About Dawn Quyle Landau
Mother, Writer, treasure hunter, aging red head, and sushi lover. This is my view on life, "Straight up, with a twist––" because life is too short to be subtle! Featured blogger for Huffington Post, and followed on Twitter by LeBron James– for reasons beyond my comprehension.
Warning: If you read my post in October, Brought To You By the Number 10,000… One Big Ego trip, written on the occasion of reaching 10,000 views for my blog (in three months), then you could theoretically stop reading now. This will … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, getting published, how blogs work, Humor, Life, Parenting, Personal change, Sarcasm, Teens, The U.N., travel, Women's issues, Writing
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Tagged 20000 hits!, A Post a Week 2012, ABC Blog Award, Awesome Blog Content award, blog awards, blogging, bragging rights, Chris Isaac, Ego, Ego Trip, Freshly Pressed, Good Apple Award, Liebster blog, Sunshine blog award, Sweet Mother, Tales from the Motherland, Versatile Blogger award
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A big huge thank you to JeanDayFriday, who sent me the Good Apple Award, a WordPress award, in a tag-your-it post today. Jean’s got some hilarious stories to tell, so stop over and check her out. I am honored that … Continue reading →
Posted in Awareness, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, how blogs work, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Writing
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Tagged blogging, Good Apple Award, Humor, Musings, Tales from the Motherland, writing
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… Comes out in soundbites only. Even if you think you know what it means, or who said it, any explanations stay in Vegas. It’s worth noting, the trip got off to a “colorful” start, and stayed that way. Note: … Continue reading →
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, travel, Uncategorized, Women, Women's issues, Writing, Yee haw
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Tagged 50 Cent, fun, girl's trip, girlfriends, Humor, laughter, musing, sex, soundbites, Tales from the Motherland, travel, trip to Vegas, Vegas, women, writing
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In a short period of time, it seems that I’ve gotten an awful lot of questions about the blog, or my writing. Perhaps it’s because I’ve had more lunches out than usual, or certain posts strike a nerve, but the … Continue reading →
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It’s been a few days; I’ve missed two posts. My brain was spinning and I just couldn’t write it down… until it just had to be written. This is how I move forward. <– As I wrote today, this rainbow … Continue reading →
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Death of parent, Honest observations on many things, Life, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Personal change, Women's issues, Wonderful Things, Writing
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Tagged aging, change, families, growth, Huntington's Disease, inspiration, life, parenting, personal change, writing
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Note to new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students this year. Denmark is a 17 yr old girl. China is a 16 yr old boy. The U.S. is our 15 yr old son (Little Man). Israel, when home, is … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogging, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, High School, Humor, Life, Musings, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, The U.N., Writing
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Tagged blogs, Foreign exchange students, Humor, Tales from the Motherland, teenagers, The U.N.
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Yesterday I decided to address some “projects” that have been bugging me for years months. Constantly nagging in the back of my mind: the guest room closets, the family room pantry, my “office,” which has clearly become a dumping ground. … Continue reading →
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Women's issues, Writing
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Tagged change, collecting, health, hoarders, Humor, letting go, Tales from the Motherland
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(<–The U.N. and friends in Canada: Sec. Gen far right; Ninja/China 3rd from Rt; stylin’ Denmark 4th from Rt; and U.S., 5th from Rt) Note for new readers: Our family took in two foreign exchange students this year. Denmark is … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, Freshly Pressed, High School, how blogs work, Humor, Mothers, Musings, Parenting, Sarcasm, Writing
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Tagged ABC Blog Award, Awesome Blog Content award, blogging, exchange students, Humor, parenting teens, Tales from the Motherland, The U.N., writing
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Today, as so often happens, I was planning to post on a particular idea for “The Middle,” when I heard that The Monkees’ Davy Jones had died. I’ll be honest here: I haven’t thought about Davy in a very long … Continue reading →
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Death, Dying, Honest observations on many things, Life, Musings, Personal change, Writing
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Tagged aging, Awareness, Davy Jones, Death, Tales from the Motherland, Teen Beat, The Monkees, Tiger Beat
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I can not deny it, I am an Oscar junky. I have watched them every year, since I was a young kid. Never miss them, even if I’m out of the country and have to record them. I record them … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Writing
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Tagged Academy Awards, costumes, entertaining, fun, HDSA, Huntington's Disease, Oscar party, Oscars, parties, Party food, Tales from the Motherland
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