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I started a personal blog to share my thoughts and bring a lift to other people. Reading a "lifestyle" blog can be like enjoying a letter from a friend or indulging in a good conversation. It connects you with another human being who has the same types of joys, doubts, thoughts, questions and problems as you do. I hope that reading my blog will brighten your day!Subscribe to Blog via Email
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You Can Make Someone You Love The Best Gift Ever — at No Cost
For my birthday, my son and his wife gave me a one-of-a-kind typed book, printed on pretty paper and tied with ribbon. It was titled “Things We Love about Diane.”
Quote to Remember
“It is not good for all our wishes to be filled; through sickness we recognize the value of health; through evil, the value of good; through hunger, the value of food; through exertion, the value of rest.” —Dorothy Canfield Fisher, … Continue reading
Things I’ve Learned This Week
1) That my new car’s side-view mirrors do fold in (if only I’d known that earlier…) 2) That a website called Nextdoor is a free and private social network for people living in specific neighborhoods. Locate your neighborhood, join at … Continue reading
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The Lamest Newspaper Feature Ever
The primary newspaper for the Charleston, South Carolina area publishes what seems to me to be the absolute dumbest weekly feature ever.
Paul Revere May be Gone, but the Music Lives On
Paul Revere, leader of the good old ‘70s rock ’n’ roll band Paul Revere and the Raiders, died last weekend. Wow. I remember the Raiders’ wacky Colonial outfits with the three-cornered hats, and their smiling faces. We used to groove … Continue reading
Super Thrifty — But These are the Things I’m Willing to Splurge On
Even the thriftiest person has some indulgence they’re willing to spend their hard-earned money on. It might be a small thing like Starbucks coffee, a special lipstick or a hobby item. Or something bigger. I come from a frugal family … Continue reading
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Internet Dating Scams
Let me tell you about a common online dating scam. It happened to me and it could happen to you… This really good-looking man wrote me and poured on the flattery. Endlessly. Seriously, it was just ridiculous. (Red flag) He … Continue reading
Public Restrooms: Way Too Many Ways to “Go” and Wash your Hands Afterwards
Wow – public restroom facilities have changed over the past ten years! Back in the day, you went to the bathroom, pushed down the handle on a do-it-yourself flush toilet when you finished and pumped soap from a dispenser built … Continue reading
