Off The Hook
January 20, 2017

Jumping – and then there’s that doorway!

By Melanie Behrens

It’s still January and at this point many of us have made New Year resolutions. Some of them we’ve already forgotten about or found them too difficult to keep. I don’t do that anymore … it’s just too stressful. Here is my attempt at helping you with your life for the New Year.
The first...

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