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Category Archives: My world
All Kinds of Mayhem at the U.N.
Life at the U.N. has been one hilarious, exhausting, outrageous ride lately… Chaos, mayhem, loads of humor, abound. Personally, I am absolutely convinced that reality TV could not make some of this stuff up; it would be a ratings bonanza. … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Foreign exchange students, High School, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Teens, The U.N.
Tagged blog, board games, China, Denmark, Foreign exchange students, Humor, Monopoly, Musings, parenting, Teens, The U.N., video games
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The Middle… On the Edge of Humor and Insanity.
About a week ago I snapped. I came home from Hospice to one more afternoon of three teens on three different screens and pretty much messes everywhere: backpacks, snack plates, cups (mountains of cups! Full, empty, used, just sitting there…), … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, High School, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, The U.N., Women's issues, Writing
Tagged bad days, Cheezits, end of life, funky music, Granmaster Flash, Humor, Teens
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Extra! Extra! Passive Aggressive Control Freak Surrenders… and Survives to Celebrate It.
POW! KAPLOOEY! BAM! Holy transformation Batman; she’s accepting help! What next? Well folks, it was bound to happen. Or, maybe it wasn’t bound to just happen, and I can actually take some credit for working really hard at this and … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Daily Observations, Ego, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Personal change, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Awareness, Control freak, Death, Detachment, Grace, Kindness, loss, love, perfectionism, personal change, writing
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The Middle….These are a Few of My Favorite Things
Move over Oprah! Oh, right she did move over… right off into the sunset. No ridiculously over the top show this year with all her “Favorite Things.” So, here are a few of MY favorite things. This is the brief … Continue reading
Oh my! It’s the Liebster Blog Awards!
Note: I take it back; I’m posting again. I got this amazing nomination yesterday for the Liebster Award. Part of the nomination includes posting the awards on your own blog site. So, I am passing along some good stuff here, … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, Humor, Musings, My world
Tagged blog, bloggers, find other bloggers, Humor, Liebster Award
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Whose Nest is Empty Anyway?
Warning: This may not be palatable for certain college age offspring, of say, mine. While not intended to be a lecture… it might have become one along the way. Read with caution, but know that I mean it. This year … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Daily Observations, High School, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Mothers, Musings, My world, Parenting, Teens
Tagged college age kids, college age kids returning home, empty nest, high school, Humor, life after kids, life after the kids leave, mothers, parenting, parenting roles, teen years, ungrateful, writing
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The Middle… Words of Gratitude
Recently I’ve found myself powerfully tuned in to the world around me. Colors are brighter (the foliage blows my mind daily!); music moves me more than usual; I notice people around me and see them with fresh eyes. There are … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Musings, My world, Parenting, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged children, Death, grateful, Gratitude, letting go, Musings, taking stock, Thanks, writing
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TALES FROM THE MOTHERLAND 