Category Archives: memories

December Daily — a Fun Way to Document the Holidays

Posted on November 17, 2014 by blogqueendiane

A great way to record precious memories and capture the best of December is to create a December Daily scrapbook. You can set up album pages with background paper in November and create a tentative list of some of the … Continue reading →

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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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NOT a Happy Camper

Posted on July 21, 2014 by blogqueendiane

During my freshman year of college at a small, very conservative college in Pennsylvania, I went out a few times with J. I wasn’t physically attracted to him at all and was actually kind of repelled – but I didn’t … 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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Online Dating Horror Story #2: Way Too Hairy

Posted on July 2, 2014 by blogqueendiane

One of my most memorable – and bizarre – online dating stories was also one of my first attempts to meet a nice man after my divorce. I met J for lunch one day and we had a very nice … 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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The Joys of Joining a Book Club

Posted on June 27, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Millions of people love to read – and, for the most part, it’s a solitary activity.  Reading is relaxing, it’s educational and you can do it almost anywhere (even while exercising on a treadmill — see my previous blog post). … 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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Online Dating Horror Story #1: Don’t Be Cruel…

Posted on June 19, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I’ve been divorced a long time and have done online dating for about 12 years. Had two great five-year relationships (met them both on match.com), but before and in-between them, online dating seemed like the only viable way to find … Continue reading →

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