This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the American Cancer Society. All thoughts and opinions, however, are my own. I am so glad to share my own experience, in hopes that it might somehow be a catalyst toward helping win the fight against cancer. See the beautiful woman on the left? …
Rod Stewart is one of the best selling musical artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. He has spent FOUR DECADES of his life as a successful professional musician. That’s a record that few can match, considering how difficult it is to stay relevant over the long haul in the …
I participated in this campaign for One2One Network. I received a free copy of the album to facilitate my review. By posting, I am eligible for incentives. All opinions stated are my own. The album cover of Michael Bublé’s latest project: To Be Loved. This week I received the new album by Michael Bublé, entitled …
To the alert Bible School Teacher who took me aside and told me she was worried about my four year old son, because he always ate his graham crackers in such a way as to form the shape of a “gun”, and then pretended to fire that gun? To that same woman, who scared the …
We haven’t had a LOT of colds around here this winter, but the one we had, all four of us shared. It took its time picking off family member after family member, and took us over a week, each, to recover. It was the gift that kept on giving, and it was a DOOZY! As …
Hemingway’s Girl was a really good read. Let that be said, first of all. I haven’t read any Hemingway since I was in junior high, sneaking into my sisters’ bedroom to read the books from their Great Books literature class. I did this in hopes of either becoming super smart, or at least perhaps I might …
I know a girl. A sweet, wholesome, beautiful girl. Fresh faced and rosy cheeked, she has that natural kind of beauty that needs no adornment. Her soft spoken manner is accompanied by kindness, gentleness, and helpfulness. She’s the kind of girl who would make ANY mother proud. You’d never take her for someone with …
Rene Her parents named their youngest baby girl Florene. But all her friends called her “Rene”. I wasn’t born into the privilege of being Rene’s niece. However, I was fortunate enough to have married into that position. And you didn’t have to BE genetically related, to feel like you’d become family to Rene. I only …
This post was written for GenFab, (short for Generation Fabulous), a group for bloggers of a certain age that provides encouragement, information and blogging tips. GenFab sponsors a once a month Blog Hop. This month’s topic was “How I met my husband/significant other”. You can follow GenFab’s twitter hashtag at #GenFab. I get so many (absolutely …
Gratuitous picture of Sooze and Anne loving Chicago. Last month I took a wonderful trip to Chicago with my dear friend, Anne, to attend Bloggy Boot Camp, Brand Edition, which was hosted by The SitsGirls. That blogging conference rocked on every level: they provided excellent information for bloggers who desire to… dare I say it… …
This post marks the last in a series of six posts that I have written as an Ambassador Mom for Kotex. It’s been a really good experience for me, and not just because we received free product (although that was a very nice thing!). It’s also been a good thing for me, personally. I feel …
Back in June, I was fortunate enough to be chosen as an Ambassador Mom for Kotex. Kotex asked its Ambassador Moms to write posts geared toward moms of tweens and teens, and put those posts up periodically, as it were. Ahem. They asked me to schedule these posts, once a month. Once a month. It’s the …
Once upon a time, when I was in my 20’s, I was a school teacher. I taught school at a very hoity-toity private school, where the parents paid big bucks to receive more personalized attention for their well-heeled students. It was on me to provide that attention and educate those offspring, and I did my …
As much as my Mother adored me, (and she did), it was never easy for me to talk with her about things that were deeply personal to me. That’s on me. For some reason, when it came to topics concerning my body, I held her at arm’s length, so to speak. Which is why, I’m …
Free shoes? You decide. Have you ever heard the old saying that “There’s no such thing as a free lunch”? I have found this to be a true statement, in life, in general. In fact, I have found it to even be true in cyberspace. To all my bright-eyed, fresh faced young blogging friends who …