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Getting to know…

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As the second day of 2008 ticks away, I keep asking myself, “Self… what do you want to do with the New Year?” Resolutions are so last year. So, instead of making some lame promise I won’t keep (ie: stop eating chocolate or swearing like a sailor), I decided to just make a […]

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It’s Not New Year’s Without Black-Eyed Peas

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Every culture has traditions, especially when it comes to “Luck” and the bringing in of a New Year. Being from the South, you would probably guess that our Southern Traditions includes food.
As long as I can remember, we’ve had black-eyed peas with ham on New Year’s Day. Even my father, who only ate […]

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Christmas Morning Breakfast

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I’ll admit that I didn’t grow up with these….but I have been making these for breakfast since my oldest daughter was born….this will be the 17th Christmas that Sausage Balls have been our “must-have” for Christmas Morning, I thought I’d share….
Ingredients:
1-pound ground sausage (you choose - mild or spicy (we like mild!)
3 cups Bisquick
4 cups […]

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Knowledge makes the best gift.

They always say that knowledge is power. So that means to give someone knowledge is to give them power… and, in my opinion, power is a pretty cool gift.

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Gratitude: It’s Not Just for Thanksgiving…

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If you read about my creation of a Vision Board, you will see that I am working on what to “do” with my life…and part of working on a more fulfilled life is setting the Intent of what you want your life to become. As a part of the intent, I began keeping […]

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Southern Thanksgiving Must-Have: Pecan Pie

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In the United States, Thanksgiving is the 4th Thursday of November - that’s November 22nd this year.   For those of you in the United States, you are probably doing what I am doing:  thinking about what I need to get at the grocery store.  I mean, Thanksgiving, at least in the South, is […]

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Who is Afraid of the Big, Bad, Mammogram?

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Me. That’s who. Or at least I was before yesterday at exactly 3:05PM. That’s when I experienced one for the first time. That is the moment I realized I’d been a complete moron for not having gotten one sooner.
I’ve heard so many rumors about how painful Mammograms were. “They put you in this machine and […]

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Travel Inspired Dishes: Maryland Crab Cakes

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I was fortunate enough to visit with a friend who has property on “The Eastern Shore”, which is an area of Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay. Hooper’s Island area was our destination, and though it was a rainy day, the crab-fishers were out in force. I have to confess that Crab is one […]

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Sports bras for big tits!

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I have big tits – not showing off just stating fact.  I also exercise a lot – usually five days a week. And I can’t find a sports bra to fit my breasts. This is something I have struggled with for ages. None of the major manufacturers make sports bras for breast […]

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All Change

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Life in our house has completely changed over the last two and a half months. After rearing 6 children over the last 31 years, my husband Tony and I found ourselves living alone about six months ago when our youngest daughter fled the nest. We were just getting used to it and beginning […]

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Prose-a-holic

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I regularly write reviews for All Things Girl, but if I were perfectly honest, I’d have to confess I write reviews for around 1/4th of the books I read. I am a bit of a prose-a-holic.
From the time I began reading about the adventures of Dick, Jane, and their dog Spot, I was […]

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Curbly - DIY Design (aka where any free time I have will now be spent)

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So today I stumbled across Curbly - A DIY Design Community. In about 2.5 nano-seconds I was hooked. I love design in all shapes and forms, although perhaps not fashion design unless it consists of fall fashion with lots of deep autumn colours, striped socks and fuzzy scarves. My mother would have a heart […]

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Taking Control of your Email

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Email. We all get it, and sometimes we all get far too much of it. Awhile ago, I sat in front of my computer with my email open and stared, rather stupefied, at the number of emails in my various Inboxes (I have a number of emails for different things). 402. 16 Unread. 640. […]

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