WritingThoughts

I thought we could take a break from serious discussions this week and start a discussion instead about Halloween. Do you celebrate it? If so, how? Leave a comment and share any fun stuff that you and your family do for Halloween, or just your opinion. I’ll go first. Typically, we attend an alternative Fall […]

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“Mom, we’re out of printer paper!” Darling Daughter number one (DD1) called out. “I’m ready to print now. My paper is due TOMORROW.” That last word was a bit of a shout. I walked over to her printer. I noticed that the paper tray was actually empty. I checked the other printers in the house […]

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There are all kinds of social media out there. (My personal favorite is StumbleUpon.) However, the only social media that my kids ever talk about are Facebook and MySpace. In fact, those are the only social media that I’ve ever heard any kids talk about… As a mom, I have to tell you that social […]

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Last week I blogged on the reasons why you should buy books for kids. This week I’m sharing some of my favorite books, categorized by age. Whether you’re homeschooling, or just reading to your kids, you’re bound to find an old or new favorite on this list! (Many of the books are part of a […]

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With the holiday season right around the corner, I may be stating the obvious — but, a great way to get kids to read is to give them books as presents. This is something that we  have done for our own kids, and it’s actually a legacy passed down from my parents who gave me […]

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Over the years I’ve noticed that there are two styles of parenting that seem to go hand-in-hand with two styles of working. I’ve noticed that some parents are competitive in the way that they parent, just as some workers are competitive in the way that they work. Other parents are cooperative in their parenting, just […]

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This is a question for the work-at-home moms out there who,  like me, opted to start a home business in order to find more time for their families. Will you continue to work at  home after all of your kids are grown? This is a question that I’ve thought about from time to time. It’s […]

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Red ink means something very different for writers than it does for accountants. For accountants, red ink means the company is losing money. For writers, red ink is the color of corrections. I might also add, for this writer at least, red ink is the color of learning to become a better writer. My daughter […]

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Today’s WAHM Wednesday is dedicated to my memories of a former coworker who, when hearing that someone had taken their work home and was not coming into the office on that particular day, would snicker and say: “I hope that they enjoy their day off.” I believe that it’s attitudes like hers that have kept […]

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At the beginning of the summer I asked, what are your summer plans? Now that the kids are headed back to school, I’d like to ask the same thing. What are your plans? Just like there were options for WAHMs at the beginning of the summer, I see several options as the kids head back […]

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