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The Day Before You Could Get Sick
Yesterday was the day before I could have been sick today. That's my excuse why I missed writing the daily blog post with the Ultimate Blog Challenge. But, don't worry, because I know what to do on...
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Take 100% of My Money, Please!
Today seems as good a day as any to head up to San Francisco and give this guy and his buddies all 100% of my money. He says he cannot live with 99%, so it's all or nothing. I am pretty sure the...
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New Freedom That Comes With The Empty Nest
Image via WikipediaOne of the great aspects of being an empty nester is the greater amount of flexibility you have in your daily schedule. Owning my own small business allows me even greater freedom...
View ArticleThe Sport of People Watching
People watching has got to be one of the most guilty pleasures out there. Everyone does it to some extent. And the people being watched are such givers. Put me in an airport and I can sit and be...
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Understanding the Defining Points to Relationship Builidng
Image via WikipediaToday's Ultimate Blog Challenge asks us: "What is something that many people assume about your business, industry, geographical area, family/heritage, or religion?" As a marketing...
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Will Today's Blog Post Be Funny or Sad?
It's Day 20 in the Ultimate Blog Challenge and I'd like to say "thank you" to all the new blogs/writers I have been introduced to through this group. You have enriched my last 20 days with your...
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A Look Ten Years From Now
Day 21 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge asks us where might we be 5, 10 years from now....and what would our lives and our blog look like............................There's a very important saying, "Be...
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A Sidewalk Chalk Story
It's 4:20 am and like any respectable empty nest parent, I am WIDE awake and looking for things to do. Yes, unfortunately I have fallen back into the 3-5 am wake up pattern my body seems to love so...
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As The World Turns: Doggy Style
You are in luck, because I speak dog and I am fluent in golden retriever, I will be able to interpret this Wordless Wednesday story for you today..........................I am also participating in the...
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A Texan Start to Life
It's Friday afternoon and I have the St. Louis Cardinals to thank for ruining my plans of sitting outside at our favorite wine bar and restaurant, sipping on wine and quietly enjoying the company of my...
View ArticleTake Someone Else's Advice on Dating
Day 29 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge asks us to find an article and post it on our site....with a note from us on the bottom:Tips for Finding Love in Your Middle AgesBy...
View ArticleGuilted Into Writing This Post
It's a busy, blogging day to complete my commitment to the Ultimate Blog Challenge of writing 31 posts in October. I would start celebrating, but tomorrow, I am right back at it for NaBloPoMo in...
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Empty Nest Party-Pooper or Betty Rubble? You Decide!
Back again! I am here to share with you my Halloween dilemma and to ask for your advise.For an empty nest parent living in a neighborhood that only has a few children of trick-or-treat age, Halloween...
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Phantom Way and Our Bedrock Clan
It was a Yabadabado kind of Halloween for the Southworth clan. It starts with one person saying they are going to be Fred and Wilma and then moves into full Bedrock territory.Getting Bill to get...
View Article3:33 AM Thoughts By The Christmas Tree
3:33 am, sitting in front of the Christmas tree in the den, wondering just how many of my empty nest friends are also awake, staring at a Christmas tree.............................Insomnia, that...
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I Pulled A Muscle Running Errands
I am more than a little embarrassed to share with you this very sad and very true story...........I pulled a muscle while running errands in my car!The Facts: I spent three hours driving from store to...
View ArticleThe Full Circle of Life
And so it happened.....Exactly four years after I dropped her off on the granite steps of Dickinson College and began writing posts for this Emtnester blog of what life would be like as an empty nest...
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Freezing on the Hottest Day in NYC
Park Avenue (west) elevation of the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel, New York City. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Ah, a week in New York City, and I am exhausted but exhilarated at the same! Is there really any...
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Columbus, Ohio - A Favorite Destination Spot
As many empty nest Moms do......I am plotting my trip to visit one of my grown children. It's not really a vacation. Hard to call Columbus, Ohio a big vacation destination spot, but to me, it's the...
View ArticleWhy Shopping at Trunk Shows Saves You Time and Money
As the Director of Business Development for Worth New York, I am often asked, "Why would I want to schedule an appointment to shop at a trunk show, when I can just head to a mall down the street and...
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The Leopard's Spots are Here To Stay
Why do some trends for woman's clothing come and go before a season's over and others last for years? I think it has to do with how a woman feels when she's wearing the trend that matters. Take for...
View ArticleMy Grand Plan of Life
I am experiencing that old familiar feeling again.......I know you know this feeling, too. A major life change has occurred where you are trying to adjust and understand how its all going to work out....
View ArticleIn a Perfect World........# 1
Could the thoughts of a 60-year old woman actually help out the troubled areas in today’s society? Maybe. Why not? With age, comes wisdom. And sometimes a clarity that seems blocked to so many...
View Article#The6QuestionsProject
A FB friend asked the question, “Wonder why?”, as it relates to the recent uptick in gun violence in the US.....a hard one to answer in a reply comment!My answer: It’s because we haven’t tackled...
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