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A letter.

The following letter is to my first two children. I was blessed with two more children in the years following, when we blended families. An older son (7 years older than my first child) and a younger son (11 years younger than my first child). I have reaped blessings and am grateful beyond measure. My … Continue reading A letter. →

margaretschmidtke Letters and things, The extraordinary ordinary., Uncategorized 3 Comments March 30, 2021March 30, 2021

Dislikes vs Likes

Was feeling a little discombobulated and wrote out some dislikes I have. Then, I thought to write out some ‘likes’ that I have. It was a happy realization that I thought I’d share-there are far more things that make me happy than anything else...because even if you are feeling 😡 or 😭, when you focus … Continue reading Dislikes vs Likes →

margaretschmidtke The extraordinary ordinary., Uncategorized 4 Comments July 20, 2020August 30, 2020

Her name is…

When I started writing I fell into a judgemental phase, which in retrospect, was not so unusual for me. I judge myself harshly. I can make all the excuses in the world for family and friends when they screw up. I will encourage them to try again, I will support their thoughts and dreams. I … Continue reading Her name is… →

margaretschmidtke Letters and things, The extraordinary ordinary., Uncategorized 3 Comments March 3, 2020May 12, 2022

Meno what?

To my men friends, this may be an important educational read for you. To my women friends..most likely you will relate and hopefully find it slightly amusing. No one ever told me what would happen when my body aged. When my Mum went into peri-menopause, she was more or less silent about what was going … Continue reading Meno what? →

margaretschmidtke The extraordinary ordinary., Uncategorized Leave a comment February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

Magic Bread

I’m an artisan bread type of gal. I buy it once (sometimes twice) a week and leave it out on the counter (wrapped) for all to enjoy. Our blue and white butter dish sits on the cutting board and next to it, a fabulous bread knife. We’re bread-y kind of people. When we visited a … Continue reading Magic Bread →

margaretschmidtke The extraordinary ordinary., Uncategorized 2 Comments February 12, 2020

Wise words

Wise words I heard from my mom: #1. Always put cream on your elbows. Men don't like women who have wrinkly elbows. #2. Never say 'Me and so and so'. It's 'So and so and I'. Even if you're with your friends! Don't let them think for a second that you cannot speak the way … Continue reading Wise words →

margaretschmidtke Dear Mom Leave a comment January 17, 2020January 24, 2020

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