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Shopping in NEPA: the Bare Accessories
People are always asking me about my jewelry, they want to know where I bought it or who made it or if they can get something similar. I always tell them “Yes!” and then I proceed to tell them exactly where I purchased each piece, how much I paid for it and who they should talk to when they get to the store. I especially love doing this with small, locally owned businesses ~ when you buy local, you help your community. Anyway, about a month ago, Miss 16 and I were shopping for accessories for her prom dress when we stumbled across a lovely little store at the Shoppes…
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Fruity Bread Pudding Recipe
A few weeks back I mentioned that my children surprised me by loving bread pudding. In fact, Miss 16 sent me a text requesting the bread pudding instead of cake for her birthday. Anyway since my post, I’ve been getting requests for the recipe. Unfortunately, I haven’t had a chance to make another one so there aren’t any pictures to go with the post but I wanted to share the recipe with you all anyway. I tweaked the recipe a bit to fit my family’s taste (they love dried fruits) so I encourage you to do the same. Please stop back by and let me know what you think after…
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Coffee Talk: Memories of Michael Jackson
My daughter is now a big fan of Michael Jackson’s, isn’t it crazy how an artist transcends generations?
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We Were Drama Queens from Birth
Oh how I wish I’d found this on Sunday! My sister and I have always known the story of our birth, Mom used it as a way to highlight our need for drama since birth. And as I tell you the story, you’ll understand that we come by our dramatics honestly. Thank you, Mom and Dad. It was about 2 AM on a Saturday morning in 1973 when my dad went racing down the streets of Washington, D.C. in his little Datsun. With dual horns blaring and my mother tensing up in labor, my dad violated all sorts of traffic laws. Really, what do stop lights mean when your wife…
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Coffee Talk: Birds and High Seas
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6 Ways to Make Your Blog More Appealing to Companies
A few days ago I asked the question that has been plaguing mom bloggers since the beginning of time. Ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration but from the replies I received to my query, I’d say this topic is pretty high on everyone’s list… Moms want to know how they can make money from their blogs. After I asked the question, Jennifer James wrote a brief outline in my comments section about how to profit from your blog and then she wrote an excellent follow up post. I won’t rehash what she wrote but I will offer the following suggestions for making your blog more appealing to companies: 1. Market yourself…
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Coffee Talk: That Huggies Commercial Creeps Me Out!
Click here to see the Huggies commercial. Don’t forget to leave me a comment letting me know what you think? Am I being too sensitive or is the commercial slightly skeevy?
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Ten Random Facts About Me
1. I make up words. Sometimes I don’t realize I’ve done it until someone says “Whaaaaa?” Fortunately, my family’s used to it and they just let it go and figure out what I mean by context. 2. My twin sister is 45 minutes older than I am. When we were kids I used to say we were equal in age, now I love the fact that she’s older. 3. My first car was a Pontiac Fiero. I’ve had 3, I wrecked 1 and the other 2 died on me. That was over 16 years ago but every time I hear “I’ll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me” by Expose I’m…
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Introducing Coffee Talk
A little over a year ago a friend of mine from high school contacted me and, after catching up, he said he was surprised to find me living such “a suburban lifestyle.” When I asked him to explain, he said he always thought that I’d be living in the middle of a jungle somewhere reporting on political coups, genocides or other social upheavals… Wow! I remember when that was my dream. I thought I’d change the world with my writing. When I first started this blog, my plan was to write about my journey as I adjusted to life away from the library stacks but over time time my focus…
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