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Lessons From a Life on the Move
I am approaching my tenth move in sixteen years. Those are my own moves, rather than moves I have helped with, although there have been some of those as well. What have I learned from all of this...
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Be Yourself, But Be Reasonable
After reading a thought provoking blog post from Backstage Spotlight, called “Be Yourself, But Don’t Disagree with Me” regarding that elusive balance of honest expression and conversational harmony, I...
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Back to Pencils, Books, and Dirty Looks
If you are a parent, or an experienced student, you know that paperwork is a key part of the back to school process. Fortunately, most schools have the important information online, so if you misplace...
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Gingerbread House 101, For Those Who Have Experienced Gingerbread House Collapse
Candy decorations courtesy of my eleven year old. There is one absolutely crucial fact you need to know to prevent structural collapse in your gingerbread home. It is all about the icing. If you want...
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Surprise! I Moved Halfway Across the Country
This week, my husband and I and our two children moved from the West Coast to the middle of the country. Goodbye California coastline, hello cows and corn! We packed in one day. We drove our two...
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I Need Advance Notice About Spontaneity
It has recently come to my attention that I am not the most spontaneous person in the world. I thought I was spontaneous, but then my husband suggested an activity in the afternoon and I had to ask...
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Nothing More Than Feelings
This animal is expressing some feelings about my camera. We are still talking about guns. The discussion on guns misses the point entirely, in my opinion. I read about murders and assaults in the news...
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The Old Lighter Under the Shirt Trick
Reading another blog reminded me of something that happened in my little world recently and made me think about my first impressions of people… One weekend, my husband and I had agreed to take a...
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Ode to a Toilet
Despite the title of this blog, I am not a neat-freak or clean-freak. However, cleaner and neater is generally better, in my view. I just do not have the energy most of the time, and my family has a...
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Secrets of Marriage
A few years ago, I heard someone say that married people should not have any secrets from each other. I disagree. Some secrets are harmful, it is true — sneaky, deceptive secrets. Selfish secrets....
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