LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR

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THE YEAR AHEAD

It's nearly the new year. 2016 is just around the corner and I can't wait to leap in and see what it has in store for me. I wrote about some of the good things and the changes that 2015 brought with it, so I am keen to see what lies ahead. I'm not usually so positive about where I'm heading, but this year it just feels right to look forward instead of back to what has been and gone.

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AFTER THE KIDS CAME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

What it's like after the kids have returned for Christmas - expectations and reality. #Christmas #expectations

RE-DEFINING CHRISTMAS

A week or so ago I wrote a post here about the anticipation of having our adult children and their spouses come home for Christmas. Christmas is now behind us and they've left to go back to their own homes and lives....but not before I do a recap of what this family Christmas meant to me!

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WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS WHEN YOU'RE IN MIDLIFE

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WHAT CHRISTMAS MEANS TO MIDLIFERS

I think I am on the same page as most women my age when it comes to Christmas - it's not about the presents or the colour co-ordinated decorations or the carols or the Christmas lights, what Christmas truly is about is family. The nativity family and the joy of a Saviour born to save the world, but also our own little families that gather together to celebrate this special time.

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SUFFERING FROM A BAD CASE OF P.O.P.D

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OBSESSIVE CHRISTMAS DISORDER

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw a quote (on Pinterest of course) asking for forgiveness for the person's OCD problem. I thought that I was the only person around with OCD - Obsessive Christmas Disorder. I can't help myself... I like my Christmas tree to look balanced and colour coordinated - with a different colour scheme each year. I'm not a decorator or stylist by any means, but I have a very orderly mind and there are certain things that are required when putting up the tree.
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WHEN THE "KIDS" COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

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A VERY BRADY CHRISTMAS

I've always been guilty of wanting a Very Brady Christmas - it's one of the first things I ever blogged about because I've had to learn the lesson that real life Christmas and Brady Christmases rarely intersect. I've learned over the years to accept whatever I can get in family time over the holiday break and be grateful that I see my children for whatever time they can fit me in.

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FAKE IT TIL YOU MAKE IT

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THE OFFICE MOTTO

The expression "fake it til you make it" was something I heard back in the days when I worked at a government call centre. Because it was the government, there were always changes to policy and new stuff popping up every day. It could all be a little daunting at times. Team coaching was a big part of the culture of the organization and this was a catch cry that our team was taught.

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AN EXCUSE IS WORSE THAN A LIE

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DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWS 

An interesting thing about having my mother staying with me is seeing how my values have changed over the years. Every so often she will say something from a world view that is completely alien to me, one I realize that I grew up with but have moved on from as I have become my own person.

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MY AWARDS, FEATURE ARTICLES, AND PODCAST INTERVIEWS

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AWARDS, FEATURES, PODCASTS AND MORE

Sharing some of the wonderful awards Cresting the Hill has received, as well as where my writing has been featured and a the podcasts I've been interviewed on. It's such a joy to have my work appreciated and shared by others.

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LOOKING BACK BEFORE LOOKING FORWARD

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A LOOK BACK

The end of the year brings with it a time of reflection and I'm sure there will be a lot of blogs looking back over the year that has been and almost gone. I think it's good to look back in a positive way - not to regret what's happened, but to look at how far we've come over the 12 months that have passed.

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KEEPING THE CONNECTION ALIVE

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KEEPING THE MARRIAGE LINES OPEN

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that my mum is staying with us for a month or so after having knee replacement surgery. It has been a steep learning curve having her living in our (previously) empty nest and it has made more of an impact on my relationship with my husband than I would have expected.

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BLOGGING - BEGINNINGS, MIDDLES AND ENDS

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DON'T COMPARE

I have been a fan of Jon Acuff for many years - his "Stuff Christians Like" blog was one of the first blogs (in fact it was THE first blog) I ever read regularly. He has since moved on and done lots of other amazing stuff - but in that blog he often came up with some excellent one-liners and the quote below was one of them.
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WHERE I'M FROM

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THE WHERE I'M FROM POEM

A few months ago I read the poem by George Ella Lyon titled "Where I'm From" and then found that it had been used as inspiration for a writing exercise. 

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A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ME

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WHO I AM

Hi! I'm Leanne and I live in the southwest of Western Australia - about 2 hours drive south of Perth (our capital city). I blog about enjoying Midlife and the empty nest, early retirement, and thriving in your 50's and 60's. I'm loving every minute of my life: my marriage, my family, my friends, my hobbies, the free time I have now I'm no longer working, and Midlife in general.
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