Tag Archives: writing

How Doing Your Kids’ Laundry Is Bad For Your Career

Why am I always the last to know? Had somebody warned me of this I would have stopped long ago. Or so I say. But I know myself. I wouldn’t have believed it. I would have thought that I was … Continue reading

Posted in Distractions, From My Life
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Wonderstruck? Who me?

Click on the link to see my interview with S.M. Hutchins on her wonderful blog, live wonderstruck. While you’re there, check out her other blog entries. She’s created a really upbeat, accessible blog for people like me, and probably you … Continue reading

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50 Shades of Are You F-ing Kidding Me

1. I’m a curious person so when something is recommended by friends and the Today Show and across Facebook and the Twitterverse, I can’t ignore it. 2. The book, which shall not be named because it certainly doesn’t need any … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Life Lessons, Ponderings
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My Tri-Weekly Boxing Match

It’s usually around 5:30 p.m. when the fight inside my head begins. The same question kicks it off every time, “Should I feel guilty that I don’t feel like making dinner?” After the announcer has shared the initial question with … Continue reading

Posted in Challenges, Creativity, Food, From My Life, Teenagers
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Build Your Wings On the Way Down

When something resonates with you, it’s natural to want to share it with others. I was very young the first time I read FARENHEIT 451, and I probably didn’t understand it completely, but I knew even then that this writer understood … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Creativity, Life Lessons, Video
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