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Because Every Pair of Pants Needs a “Snack Sack”…

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by Jenny Hansen You know, they just don’t make things like they used to… That’s something I never thought I’d say. But, really, when it comes to clothing, this is so very true. Anyone who has bought a pair of jeans in [...]

Can A Cup O’ Joe Make Your Man A ‘Ho’?

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by Jenny Hansen I make some wicked good coffee. My pals scarf my java up and a few years ago, one of my neighbors, Clair, asked what I was doing with my coffee that she wasn’t doing with hers. She was moping so I gave her all the tools. [...]

How Do You Accidentally Wax Your Butt?

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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 [...]

There’s No Talking in the Men’s Room?

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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 [...]

How Much Love Fits In a One Inch Picture Frame?

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by Jenny Hansen One of the most stellar bits of writing advice I’ve ever read was dispensed by Anne Lamott, the author of writing classic, Bird by Bird. She tells writers to: “Keep a one-inch picture frame on your desk to remind yourself [...]
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The Funniest Reviews, Ads and AutoCorrects of 2013

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Does anyone else read Amazon reviews for entertainment? I have to control myself or I’d be in there all day long. Piper Bayard sent me the reviews of Bic Pens for Her with gems like this:   “Someone has answered my gentle prayers [...]
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Are You A “Holiday Hoarder?”

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by Jenny Hansen As much as I hate to admit it, I could be classified as a hoarder when it comes to Christmas supplies. We just went into the garage to get our holiday stuff out and the hubs looked at the shopping bags scattered next to his [...]
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Holiday Baking: The 3 Lies In My Family Almond Roca Recipe

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by Jenny Hansen Every year, in the days after Thanksgiving, I open “the magic recipe folder” and start Christmas baking. And I’m talking about a LOT of baking. (I make 3 kinds of cookies, a few types of fudge, Russian Tea Cakes [...]

Creative Problem Solving: Keep the Cow Out of the Ditch

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by Jenny Hansen Harvey Mackay is one of my favorite columnists because he always makes me think about multiple topics. For example, I might go to him for a business lesson and, instead, a family or life lesson. Case in point: one of my co-workers [...]
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Thanksgiving Phobias: 5 Signs You Have “Turkey Block”

3 months ago | Comments Off
by Jenny Hansen   It’s less than two weeks till Thanksgiving and I have a confession… I am afraid to make a turkey. Seriously, it’s like writer’s block…only instead of a fear of the page, it’s a fear [...]