On Wednesdays We Play
Have you ever considered what people might think if they saw what goes on behind-the-scenes at your house? Do you ever wonder what it would be like to catch a…
Read moreSelling Rainbows Proved to Be About As Profitable as it Sounds
When I was in college, I answered an ad for a sales job and was hired to sell Rainbows. Putting it like that, in hindsight, that should have been my…
Read moreGambling With a Hair Stylist Is a Mistake
It was the start of the 80s, the decade of big hair. I had been begging my mom to let me get a perm. I had long, wavy hair that…
Read moreGardening Is Good for the Body, Mind and Soul
My first experience with a garden came as a child when my dad dug up a large plot of land in our yard. My parents left it to…
Read moreThe Surprising Secrets No One Tells You About Beauty Pageants
When I was 15, I was a contestant in the Miss New Jersey United Teenager competition. The year prior, my best friend had participated in the pageant and I had…
Read moreWhen You Have Kids Young, 36 Feels Old
When my youngest started kindergarten, I was surprised to find at Back to School Night that I was still on the younger end of the parenting scale. I was 36;…
Read moreWhat To Do With All the Stuff
Welcome to a Secret Subject Swap. This week 14 brave bloggers picked a secret subject for someone else and were assigned a secret subject to interpret in their own…
Read moreThe Challenge of Being an Introvert in a Group of Extroverts
Even though I am an introvert, most of my friends are extroverts. Many of them are the type who are eager to dance and sing in public, even without a…
Read moreCelebrating a Special Day In a Special Way
Birthdays are a big deal in my family. Even though my mother would joke about how she was the one who had done all the work so many years ago…
Read moreWhat It’s Like to Be Facing Down the End of a Stage
My two youngest were both in the high school play. As opening night approached, rehearsals got more frequent and longer, meaning I saw them off in the morning and didn’t…
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