Category Archives: memories

Sorry to Seem Like a Bragger… but Just Had My First Blogging Achievement

Posted on June 17, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I started this personal blog a little more than a month ago primarily for fun, since I write business-related articles at work all day. Figured that deciding what to write on a blog post every day and gathering graphics to … 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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A Puzzling Birthday Experience

Posted on May 30, 2014 by blogqueendiane

I’ve always been a big birthday person and love to celebrate birthdays of coworkers, friends and family, as well as my own. And I’m also really into chocolate. So one year when my son was about eight, I went to … Continue reading →

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An Embarrassing Childhood Story

Posted on May 29, 2014 by blogqueendiane

When I was about 8 years old and my sister was about 5, we went to a children’s running (race) event in my small town at the ball fields behind the community center. It was the first time we’d ever … Continue reading →

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Nicest Things People Have Ever Done for Me

Posted on May 28, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Looking back over my life, I’ve been blessed with a wonderful family and great friends. A list of some of the nicest things people have ever done for me follows (not necessarily in this order): The owner of the Stride … 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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10 Reasons to Keep a Sentence-a-Day Five Year Journal

Posted on May 21, 2014 by blogqueendiane

Many of us kept diaries as teenagers and enjoy looking back on our record of the things we did and the friends we had — and laughing about how we’ve changed. Today, our lives are busy and there’s no time to indulge … Continue reading →

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