Category Archives: life

Super Fun Fundraising Idea Inspired by “The Donald”

Posted on September 25, 2015 by blogqueendiane

You can host a unique and amusing fundraising event to benefit your favorite charity — by cashing in on the notoriety of “The Donald.”

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Highs and Lows of July

Posted on July 30, 2015 by blogqueendiane

The beginning of July wasn’t super-exciting, but it got more interesting in the second half — at the beginning of my “vacation season!”

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Highs and Lows of June

Posted on July 2, 2015 by blogqueendiane

Wow – is it ever hot this month! The heat index has been between 105 and 112 nearly every day  — yikes.

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A Great Way to Look at Birthdays

Posted on April 1, 2015 by blogqueendiane

  Today’s my birthday!

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Other Bloggers’ Great Blog Posts #2

Posted on January 7, 2015 by blogqueendiane

When They Come Home – a touching story (how true it is, too!) about how a mom feels when her child grows up and comes home to “visit”  101 Things in 1,000 Days – a 3-minute video about my blogger … Continue reading →

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Things I’ve Learned This Week

Posted on October 15, 2014 by blogqueendiane

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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Highs and Lows of September

Posted on October 3, 2014 by blogqueendiane

September’s been sort of a crazy, busy month. And it sure went by fast! Good things 1) Have been spending a lot of time at work planning and coordinating about 14 different Combined Federal Campaign (annual government charity drive) fundraising events for … Continue reading →

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Highs and Lows of August

Posted on September 2, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Here’s a recap of the good, bad and weird things that happened during August: Good 1) Bought a new car – after 11 years! (You’ll hear more about that – the car’s very nice but the car-buying experience was unbelievable.) … Continue reading →

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Books I’ve Read and Enjoyed in 2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I absolutely love to read, and have also been taking a photo every day for more than four years to capture images of people, events and things in my life as part of the 365 Project. So it seemed a natural … Continue reading →

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Cruisin’ Solo and Lovin’ It: My First Guest Blog Post

Posted on August 4, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I wrote my first guest blog post — about the great time I have going on cruises alone. It was published Sun., July 3 on Too Timid and Squeamish, an inspiring and amusing blog that I read often. Check it out … Continue reading →

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