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18 February 2010

10 things that spark happiness in me

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This isn’t even a snarky post, y’all. These are really things that make me super happy. I try to take notice of when that spark goes off in my brain and these are some of those things that make that happen.
1. Cooking
I’ve talked before about how I love to cook. It’s the thing I use [...]

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28 January 2010

5 inappropriate thoughts I have about the MTV show “Teen Mom”

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I’m obsessed with the show “Teen Mom” which features 4 of the girls from the show “16 & Pregnant” which I was really into last year. This show should win an Emmy; however, I have some thoughts on it which I probably shouldn’t say out loud which, of course, means I’m writing about it on [...]

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29 December 2009

10 YouTube videos that make me happy

So Casey tagged me in a post to list 10 things that make me happy. My list would look very similar to my birthday post from last year where I showed pictures of my favorite things, some of which are also in my header right now. I’ve decided to do a different take on it [...]

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19 December 2009

21 things that became obsolete this decade – are you still using them?

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I recently read an article called “21 Things That Became Obsolete This Decade” and worked through the list to see if I was using any of them. Let’s break it down.
1.) PDAs
Nope, haven’t had one of these for years. Even when I did have one, I didn’t like it. Smartphones are much better.
2.) Email accounts [...]

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15 December 2009

10 blogging lessons to learn from Casey’s mommy blog

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Several years ago when Casey and I worked together, she didn’t know how to do much in the technical realm. I IMed her at work once and it confused her. So when she moved to Colorado and told me she wanted to start a blog to share information about her and her family, I knew [...]

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9 December 2009

Randomness

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Andy and I are participating in an Urban Dare this weekend and I’m scared to death.  We’ll be asking some people to help us at home as we try to decipher the clues in the race.
Our house is still for sale. We’ve dropped the price $20k lower than we paid. Want to buy it?
Andy’s brother, [...]

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1 October 2009

10 reasons why I like older kids more than younger ones

So if you’ve talked to me recently in any form, you’ll know that I’ve been on a bit of a “older kids rock” theme. I’ve lived my entire adult life with a little one to take care of and the liberation of having older kids who don’t require help them with basic needs has been [...]

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29 September 2009

My 10 favorite quirky sites to visit online

The common thread in most sites that I love to visit is that they tend to be smart, funny and vulgar. At least two out of the three. Here are 10 of my favorites.
Warning: most of these have high potential to offend. Click at your own risk.
1.) JamesGunn.com
James Gunn is a writer and director and [...]

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4 June 2009

12 tips before boarding your first cruise ship

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Last week I lost my Cruise Virginity. I’m used to researching and planning trips but this was our first cruise and we did some things right and some…not. Here are some tips based on what we learned.

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26 May 2009

10 fun things to do on a family road trip

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I didn’t grow up going on many road trips. Anything over an hour and we were staying the night. I did, however, marry somebody who grew up taking long road trips and as adults, we have lived eight hours away from family for nearly eight years. I was sort of forced to get used to [...]

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