Dear Amanda

September 9, 2011

My Dear Amanda, Today is your 9th birthday. I’m not as happy about that as you are. For you, it means you are growing up, getting older and are able to do more things. For me, it means you are growing up, getting older and are moving further away from being my baby. I see [...]

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Fall TV Lineup - Exciting or Blah?

September 8, 2011

I admit it… I’m kind of excited for the new Fall shows to start. After an entire summer of not watching TV at all, it will be nice to sit and relax in the evenings and just be entertained. Last year there really weren’t any shows that I was excited to see - there never [...]

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Last Pool Day of Summer - Wordless Wednesday

September 7, 2011

 

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Be Careful What You Wish For…

September 6, 2011

Be careful what you wish for… you just might get it. I gave up working when I had my first daughter - that was almost 12 years ago. I never went back to work in an outside office, but I did dabble in working at home for a design company as well as starting some [...]

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Labor Day

September 5, 2011

It’s always good when the first day of the week happens to be a holiday. It’s like getting a procrastination card. One more day that you can sleep in and not have to worry that you are being lazy. It also means your real week is only 4 days. Of course, this could be a [...]

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Snakes? I Hate Snakes!

September 3, 2011

I think my fear of snakes is right up there with my fear of spiders. Hate them! Last night… my dreams were full of snakes. You know when you have a dream that seems to last forever? Or at least, all night long? There were two snakes in my house… TWO! They were kind of [...]

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Challenge: Chocolate Cake

September 2, 2011

A few days ago I posted a tweet on twitter asking for a trifle recipe. I have a Pampered Chef trifle dish I bought years ago that has never been used. Nope - not once. For Labor Day, I thought I would finally attempt to make a trifle. So, the only comment I got back [...]

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How Vain Are You?

September 1, 2011

How often during the day do you look in the mirror? Would you go an entire day without looking at yourself? A week? A month? A year? I’m willing to bet most of you couldn’t go an entire day without looking in the mirror. I’m pretty sure I couldn’t. We are so prone to “fixing” [...]

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Striiv - The Secret is Out!

August 31, 2011

Phew… I’ve been keeping a secret ever since BlogHer’11 and finally that secret can be shared. There is a new device that will revolutionize the exercise industry… STRIIV! It’s going to put the fun into exercise. I was introduced to this new product several weeks ago and couldn’t wait until it was officially announced and [...]

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