Author Archives: Alaska Girl at Heart

Thankful Thursday: Pets Make the Perimeter Life Joyful

As I was sitting here thinking about my topic for Thankful Thursday, I couldn’t help but think of my dogs.  Especially since my youngest little guy had knee surgery and just came back home today.  Being single can be very lonely.  Aside from human company (and I even question that at times), there is nothing […]

Asking For Help

Being single means I have no shortage of times when I need help for one thing or another.  The big problem…I HATE ASKING FOR HELP.  I know some people think I don’t ask for help because I don’t want to appear “weak”.  That is not the case at all.  Don’t get me wrong…I have other […]

Thankful Thursday: Aprender Español con Rosetta Stone

Or, for my English speaking friends…Learning Spanish with Rosetta Stone. Last Thursday I secretly kicked of “Thankful Thursdays” with my post about Pinterest.  I won’t promise to post every single Thursday, but it is my goal.  In these posts I want to share thanks that I’m grateful for. Today…it’s Rosetta Stone Spanish. I’m embarrassed to say […]

Being Stood Up

Over the years I’ve had my fair share of being “stood up”.  A couple of time it’s been by men who were supposed to meet me for dates, but in all honesty it’s when a dear girlfriend stands me up that I am the most sad.  Since moving to Washington I have struggled to make […]

Thankful Thursday: Capturing Dreams via Pinterest

I’m frequently a late adapter of new social networking sites.  I think nearly everyone I knew was already on Facebook by the time I signed up.  Now I couldn’t live without it.  Sometimes it’s the only way I know what is going on in the lives of my family since I live so far away.  […]