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Things You Think You Have to Give Up as a Mom, But Really Don’t

Things You Think You Have to Give Up as a Mom, But Really Don’t

5 by / on May 13, 2012, 1:02 pm / in News You Can Use

Image Source Though I don’t have any k-, ki-…ahem, kids…wow, that K word was hard to say! Goodness knows I don’t want any crumb-snatchers. *bowing down to all parents for your courage* But for real, although I don’t have any kids – and don’t want any, some of my girls around me are having them and I see their lives [...]

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Dating – Law of Attraction Style

Dating – Law of Attraction Style

9 by / on May 9, 2012, 10:56 am / in Relationships

  Today’s post is brought to you by Christa Smith, an EFT Practitioner and Freedom Coach. For all of my single peeps out there on the dating scene, know that dating can be fun when you do it Law of Attraction Style. If you don’t know by now, I’m all for doing things extraordinarily and outside the norm and Christa [...]

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Hi, My Name is Good Manners and I’m Lost…

Hi, My Name is Good Manners and I’m Lost…

26 by / on April 25, 2012, 5:28 pm / in Rants: What Grinds My Gears

Manners are of more importance than laws. Manners are what vex or soothe, corrupt or purify, exalt or debase, barbarize or refine us, by a constant, steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that of the air we breathe in. – Edmund Burke   Image Source: Funny Demotivational Posters (be sure to check out their site for other cool and hilarious demotivational [...]

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Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full? What Side Are You On?

Glass Half-Empty or Half-Full? What Side Are You On?

30 by / on April 23, 2012, 12:24 pm / in A Laughing Matter

Image Source: Imgur Soooo, “Is the glass half empty or half full?” is one of those phrases people use to determine your worldview or individual perspective about something. Usually rhetorical but mostly philosophical…but interesting question indeed! Do you know what your overall worldview is? For instance, are you generally an optimist or pessimist by nature? Do you tend to find [...]

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Sometimes The Best Fun is Free!

Sometimes The Best Fun is Free!

4 by / on April 20, 2012, 9:17 am / in News You Can Use

I remember a time when mostly all of the fun I had was free, especially as a child or during my broke college days. I’m remembering… hanging out with friends at the crib just laughing and shooting the gip playing board games or slappin’ bones (dominoes) at the kitchen table racing in the streets walking around the neighborhood and playing [...]

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The Chicktionary by Anna Lefler: Review and Giveaway

The Chicktionary by Anna Lefler: Review and Giveaway

6 by / on April 18, 2012, 9:25 am / in Reviews You Can Use, Time Sensitive

After reading the Hunger Games trilogy (very engaging but also a very sad theme/story), I knew my next book had to be one that makes me laugh. I have to change up the genres between books. It’s like when I see a horror or psychological thriller, I immediately watch some comedy to lighten the mood again! So what was staring [...]

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The Power of a Gratitude Journal: Change Your Life!

The Power of a Gratitude Journal: Change Your Life!

17 by / on April 16, 2012, 9:59 am / in Upgrade Your Life

Over the years, I’ve kept dozens of journals. I love to write and especially like to keep notes of my thoughts. As a matter of fact, I still have my junior high and high school diaries! I’ve always joked that I need to burn those old journals so when I die, no one will get a hold of my thoughts from [...]

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10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling!

10 Words You Need to Stop Misspelling!

22 by / on April 12, 2012, 7:19 pm / in News You Can Use, Rants: What Grinds My Gears

Okay people (and by people I mean anybody who has graduated elementary school), here’s your spelling/grammar lesson for today. Now, let’s stop misspelling these very common, my-3-year-old-cousin-already-knows-how-to-spell, everybody-learned-by-3rd-grade, should-know-by-now words. LOL Here’s your 1st lesson: But wait, there’s more! You have to continue your lesson with the other 9 sets of words so you can be and sound smarter in [...]

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Quit Hitting Snooze: A Sleep Infographic to Give You a Better Night’s Rest

Quit Hitting Snooze: A Sleep Infographic to Give You a Better Night’s Rest

6 by / on April 6, 2012, 9:38 am / in News You Can Use

How many times have you said this to your alarm clock: “5 more minutes!“  How many times have you wanted to smash the darn thing like Garfield does because it keeps going off? I know I used to ALL the time! I even tried the tricks of the alarm trade to stop hitting the snooze button and get up the [...]

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How Some Cancers Can Be Prevented (Infographic)

How Some Cancers Can Be Prevented (Infographic)

3 by / on April 4, 2012, 12:06 pm / in News You Can Use

Of the diseases that run rampant in my family (including high blood pressure and diabetes), cancer has hit too close to home more often that I’d like to admit. There were several cases of breast cancer with aunts and cousins, lung cancer, colon cancer, and more. So when I came across this infographic created by the Cancer Research UK, I [...]

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