Category Archives: Personal

Dirty Talk, or, Compost Conversation

Posted on March 22, 2012 by This Woman Writes

You know, if you limit your conversation to non-controversial topics, you’ll never talk at all. And considering that these days people get pretty sensitive about a wide variety of subject matter — not just the Big Three of Sex, Religion, … Continue reading →

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Kung Foo Sudoku

Posted on March 14, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Unless it happens to be your weekend, there’s not much to look forward to about Mondays. The best thing I find about the day is the end of it, when I sit down to the newspaper, toss the sports section … Continue reading →

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Round and Round about on the Roundabout

Posted on March 8, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Most people, when faced with a three-hour car trip, manage to do it in three hours. But what is it my mother always used to say? “You’re not like most people, dear.” And so it’s true, my latest three-hour car … Continue reading →

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Sex, Religion, Politics — Conversation, Anyone?

Posted on February 29, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Sex, religion, politics – funny how the most interesting topics are the ones we’re not supposed to address in polite company, that is, if we’re determined to keep things polite. While most of the time I am prosaically non-confrontational, I … Continue reading →

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The Grown-Up World of Make Believe

Posted on February 23, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Movies aren’t real. While ostensibly, most grownups agree on this, we frequently don’t act as if we do. It’s not so much that we look over our shoulders for zombies or vampires as that we gaze at our bathroom scales, … Continue reading →

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Trickling Economics

Posted on February 16, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Well, gosh Beave. Since everyone else is talking about economics these days, it’s time for me to throw my (gorgeous, handknitted) hat in the ring. While I do realize that I’m not a lettered expert in the subject, considering where the experts … Continue reading →

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The Frugal Fanatic

Posted on February 9, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Saving money and living green are so cool these days. So why isn’t it cool when I do it? Sometimes this frugality thing goes too far. So says the Son and Heir, who is singularly unimpressed by the toys I … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beauty, blogging, Culture, Current Events, Daily Life, Economy, Family, Green, Growth, Humor, Life, Lifestyle, Motherhood, News, Parenting, Personal, Random, Relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged frugal, green, money, plastic, saving | 12 Comments

Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 1, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Valentine’s Day isn’t limited to what marketers and merchants make it — we can shape the day to one that fits our life and lifestyle. Continue reading →

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The Genius and Ingenuity in All of Us

Posted on January 25, 2012 by This Woman Writes

We’re all smarter than we think, and if we allow ourselves, we can accomplish more than we ever imagined possible. Continue reading →

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Rabid Right, Ludicrous Left — Prepare for the Election Year

Posted on January 18, 2012 by This Woman Writes

Far Right or Way Left – these are both bad directions, and interestingly, rather than move further apart as polar opposites, they share so many similarities in the way they seek to control other people’s lives that they actually amalgamate, as if they were on a circle as opposed to a line.

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