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The Great Adventure: Writing My First Book

Posted on July 22, 2014 by blogqueendiane

A little over 20 years ago when my son was a toddler, I had a brainstorm: write a book about great places to take kids in the area. I was an at-home mom, no product like that existed locally and … Continue reading →

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Bloggers: Use Your Power for Good

Posted on July 14, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Wasn’t it Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz who said, “Dorothy, use your power for good, not evil?” Blogs have power, and they’re the ideal place to inspire readers and lift them up. Blogs give you an … Continue reading →

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15 Bucket List / Lifetime Goals Achieved So Far: The Dream vs. the Reality

Posted on July 10, 2014 by blogqueendiane

When you’re a child and a 20-something, you dream of doing many things during your life. Although you don’t formally label it a bucket list — or a lifetime goal — that’s what it is. What childhood and early adult dreams … Continue reading →

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Cherished Childhood Friends Provide a Reason to Keep Blogging

Posted on July 8, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I got the most unexpected and sweet email message last night from R, a childhood friend. Some background: R and her family lived in a house across the alley from my family’s house all the years I did, from the … Continue reading →

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The High and Low List for June 2014

Posted on June 29, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Here’s a recap of the good, bad and ugly things that’ve happened in my life during June: GOOD 1.Had the first blog post I ever submitted to BlogHer published, listing me as a Featured Writer. It’s gotten 550 hits there … Continue reading →

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Funny Friends: Laughter is the Best Medicine

Posted on June 22, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I’ve done more laughing in the past 2 1/2 days that I have in the whole last year. My best old friend (we met 24 years ago) drove from Virginia and has been visiting for three days. She just rode … Continue reading →

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Can’t Cure a Magazine Junkie

Posted on June 11, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I’ve had a wicked addiction to magazines since first grade. It started with Highlights for Children in elementary school, and progressed to Tiger Beat (ooh, those cute long-haired musician boys), Young Miss, Teen and Seventeen (oh so cool). The old favorites that … Continue reading →

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Who’s That Knocking on my Door?

Posted on June 3, 2014 by blogqueendiane

About 15 years ago, my sister, J, a single, professional woman in her 30s, lived in a lovely, gated condo community in Florida. One evening  she was home alone and heard voices outside her front door. She walked up to … Continue reading →

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Three Good Things — a New Twist on a Gratitude Journal

Posted on May 31, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I wholeheartedly embrace the importance of being grateful for what you have and believe it’s important to think about your blessings often. That’s why the idea of keeping a gratitude journal appeals to me. (I also do a sentence-a-day journal … Continue reading →

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Taking a Photo a Day is a Fun Way to Document Life

Posted on May 23, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I’ve been an avid scrapbooker for more than ten years and during the past few years documenting life by taking a photo a day has become extremely popular in the scrapbooking world. It can be done instead of traditional scrapbooking or in … Continue reading →

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