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If you were a household appliance ...
Are you familiar with the term 'head fake'? A 'head fake' teaches people things they don't realize they're learning until well into the process. If you're a head fake...
A Challenge...
A week ago today we pulled into L.A. and unloaded the huge mounds of furniture and boxes from inside the 16-ft. Penske truck, making Hermosa Beach our new home. My fi...
Feeling A Little “Keyser Sö...
By: verboten
“I don’t know about you,” Mars said to Sassy, "but I’m feeling a little ‘Keyser Sözed.’” 1 1 Söze (Sözel) means verbal in Turkish. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keys...
There she is -- Miss Cougar!
Who is she? Gloria Navarro, 42 (on the right), and she had this to say when selected at the first ever national Cougar Convention: "I believe every woman has a cougar...
Halloween Witches and Spells
By: espressogirl
Halloween is the time of year that's always confused me. As a kid, I loved Halloween. As a teen, I got sick of it. As a young adult, I hated it. Maybe because I worke...
The Best Days of MY Life
By: jessicalee
Anyone who knows me or reads me knows I’m a very happy person. I have a wonderful life and I’m grateful every single day, even on the bad days. I have my insecurities...
The Not So Awesome Part
By: hali
So, maybe I spoke too soon about October. Or it was just last week that was awesome, because I'm pretty sure that I'm sick now. Just in time for my friend to come in ...
Yanks
I am officially a Yankees fan. I wasn't always but now I am. Raised a Jersey girl, I've always had a fondness for the Yanks. But I'll be honest I never really underst...
The Little Bottle of Nickels
By: wearmanyhats
The Man Who Puts Up With me left the world of over the road trucking, set down his several boxes and bags of "stuff" from his truck, and never looked back. Somehow th...
My new natural high...
By: writergrrl
My heart is beating a little bit faster than usual. I feel a bit euphoric – singing pop songs with my kids at the tops of my lungs, smiling more, generally feeling ch...
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Mufasa
My birthday came early this year. Max got me a kitten! His name is Mufasa and I've posted a photo from my iPhone to the right. Currently he's hiding under our bed. We jus...
My Beautiful Valley
A funny thing happens when you live in a place nearly all of your life. You stop seeing it. You drive to work, to the store, to the doctor, to all the places you normally...
Week #4 - Worthiness
Sorry for the delay! I had some uploading problems.This week I want to talk about "worthiness." Worthiness is perhaps the most essential ingredient in living a wholeheart...
A Cruel World for the Creative
The world can be a warm, inviting place full of possibilities and open doors…. If you’ve got the right type of mind. If you’re science-oriented, a number-cruncher, ...
Wondering why?
I was listening to the radio this morning and a woman on there was talking about her husband and how he had come home and told her that he went to lunch with an old girlf...
Life happens.
“Yeah, we both got dreams we could chase alone or we could make our own.” -- Sugarland I am 25 weeks along & I went to the doctor’s Friday & guess what? I g...
Bye Bye Lollipop Lolita
I am tired of the “lollipop Lolita” syndrome in which women, who starve themselves to please men and fashion designers, think the body of a prepubescent girl is what ...
Thanks
When I posted the news about my mother's terminal lung cancer I got such an outpouring of love and support from fellow PNN'ers...It truly took my breath away. Thank you a...
I Feel Like I Should Be Honest Here...
This blog should really be rated-R and hopefully along the way I won't offend too many sensibilities. I'm trying to be honest - with myself, with an unknowing populace. I...
Today, I am an Autumn tree ...
While looking at the world around me, I like to zoom in on certain 'scenes' and look for ways that they parallel my life or 'personal growth' at the time. I've been parti...
Happily stuck in Transition
(please forgive my capitals, I'm emphasizing, not screaming! I'm happy!) These past few weeks I've been so busy I lost some control of my time. I'm busy with my writing c...
How Many Fights Must A Relationship Endure to Be "Real"?
The other day I was sitting in my living room when Marcel mentioned to me that at one point he felt that he and Chris were not really best friends because they had never ...
Desensitizing My Language
In order to understand that my ability to express myself has gone completely to the dogs, I must first tell two stories. The first dates back fifteen years to when I marr...
Just a Quote...
"We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdnes...
The End
and just like that its over...you walk away with your heart a little bruised but your head held high because in the end you were the better person; you made the effort. ...
The Trick to Planning a Wedding
Planning any type of event or gathering can be very stressful. However planning a wedding can be the ultimate in stress. To help aleviate stress when planning a wedding y...
To Quit or Not To Quit??
Hey, I really need to talk to someone about one of my activities. I'm a swimmer and i HATE it! It's five days a week and sometimes seven if i have a meet!!!!! It's making...
Betrayal
I can’t look at you the same . You betrayed me. I trusted you not to hurt me, but that’s exactly what you did. You’re the person that I thought I could trust the mo...
Alone
It's been a long time since I have been alone. Not in a relationship that is. I have this dream that one day...I will finally be happy in a relationship. I have been diss...
Dis-belief
I have recently become fascinated with other religions. I'm Christian, but I wasn't four years ago - I was so not Christian, actually, that I sometimes still surprise mys...
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Thanks
By: mamabear
When I posted the news about my mother's terminal lung cancer I got such an outpouring of love and support from fellow PNN'ers...It truly took my breath away. Thank y...
My Beautiful Valley
A funny thing happens when you live in a place nearly all of your life. You stop seeing it. You drive to work, to the store, to the doctor, to all the places you norm...
Reception site picked and more
By: veggiehippiechic
Ahhhhh *big sigh of relief* we picked our reception venue. It is the courtyard marriot right down the street from where we live. It is modern, comfortable, and very v...
Just a Thought
By: carpediem
Maybe this is inappropriate, but its my blog and if you don't like it, don't read it. I HAD THE MOST AMAZING SEX EVER LAST NIGHT. That is all. XoXo, Tia <input />&...
Pulling out nipple hair cou...
By: askthebloggess
Dear Bloggess, My 3 year old male dog keeps "marking his terriertory" on my couch. This makes me mad, and makes my husband want to kill the dog. Saying "no" and runni...
Changes in potting and pers...
By: writing
A couple of weeks ago a few of my flowerpots blew off the hooks on my balcony and hit the pavement two floors below. Hard to believe but two of them seemed to somehow...
The Downside of Motherhood
By: fromthehipchick
Let's get one thing perfectly clear before I start. I have not, nor do I plan on, deporting anything that remotely resembles a tinier version of Yoda out of the count...
Public Displays of Affection
By: anewphilosophy
I just read this note on Makes Me Think : “Today, when I looked around a busy restaurant at people eating their lunch, the only people I saw smiling were children.” I...
Dis-belief
By: mrisley
I have recently become fascinated with other religions. I'm Christian, but I wasn't four years ago - I was so not Christian, actually, that I sometimes still surprise...
Salt and Cantaloups
By: hannahbanana
Sally G. wrote an interesting article yesterday that I really enjoyed, but it took me time to sit and digest it. Her entry, "Honour the Everyday Heroes," made me thin...
R.I.P.
By: lynamber
I always assumed that I’d grieve deeply if my ex-husband pre-deceased me: for the man I loved for 20 plus years; for the man who was my first and only love for all of...
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The Little Bottle of Nickels
The Man Who Puts Up With me left the world of over the road trucking, set down his several boxes and bags of "stuff" from his truck, and never looked back. Somehow they w...
Yanks
I am officially a Yankees fan. I wasn't always but now I am. Raised a Jersey girl, I've always had a fondness for the Yanks. But I'll be honest I never really understood ...
One Week and One Day
i have found out mr stratosphere is not the same good christian boy with morals and close to his familty like i remembered. but i have had a lot to take in... the night i...
The Next Few Months
began what i now recognize as emotional suicide. he was perfect... ...so i thought and so i hoped. mr stratosphere had recently been left by his first love, heather; the ...
Wishing more would help
It has come to my attention from a few people going through this here in the state of Arizona that our justice system is failing miserably when it comes to protecting the...
Just a Thought
Maybe this is inappropriate, but its my blog and if you don't like it, don't read it. I HAD THE MOST AMAZING SEX EVER LAST NIGHT. That is all. XoXo, Tia <input /><!...
The Best Days of MY Life
Anyone who knows me or reads me knows I’m a very happy person. I have a wonderful life and I’m grateful every single day, even on the bad days. I have my insecurities...
Welcome Back Mr Stratosphere.
and good luck heart...we can make it through this. a little blast from the past came along last week when i got a text message from a 850 areacode that read: "hello prett...
Heart Wants What it Wants
I could shut out the entire world sometimes, even myself, but I can NEVER shut this man out. He is my everything. Flaws and All. <input /><!--Session data--><inp...
If you were a household appliance ...
Are you familiar with the term 'head fake'? A 'head fake' teaches people things they don't realize they're learning until well into the process. If you're a head fake spe...
Cavedweller
My husband has gone into his cave. For those of you who are newly married, or not yet married to the most confusing species on the planet, let me tell you that caves are ...
I Don't Like This
I don’t know what to say, she yelled out. Tell me what you’re thinking, he replied. I don’t like this. What, he asked. This weekly gathering, I replied. What, you d...
I Don't Like This
I don’t know what to say, she yelled out. Tell me what you’re thinking, he replied. I don’t like this. What, he asked. This weekly gathering, I replied. What, you d...
Halloween 2009
I had the most bizarre night that I almost don't know how to articulate. But I will try. My husband is out of town this weekend so I decided to go ahead and plan somethin...
Feeling A Little “Keyser Sözed”?
“I don’t know about you,” Mars said to Sassy, "but I’m feeling a little ‘Keyser Sözed.’” 1 1 Söze (Sözel) means verbal in Turkish. ( http://en.wikipedia....
Betrayal
I can’t look at you the same . You betrayed me. I trusted you not to hurt me, but that’s exactly what you did. You’re the person that I thought I could trust the mo...
It doesn't have to end just 'cause it's over ...
For 5 fabulous and insightful weeks, many of us have participated in Brene Brown's Authenticity Workshop . Rising above pain and confusion, we've willingly looked within ...
It doesn't have to end just 'cause it's over ...
For 5 fabulous and insightful weeks, many of us have participated in Brene Brown's Authenticity Workshop . Rising above pain and confusion, we've willingly looked within ...
Let Them Eat Candy
Ok, so I caved! The 13 year old niece convinced me that raisins were simply not an acceptable substitute for candy and if I valued my life...or at least my front yard, I'...
