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Make a mini quilt on a Cricut cutting machine with precise shapes and simple stitches — perfect for beginners! Have you always wanted to try quilting but where sure where to begin? I got you! Mini quilts are a great way to show off your favorite fabrics and patterns, and they make wonderful gifts or decorations for your home. Plus, they’re surprisingly easy to make! You can even have your Cricut cut out the pieces for you for precise control. You need only the simplest and most beginner sewing skills — just straight lines! This mini quilt project is perfect...

695: Joshua Berman Thayer on Food Forests for First Timers. Making growing fruit trees easy and affordable for beginners. In This Podcast: Joshua Burman Thayer believes everyone can and should grow food, but with so much to learn, it is easy for a beginner to get overwhelmed.  Where do you start?  What do you really need?  Where should you spend your time and money to get the best harvest?  Joshua has used his experience with his clients to write the book he couldn’t find… a book especially for beginners.  He shares some tips from the book and gives us a...

My father, Gene Adams, passed away on August 20. He was just a few weeks shy of his 92nd birthday. (I took the picture at left in January 2022. He was such a cheerful and adorable man!) Gene had moved into assisted living three months prior and his passing was swift and peaceful. I’m so grateful I was able to be with him when he died. As soon as he passed away, the work began. After my mother, Betty, passed away in 2015, I helped my father with these tasks. But this time the responsibility fell square on my shoulders....

Confidence. Some people have it in spades, and others have to search far and wide for it. For some, staying confident comes naturally, while others have to work at it. Our confidence, of course, is high in some areas and non-existent in others. It has a roller-coaster mentality of ups and downs, and I think we can all relate to riding on the confidence merry-go-round. Confidence is defined as having trust in one’s self regarding our judgment, ability, and qualities. But did you know that our level of confidence depends upon the degree of our emotional, physical and social health? The...

It’s no secret that college students procrastinate. With so much freedom and so many distractions, it’s easy to see how students can find themselves putting off their work. But why do college students procrastinate? There are a number of reasons why college students might find themselves procrastinating. For some, it’s simply a matter of poor time management. With so many things to do and so little time to do them, it can be hard to prioritize and get started on tasks. Others procrastinate because they’re perfectionists. They want everything to be just right before they start, and the pressure of...