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You Know You’re A Writer When….

BY KRISTEN LAMB Last week, we talked about why being a writer is the greatest job in the world. But how can you tell if you’re a “real” writer? Great question and my parole officer approved this blog. You Know You’re [...]
"And here you have the body of a young stay at home mother who was smothered by her children while she had the flu. Incredibly sad."

Death Warmed Over

Oh, cruel fate. I have to say, there’s nothing a mother in charge of small children enjoys more than being sick for a week and half, feeling at the top of her game for two days, and then coming down with the plague right after. Health, [...]
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Top Ten Reasons Writing is the BEST Job in the WORLD

BY KRISTEN LAMB Ah, 2014. The New Year is upon us and it seems everyone has a story they want to tell. Often, I hear them when people find out I’m a writer. It’s estimated that 75% of Americans say they would one day like to write [...]

How Do You Accidentally Wax Your Butt?

by Jenny Hansen This title question came from my husband at breakfast this last weekend. First, I should say, I was on my first cup of coffee. Also, I might have a touch of PMS. (Yeah, yeah…too much information, but far be it from me [...]
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Strange Behavior

Well, it’s officially January in Kansas, which means the weather here is sucking our will to live. A new blanket of snow was thrown over our dreams of escape, two days ago, and the cabin fever is not so much the log cabin type, as it [...]

There’s No Talking in the Men’s Room?

by Jenny Hansen Hubby and I have been involved in a long-term (and very informal poll) about Men’s Room Etiquette. It all started in a counseling session a few months back when I made the stray comment wondering “what men talk about [...]
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How To Cheat on Your Hair Stylist: In 5 Easy Steps

Let’s start today with an excerpt from Paige’s Big Book of Beauty: Hair and Back Again, A Mole’s Tale Beauty Secret #1 …”Trim hair, at least once, between pregnancies.” An entire year had passed before I [...]
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The Power of Indulgence

By Piper Bayard Nicotine patches are flying off the shelves and personal trainers are working overtime as every gym across the nation fills with the January Resolutioners. image from US Air Force, wikimedia commons The Resolutioners are easy [...]
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2014 and Planning for Success in the New Year

BY KRISTEN LAMB We are standing on the precipice of a Brand New Year, which is almost as good as getting new school supplies. The smell of virgin paper not yet touched by a ballpoint. A new start. No mistakes. Nothing but potential. Okay, so [...]
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Braving the Grocery Store Before Christmas

Is everything around the Split level mass chaos? Yes. Thank you for asking. With one present left to buy, the van breaking down, and not a shower to be seen for me in the last couple days, things are, um, going. Not to worry, I found a few [...]