** Surprisingly, a quiet house kinda creeps me out.

** Mother Nature is a ruthless Bitch with a capital "B".

** "The Great Gatsby" was unfortunately not all that great.

** I would get lost inside a cardboard box.  (No, seriously, how do I get out of this thing?)

** Grown men fighting in a bar is the…

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Terrific Tuesday - it is terrific to raise the bar on discipline at home and at work.



Each Terrific Tuesday throughout the month of October, this blog will explore the idea of raising the bar, of getting better at something.  Previously this month, this space has been used to look at raising the bar as an entrepreneur, …

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Terrific Tuesday - it is terrific to raise the bar in your personal and professional relationships.



Each Terrific Tuesday throughout the month of October, this blog will explore the idea of raising the bar, of getting better at something.  Previously this month, this space has been used to look at

raising the bar as an entrepreneur  and …

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Terrific Tuesday - it is terrific to raise the bar with continuing education.

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Terrific Tuesday - it is terrific to raise the bar as an entrepreneur and then reach it!



Each Tuesday throughout the month of October, this blog will explore the idea of raising the bar, of getting better at something.  We will look at raising the bar as:

an entrepreneur

by continuing education

in relationships - personal and private

discipline at home and work

performance on the…

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This past weekend, some girlfriends and I had organized a fun night out in downtown Chicago.  No husbands, no kids, just us girls kickin' it in the city.  Unfortunately, though, our whole night was planned around a godforsaken musical that we'd bought tickets to see on LivingSocial.  It was called, "Girls Night: The Musical" and promised to be a super fun mix of…

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If you have never tried a Lara Bar then you are in for a healthy wholesome treat! These bars were created by a woman named Lara Merriken who discovered the idea while hiking one day in the beautiful Rocky Mountains of Colorado. Lara, creator and former…

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My posting about my frustration with companies increasing prices/keeping prices the same and giving us less product and the struggles as a SAHM to feed my family healthy tasty meals.

http://bellesrosesromantiques.blogspot.com/2011/11/consumers-be-aware.html

During our first walks out,

me and Hubby got really well organized.

Bassinet, humidified towels, little shoes, socks...

Everything seemed to be perfectly under control.

Being two completely inexperienced parents, we thought that we were pretty smart after all.

We kind of had…

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I am not Jewish.  I am of Anglo heritage with a strong Protestant past.  Although technically Catholic now, I was raised as a white bread Methodist. 

 

However, I have many Jewish friends, some more orthodox than others.  The first time I visited one of my closest friends, I was confused as to why there were pictures of meat and milk on her kitchen cabinet doorknobs.  I looked in the cabinets and saw ordinary dishes, but wow, she had a lot of them!  It was a while later when…

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When people say that Treatevere is a peculiar Roman neighborhood...well... you better believe it.

All our cross street is deeply sharing our last week of pregnancy and everybody is waiting for Baby Giulia's birth.

 

Even during our yesterday's breakfast at the bar downstairs...

 

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Natural soaps are crafted using natural herbs, spices & clays and are scented with 100% pure essential oils. These completely natural soaps contain no… Continue