Shhhh, it’s really only 4 As part of a blogathon theme day, participants are encouraged to write about our top five places to write. I don’t think I have five. Let’s see: On the couch in the family room. Except it’s really an old futon in the basement. Also Netflix is on, so I’m not really...
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Did you think I was kidding? Yesterday I ran my mouth off again. I know, hard to believe. I mentioned being burned out on writing in my blog and said, “Don’t be surprised if you find a spaetzle recipe next time you visit.” Given the overwhelming response by my readers — for surely two requests indicates...
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You may remember that last week started with my 7 Perfectly pathetic goals, and I am proud to announce that I get to check each one off the list! Now I’m really glad to be starting a fresh week. Not that last week wasn’t great because it was. I’m just feeling the blogathon burnout in...
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This has been a busy week for my real world, which I’ve already bleated repeatedly, and that means slacking off on the blog. I haven’t written much, and I haven’t read as much from my favorite blogs either. Heck, I haven’t even responded to my own commenters in days. However, I do have a...
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Welcome to another Fake it Friday! You may have noticed that I’ve been faking it all week, and I apologize. It’s been kind of a long week around here, and I haven’t gotten to a lot of things I wanted to do. During a regular month, that just means I don’t post at all,...
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It’s one of those days again. I’m home from work, waiting for the kids to get home from school. Then we have to shop for tomorrow’s school picnic, pack the lunches for the picnic, order my son’s birthday cake, and buy treats to take for his class on his birthday. See, I just bored myself...
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