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Wow.. It’s been awhile since I’ve been here and EVERYTHING looks different. I don’t think I like it.. my entries don’t look anything like me anymore! (I’m all about color!) Anyway.. I just came ...

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I am sad today. Nature fits my mood… gloomy and rainy. 3 years ago today I lost one of my closest friends. 3 days ago, I realized that others in my “bff circle”, have stopped liking and commentin...

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Not adult as in XXX or anything… just about grownup things. I found this on my Facebook TimeHop from 2009. Thought it might be good to recycle it. I had to change a couple things because they wer...

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Do you ever dream of just being plucked up out of your life, out of your everyday routines and reality and being dropped somewhere else....anywhere else… where no one knows you, where there are n...

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I don’t know how I want to do this. I want to write, but I feel like all I do is gripe. Or at least the only time I feel like writing is when I want to gripe. And I don’t want to be that person. ...

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I’ve been thinking that I want to start writing again. There are things I want to say that I can’t post on Facebook because there is too much of a public following now. I can’t complain or be “m...

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I didn’t realize until a couple years ago that I was a control freak. I mean… sure… I’ve always been one of those people that would rather just do something myself than try to tell someone else ...

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Well, that’s what they say. And I guess “they” are right. I mean.. “they” know everything apparently. But sometimes there’s no place like the beach, too. But for me, Home is my refuge. I love b...

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Yeh… Haven’t posted in awhile. School started. Three weeks in and I’m ready for Spring Break! New principals, new teachers, new literacy program… it’s going well, but time-wise it is kicking my...

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Today it seems like every article I come across is talking about being fat. But not in a bad way. Articles telling us it’s ok to be bigger than the models we see in the ads. Go Ahead and Stare ...

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Now that I am a mother of older kids, I enjoy reading the blog posts and Tweets and Facebook statuses (stati?) of younger mothers going through the trials and tribulations of parenting toddlers...

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Could someone please explain Hot Flashes to me? I am a 48 year old Cold Natured woman. I do not enjoy the cold at all. I can handle anything down to about 75 degrees, but even then, if it’s nigh...

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I was reading this post on ScaryMommy about how the moms in the 1950s had it made. (you can read it here– 15 Reasons 1950s Moms had it made .. it’s pretty dead on in my opinion!) Did you read ...

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I grew up in a single income family with a SAHM. (that’s a “stay-at-home-mom” for those that might not know). Money was always tight. Enough to pay the bills and cover everything we needed, but...

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I was looking at the “data” page on this blog site the other day and saw that several people are actually maybe reading my drivel and I do already know who a few of you are.. but some of you mig...

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or… Things I learned about my teens while traveling with them. Now don’t get me wrong. I know my kids. I’ve been living with them their whole lives. I can tell you about their likes, dislikes, p...

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So as I mentioned previously, we are heading to a family reunion a couple states away. Eight hours of driving with two teens. #Iknowyouwishyoucouldbeme In preparation for this event, I told th...

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So this weekend is my family’s every 5 year family reunion. In a different state. 400 miles away. Only two of my children will be going with me. The two that can’t help drive, of course. One wo...

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I’m a southern girl, born and raised, and apart from one year spent in northern California back in my early 20s, I’ve been living in The Natural State purt near all my life. I’m proud to be a ...

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I posted a Facebook status today that read, “I’ve decided that today is the day I stop procrastinating. If not today, then tomorrow…next week at the very latest,” .........and now I’m feeling gui...

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A woman’s purse is her life. Everything she holds dear goes into that thing. wallet phone keys lipstick pictures of her children Sometimes there’s more, depending on the woman: notepads ink pens...

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So I bought this seemingly harmless bottle/tube of lotion about 3 weeks ago, and I’ve been afraid to open it. Afraid… to open lotion. Yes, that would be me. With the pasty white legs. In desperat...

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So I’ve been using this foundation for years now. And I guess it does what it claims to… rewinds my appearance back to a time past…makes my face look more youthful. I mean, I do get told I don’t...

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So people tell me all the time I should blog. “Blog about what?” I ask. “All those funny things you post on Facebook and stuff. You’re so funny.” “Don’t listen to them, Mom. You’re not funny,” s...

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