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The Pretty/Hot Debate (not hot flash hot, the other kind).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjbLJCuH5CI I’m not in the business of selling makeup although I have used Bare Minerals and I do think it’s a good product. Actually, I caught this commercial and was inspired. I felt compelled to write through a debate that … Continue reading
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Sweating (and swearing) through the Winter of My Discontent
It’s one of the coldest winters in recent history. So cold, in fact, that the weather people have taught us all a new phrase: Arctic Vortex. It is so cold that when asked how they are, people don’t even reply, … Continue reading
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Tagged 40s, 40something, aging, change, confidence, courage, family, getting older, hot flash, life lessons, menopause, milestones, moms, motherhood, musings, ramblings, women
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Sports Do Not Build Character
Sports do not build character. They reveal it. All of my kids have played organized sports. We have had every single type of sports equipment available in my house at some time. My dad was a coach. I married a … Continue reading
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Tagged children, coaching, courage, family, football, goal setting, life lessons, milestones, mothers, musings, parenting, ramblings, sports, women
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How the Water Works Makes the Water Work earned me a spot in the West Virginia State Science Fair in 1982. I was in the 7th grade and while my project was pretty awesome, it’s time I come clean. I … Continue reading
I’ve blogged before about resolutions (http://wp.me/p1BrD5-2T), it’s the right thing to do as a final post for the year, yes?! A little too off target this year, I’d say. It’s my 2013 wrap up blog, so let’s have some fun with … Continue reading
A Gift to My Daughters-in-Law. Wherever you may be.
I’m not a good Christmas Mother. I rationalize that I’m setting the bar fairly low for the mother’s of my grandchildren. But the truth is, I think I’m just too practical (translation=lazy). My little group has some Traditions (explained here: https://40somethinglessons.wordpress.com/2011/12/06/a-traditional-lesson/), … Continue reading
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Some gifts last forever.
I found a card recently that included a letter I wrote to my mom on Mother’s Day. The letter offered her, as a gift, my promise to be the kind of mother to my children that she was to me. … Continue reading
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The Broccoli Queen
My whole life has been a lie. One big, fat, horrible fallacy that has only recently been exposed to me. My brother’s, too. I haven’t had the nerve to break it to him yet (hope he’s not reading this), but … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, change, children, christmas, death, family, getting older, home, life lessons, moms, motherhood, mothers, musings, traditions
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