediately got...
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One Track Mind

One Track Mind

April 30, 2020Randomness0
Do you ever get something in your head and you just can’t get rid of it? I’ve been trying to figure out a couple things on my site here that have been bothering me and I can’t focus on anything else. I haven’t figured out how to fix it, so all I do is think...
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18 Years

18 Years

April 29, 2020Randomness0
A little over 18 years ago, I came across this cute guy with these stunning blue eyes on a yahoo dating site. (Yes, we met online back when it wasn’t cool or even really recommended. 😬) I immediately sent a message and we started chatting….LOTS. After we had been talking and video chatting for a...
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Distance Learning

Distance Learning

April 28, 2020Parenting, Social Distancing0
We have been doing distance learning for about a month now. It has been quite an adjustment, but I think we are doing better with it than we were at the beginning. Before distance learning started, we did some homeschooling at home. A lot of people thought this was a little weird because we had...
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Hard

Hard

April 27, 2020Parenting, Social Distancing0
I’m having a hard time today staying happy and feeling useful. I just feel like no matter what I suggest to my kids, someone whines about it or gets upset with me. I’m feeling kind of useless today. I know that we are all going through feelings like this right now, but I’m just struggling...
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Living In A Bubble

Living In A Bubble

April 24, 2020Parenting, Randomness, Social Distancing0
I have been thinking a lot about how we will act after all of this is over. So many people are so hopeful this will be over soon and go back to normal. But I fear what normal will be after this. I have noticed this in simple things. While reading a book, while watching...
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Introverted vs. Extroverted

Introverted vs. Extroverted

April 23, 2020Parenting, Randomness, Social Distancing0
I’ve always been an extrovert. I need to be around people to thrive. This means this quarantine time has been hard for me. But not as hard as I thought it would be….let’s figure out why. I think if this had happened during a time where social media wasn’t so prevalent and we weren’t able...
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Weekends Aren’t What They Used To Be

Weekends Aren’t What They Used To Be

April 22, 2020Parenting, Social Distancing0
When all of this started, weekends were such a sought after time. You work all week to get to the weekend and get to play and make plans and do whatever. But now, I don’t really look forward to the weekends. What is there to look forward to? You don’t have plans. You can’t make...
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New Adventures

New Adventures

April 21, 2020Randomness2
Chuck and I have always had a dream to have a place on a lake. We weren’t sure if that would be a cabin or living on the lake. When we first started considering living on the lake, we made lists of pros and cons for cabins vs. lake houses. The more we thought about...
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This Weird Time

This Weird Time

April 20, 2020Social Distancing0
We’ve been under quarantine and social distancing for almost 6 weeks now. The coronavirus (COVID19) has taken over our lives here in 2020. Every waking (and sometimes even non-waking) moment is spent thinking about what going on. Worrying. The repercussions of this will be lasting. This won’t be something anyone will forget.  Everything has been...
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November! Getting closer to the current month! 📚😂
Dannie asked to try gymnastics earlier in the scho Dannie asked to try gymnastics earlier in the school year. We found a local gym and got her signed up.

She gets so much better each week and practices all the time at home. The couple videos are from her first week at practice. She is fearless and I love how she keeps trying until she gets it! 🤸‍♀️

But don’t worry, she’s not giving up hockey. Hockey is still #1 for her! 🏒❤️
I completed another sign for a friend of mine. Thi I completed another sign for a friend of mine. This was her husband’s writing that I pieced together from something his oldest daughter gave me. I also made some bracelets for my friend and each of the kids.  I wish this sweet family wasn’t going through this loss, but I hope his writing brings them some joy. 💔❤️
I did a couple days of subbing this week so teache I did a couple days of subbing this week so teachers could do assessments. I continue to appreciate teachers more every time I am there! ✏️
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minihaysreads

I'm @minihays. Book lover📚❤️. Includes 📚 I've read, 📚 read with my kids (👩🏽8,👧🏽7,👦🏼5) & other book related stuff. 1⭐️ to 5⭐️ ratings.

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Here are the books I read in December. There is a Here are the books I read in December. There is a link in my bio to my website and I’ll get a blog post done and posted to stories soon. 

#minihaysreads2022
My year in books. ❤️📚 My year in books. ❤️📚
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I don’t recall how I came across this, but I kep I don’t recall how I came across this, but I kept putting it off. One day I opened it and could stop reading. Some pleads were a little longer, almost an essay. I just loved their writing. I thought it was so beautiful. I can’t wait to read more of their books. 

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Check this one out if you’re looking for a new port to binge.
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The kids had a blast when we grabbed food from chi The kids had a blast when we grabbed food from chipotle and ate it on the floor in the house! I’m guessing there will be a few more times doing this as the build continues. So much fun! 🌮
Here was the final view of the lake from the stree Here was the final view of the lake from the street before the garage went up! 👋🏼
Saw the most beautiful little catamaran on the lak Saw the most beautiful little catamaran on the lake the other night. 🌈🤍
True story of why I’m a nutcase. While sitting o True story of why I’m a nutcase. While sitting on the boat recently, watching the kids play and listening to the house be built, I panicked. Crap! We should have put our house the other way. Left side on the right, right side on the left. That tree will be in our way! WHAT HAVE WE DONE?! 
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So I immediately text Chuck who is working and tell him about how I am worried almost to tears about this. That we messed up.
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It isn’t something we can do anything about even if we maybe should have done it the other way, which is probably nonsense. But we love this tree. And it’s going to add to our amazing view. And I want to plant another one on the other side one day anyway. And that big open spot will have a deck and porch behind the main floor garage. And what...I may have to turn my head slightly to see the lake better?🙄
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Yep. I’m a nutcase. I don’t worry about the things right in front of me. Or even things I should worry about. Nope. Just things that can’t be changed...now that’s where my worry shines! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣🤪
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November! Getting closer to the current month! 📚😂 https://t.co/fEhA039L2v - 1 week ago

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