Well, I wake up in the morning feeling like….. (Hold that thought. I have to check something.) Phew! I almost made the kind of very embarrassing mistake often reserved for out-of-touch old people who attempt …
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The Case of the Shiny Penny
Bless my friend, Bettye @Fashion Schlub, and the other participant friends of Where Bloggers Live for keeping my space open so I could come back today to enthrall you with “How I Do….” How you …
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How it all began…
I’m pretty sure it all started with turtles…. When I was barely past the toddler stage, my mom would take my brothers and me to the neighborhood 5 and 10. For us, that was a …
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If this defines me, I’m in trouble
Or so I thought. Today’s post is about cars. HEY!!! DON’T GO AWAY JUST YET! I get it: I am NOT. AT. ALL. a car person either. I’m a “drive it to the store and …
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I spent $35 on a Milk Moustache
I have a VERY big birthday this month…according to some. According to me, however, I’m only one year older than last year. AND, I’m still one year younger than next year. So NBD. I don’t …
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The Song Butcher
It’s one of my favorite dreams: There I am, backstage in a packed concert arena. Thousands of excited fans ready for me to take the stage. The music starts, the crowd goes wild. The announcer …
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The living room, the poem, the bag and the bench
Welcome to the time travel post. Today, we’re hopping into the Way Back Machine…to revisit our first home, We’re headed back to a time when the amazingly crafty Carol Duvall was the queen of HGTV… …
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How I spent a few weeks in the bathroom
Wow, what a crappy title for a bathroom makeover post. (Although the jokes do just write themselves.) Remember back in June when I whined about working my tookus off (and showed proof that I had)? …
Continue readingA (former) English major’s dirty little secret
Here I go again, sharing secrets in the safest place ever… (you know, the Internet). Also, this post is a few hours late. Sorry. The dog did NOT eat my homework, but this DID actually …
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Say hello to my little friend
There are several good reasons why I have a collection of vacuum cleaners: cordless, robotic, heavy duty plug-in, a second cordless…and a carpet cleaner, too. Each of the reasons comes with four legs. In general, …
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