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Crafting the Perfect Gallery Wall
Can you have too many gallery walls in your home? Â Ya know, those walls with a clever scattering of well curated pictures. Â I've been in my new house less than a month and I already have 4. Â I have a...
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Michelle Funez Featured In The San Francisco Chronicle + More!
Diary of an Aspiring Loser blogger Michelle Funez is featured on the cover of the San Francisco Chronicle's In Marin section.Alaska from Scratch was featured by Tech Hive as one of their 30 favorite...
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Preserve It Now for Autumn Entertaining
When summer's bounty is at its peak, the sheer volume of canning can begin to feel like drudgery. (Even the best-intentioned planning tends to go awry.) But remember: the hard work you put in now pays...
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Caregivers Need Care Too
If you are the caregiver, it is sometimes hard to admit that you need time apart from the person you care for day in and day out. You love them, you want them to have the best care possible, and you...
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My 5 Favorite Beauty Products
Here are some of my favorite beauty products. This is not a sponsored post -- these are just the best makeup products that I use!CoverGirl Trublend Liquid Make Up Classic Ivory 410, 1.0-Ounce Bottle,...
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Remembering Elmore Leonard: Leave Out the Part That Readers Skip
I heard on NPR this morning that Elmore Leonard passed away and immediately thought of his wonderfully funny -- and simply wonderful -- 10 Tips for Writers. What I didn't know until I read it in his...
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Making the Tough Decision to Send My Homeschooled Kids Off to School
This month parents throughout America parents are taking their small children out into the yard with adorable letter 'K' signs, snapping pictures and sending them out into the cyber world, capturing...
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Digital Love Letters
When I was 14 and began dating my first boyfriend, AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was all the rage. My screen name was a clever play on "Jerseygirl". In my defense, I had created the name a year...
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What It Feels Like to Have Acupuncture
I am afflicted with the upper back and neck pain of the sedentary office worker, and I have been for about fifteen years now. In my quest to find relief, I've tried stretches, physical therapy, back...
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These Strange Ingredients are Lurking in Your Food
Did you know that the anal sacs of female beavers sometimes flavour your food? What about all of those shiny candies coated in an insect excretion? My Whole Food Life has a roundup of seven ingredients...
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"I Know Where You Live" and Other True Social Media Legends
My friend sent me one of those Snopes-worthy mass-freakout emails informing me that KILLERS COULD TELL WHERE I LIVE BY CODE EMBEDDED IN MY FACEBOOK PHOTOS!!! (Side note: why are killers always hanging...
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Finding What Works for My Son: An Ongoing Journey
"He'll grow out of it.""He's just all boy.""Isn't he only 3?"After bringing home a whirlwind of a toddler at age 2 1/2 from Korea, these phrases were the backdrop of many conversations I had with...
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Sometimes Mommy Needs a Vacation
When I became a mom, no one told me that my baby would drive me crazy someday. No one said that there would be a day when you just needed to be ALONE. Over the last (nearly) two years, there have been...
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Cooking With Friends: a Twist on the Dinner Party
We've found that the art of entertaining takes some practice. Despite our best intentions, we many times find ourselves racing the clock until the last second, hoping that our dinner guests will decide...
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Make Your Own Wallpaper With Recycled Toilet Paper Rolls
I finally finished up one of my projects that I had in the works. I truthfully had no idea it was going to take as long as it did. I thought it would be a quick hour or so....nope. It took about 30...
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You CAN Have Sex with the Lights On!
I honestly never thought much about "lights-on vs. lights-off sex" when I was younger. Now that I am in mid-life with a little extra around the middle, and authoring a new body-image site for women, it...
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Hate Letter Sent to Mother of Autistic Child
While the intent of Laughing Mom is to take a lighthearted break from the challenges of parenting, every now and again I come across a current event piece that just can't go by unnoticed. I suspect my...
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Car Seats Need to be Simpler
Car seats are too complicated. This is the conclusion I've come to. Most people do not install their car seats correctly. The ones that are aware of this demand to have their seats checked by a...
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Make Your Own Wallpaper With Recycled Toilet Paper Rolls
I finally finished up one of my projects that I had in the works. I truthfully had no idea it was going to take as long as it did. I thought it would be a quick hour or so....nope. It took about 30...
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You CAN Have Sex with the Lights On!
I honestly never thought much about "lights-on vs. lights-off sex" when I was younger. Now that I am in mid-life with a little extra around the middle, and authoring a new body-image site for women, it...
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