Tag Archives: lifestyle

Keep Your Dream Alive and Healthy

Posted on November 15, 2023 by This Woman Writes

Every human being has dreams and aspirations, but most of the time we’re told to put them aside and “live real life.” Continue reading →

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Christians Are Not Citizens of Babylon

Posted on July 4, 2014 by This Woman Writes

The 6th century, B.C., was a tumultuous one for the Hebrew people. Always beset and troubled by enemies, the Jewish state, barely holding out in the territory of Judah and its capitol city, Jerusalem, was finally and fully conquered by … Continue reading →

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Alternative Lifestyle Challenges

Posted on October 3, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Because I am essentially an ordinary person, my chosen alternative lifestyle is not one to provoke hate mail, rabid Tweets, and major national news stories. I figure that what goes on in my bedroom — with my Kindle and the … Continue reading →

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The Secret to Saving Money

Posted on August 3, 2013 by This Woman Writes

Nicole at Rolling Out Dough invited me to post an article on saving money — Saving money. It’s on all our minds these days, whether or not we’re employed, unemployed, or wondering how long the job we’ve got will last. No matter … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift

Posted on May 8, 2013 by This Woman Writes

So. You need to find Mom a Mother’s Day gift. The perfect one would be nice, but every year this eludes you. I mean, what do you give this woman who bore you in the midst of great pain — … Continue reading →

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Sleeping Felines and Why They’re So Important

Posted on August 11, 2011 by This Woman Writes

It’s amazing what you can learn by sitting on the porch all afternoon, watching the cats. Like this: cats sleep a lot. What is it — 18, 19 hours a day? I can understand why lions get exhausted, what with … Continue reading →

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Heigh ho Silver — Away! Onward, Burnt Orange!

Posted on June 30, 2011 by This Woman Writes

To be sure I wasn’t hallucinating, I drove around the block and double checked, as did Tired of Being Youngest at my side.

Confirmed. Somebody else in the least populated county of the state owns my car.

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Lost — in Plain Sight

Posted on June 15, 2011 by This Woman Writes

I am on a Most Wanted list. Actually, it’s more like the Lost and Found of my high school alumnae committee, which for the last 30 years has experienced monumental difficulties in tracking me down and verifying my existence. It’s kind of … Continue reading →

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She Was a Good Doggy

Posted on June 9, 2011 by This Woman Writes

The first day we got her, I left the kids with the Norwegian Artist, dutifully snapped on the leash, and went for the inaugural walk to the park, where somehow, when I blinked for a fraction too long, our newest family member clamped her mouth shut around a dead duck. Continue reading →

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An Exercise in Patience

Posted on May 24, 2011 by This Woman Writes

My latest flailing exercise features the buff Australian — the cover shows a perky brunette sweetheart in a skimpy halter top and bouncey doo, but the DVD itself features a male Adonis of gigantic proportions, barely contained in a ripped and rippled muscle shirt.

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