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I’m a Hoarder & Hate Garage Sales
This past weekend was our neighborhood garage sale. I hate garage sales with a fervor. I am not a firm believer in…
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Marriage and Relationships
Right Place, Right Time; This is Dedicated to the One I Love
14 years ago today, I married my best friend. But 1 year and 8 months earlier, I met the man I would…
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Hey Fat Girls, Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Doesn’t Want You or Your Money!
Abercrombie & Fitch CEO, Mike Jeffries, very un- Abercrombie & Fitch like himself, has gone on record saying that he does not…
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Parenting
The day I became a Mother; A Birth Story
Gabi is my second child. She was induced on May 21, 2007. I was 39 weeks and I felt like I was…
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Parenting
Communion
Saturday, May 4, 2013, my Bella received her first Holy Communion. In the Catholic religion, communion is the third sacrament that our…
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Throat Punch Thursday
Throat Punch Thursday~ Lock Up Your Guns, People!!
How many children have to be “accidentally” shot and killed before people start to lock up their fucking guns? How many children…
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Confessions
A Year Ago Today, the Loss of the Unimaginable
May 1st is the anniversary of what has so far been the worst day of my life; the day that I lost…
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Confessions
The Quiet Before the Maternal Storm
Moving on after losing a child or a pregnancy, how is it even possible? I know you get up and breathe and…
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Blogging
Must Have WordPress Plugins for Every Blogger
There are a million WordPress plugins for WordPress sites and they are constantly updating an evolving. It is hard to keep up.…
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“The Mommy Business Trip” Just an Excuse to Get Away from Our Families & Booze it Up ~ Throat Punch Thursday
So, I read this Wall Street Journal article this morning about “Mommy Business Trip” basically mocking moms who go to conferences because…
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