Wondering what to bring to the beach for a perfect beach day? These six tips will make sure you know exactly how to plan a beach day with your family …
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Violin Lullabies: A Review and a Giveaway
Hello! I've been a busy girl this last month, and I simply have not found the time to sit down and blog. But that's okay, because I have lots …
The Book of Jer3miah
This is not technically a book review, but since the series is called "The BOOK of Jeremiah" I'm going to just call it that anyway. Besides, …
The Smartest Woman I Know
Sigh. I sure miss my grandmother. And the older I get, the more I realize what a wonderful gem she was and I really wish I could have had more …
You Are Not So Smart
I like to think that I know just how advertisers are trying to sway my thoughts and opinions and gain my buying power. I also like to think that I am …
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I love listening to some of the NPR shows like This American Life. The topics and stories they come up with fascinate me, especially since they …
Dear Mrs. Kennedy
I am not much of a history buff. I have decided that this is due to the incredibly boring manner in which the history books I studied in …
The Gifts of Imperfection
You may have noticed a theme in my last couple posts. I'm rundown, overwhelmed and I realize that, while my priorities are right in my head, …
The Paranoid Parents Guide
"I am a parent, therefore I worry." Or maybe it should be "I worry, therefore I am a good parent." Either way, we parents tend to worry a lot. …
What We Have
Cancer. It's an ugly word, and an even uglier reality. Nobody likes to think about it, but for some people, like Amy Boesky, it is never far …
Write the Right Words
On closing night, I found myself staring at a stack of thank you cards waiting to be written to all of the wonderful people I got to work with while …
Letter to My Daughter
I was thinking the other day about how when I was 16 years old, my mother was 37. Which is only 2 years older than I am now. And I kind of had a …