Tag Archives: 40s

Future Daughter in Laws, You are a terrifying reality.

It was just like I remembered. Sweaty palms, re-checking the outfit (don’t want to try too hard, don’t want to be too casual), wondering if it would go well, worrying she wouldn’t like me, conflicted on whether to hug or … Continue reading

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A Mother’s Day Pact

Mother to Mother, let me wish you a Happy Mother’s Day, and allow me to give you a gift. It’s not a massage or a handmade card or even a nice dinner. As a matter of fact, it’s the antithesis … Continue reading

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Life Lessons from 1983

The 8th Grade Dinner Dance was the biggest thing I could imagine to end my tenure as a middle schooler. We didn’t all take dates but we did get dressed up in what our mothers would have called our Sunday … Continue reading

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Songs to Live For.

Like a lot of things, my ability to sing is somewhere just above cringe worthy and below I’d pay to see that. I’d suggest it improves greatly with a few shots of Grey Goose to either me or my audience … Continue reading

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I did not greet motherhood with the grace I had hoped for. As a matter of full disclosure, I distinctly remember looking over at the baby in the bassinet beside my hospital bed and thinking, “That’s a cute baby” as … Continue reading

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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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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

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The Meanest of the Mean Girls

I’ve been toying with the idea for a while to write a post about bullying. I have mixed opinions when it comes to what it is and what to do about it, but my perspective was going to be to … Continue reading

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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

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