October 2009
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September 2009
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Thank you, Husband
My husband has already shared so much with me in this life: our home, the upbringing of our three lovely children, laughter and love.
And now this: People of Walmart.
How is it that I was not informed of this gem months ago? I feel so behind the times!
We have lived across the street from Walmart for over three years now and try as I might to resist, I find myself spending more and more time...
10 Weird and Gross Ingredients in Processed Food →
ick! Good to know!
vegansaurus:
Hey vegans! Who already knew all seven of the animal ingredients? Who didn’t? The anal glands business was (disgusting, awful) news to me. Also, natural L-cysteine/cystine. Nastier living through chemistry!
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Good Friends Make it All Better
What a week!
Just got home from meeting the most beautiful baby that didn’t come out of me. Did I ever need to be surrounded by the relaxed, unconditional love that is the Core.
The Core is five of us lovely ladies that have been best friends since elementary school. We call ourselves “the Core” because we are all very different and we’ve all branched off and made friends...
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Gender Roles in the Family
I’m researching an article on gender roles in the family right now, but events in my real world have me considering the topic on an acutely personal level.
I have two amazing sons with very different dispositions. That there is a slight variance in their gene pools is irrelevant: my husband is the polar opposite of his older brother and they possess identical genetic make-up and...
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Thicker Skin, where are you?
I don’t take criticism well. At all. Now that I am really focusing on the freelance stuff, I am submitting to tonnes of publications and finding my work scrutinized by various editors from various backgrounds. Leo that I am, I bask in the accolades and spit venom at those who dare question me. I know that if I’m going to put myself out there, I have to learn suck it up, but some days...
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Later, Swayze. →
You know you loved it.
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Ooh. I started out posting “You are a...
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Vegan Chai (Blueberry) Pancakes and Stinkin' Fall
Twas the night before the first day of school. I always leave everything to the last minute, so last night, amidst school supplies shopping, mass (if futile) crayon labeling, laundry on a hideous degree, baths, haircuts, alarm checking, etc, etc, etc, I wanted to make a dinner that didn’t take much time or effort.
So I asked my two year old what he wanted because he’s a man of simple...
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Brainwashing my children...
…with music, so it’s okay.
I’ve had both boys singing this all day long. Now you sing too!