Warning: Premorse Sometimes Precedes Remorse

Posted on February 19, 2015 by blogqueendiane

Premorse Sometimes Precedes Remorse

Have you heard the newly-coined word premorse? Continue reading →

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Participate In, Attend Listen to Your Mother Show to Celebrate Motherhood

Posted on February 18, 2015 by blogqueendiane

Participate In, Attend Listen to Your Mother Show to Celebrate MotherhoodWho doesn’t have a funny, irreverent, insightful or touching tale to tell about their own mom or their experience being a mother?

A unique way to share a great narrative — and celebrate and validate motherhood — is to take part in the Listen to Your Mother program that’s being held for the fifth year in 39 cities around the U.S.

Individuals are invited to compose and read an original story about some aspect of motherhood to audition for a spot in a local Listen to Your Mother show open to the public and broadcast on the Internet. The piece can be nostalgic, witty, thoughtful, or silly.

And the entrants don’t have to be women, or mothers, either. Continue reading →

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Silly Words that Make Me Giggle and Grin

Posted on February 17, 2015 by blogqueendiane

Silly Words that Make Me Giggle & Grin

Maybe you never truly grow up. Can’t help it, but there are certain words that make me giggle and grin…

  • Dillydally
  • Cockapoo
  • Brouhaha

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Memories of Good Times with Tom (We Met, We Laughed, We Acted Like Third-Graders)

Posted on February 16, 2015 by blogqueendiane

Memories of Good Times with Tom (We Met, We Laughed, We Acted Like Third-Graders)

Did you ever have a partner who really “got” you? Who knew pretty much everything about you and was your best friend ever? Who made everything fun?

And, on top of that, he could make you laugh until your stomach hurt? Time and time again?

Tom was probably the great love of my life, and he was definitely my “soulmate,” if anyone was.

During the five years we were together, we had lots of weird, unique and unusual times. Continue reading →

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What to Pack When You Evacuate

Posted on February 12, 2015 by blogqueendiane

What to Pack When You Evacuate

As someone who lost everything in Hurricane Hugo in 1989, here’s what I learned (the hard way) about what to pack when you evacuate.

You can buy new clothes, shoes, furniture and household goods if a disaster strikes. But you can’t replace … Continue reading →

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What’s Up with the Pantone Color of the Year — Marsala?

Posted on February 11, 2015 by blogqueendiane

What's Up with the Pantone Color of the Year -- Marsala?

Every year, the Pantone Color Institute picks a representative color of the year. For 2015, it’s marsala.

Previous colors of the year were Radiant Orchid, a deep tropical purple (2014); Emerald Green (2013); and Tangerine Tango (2012). Those I understood. Continue reading →

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ANYTHING but the Middle Seat of an Airplane

Posted on February 10, 2015 by blogqueendiane
Anything but the Middle Seat of an Airplane

Photo by David Lytle from San Francisco, CA, USA (L1090686.JPG)

Is there anything worse than sitting in the middle seat of an airplane?

When you’ve been forced to do it, have you ever had two people of normal size sit next to you on both sides?

Does anyone enjoy having the thighs,  hips and shoulder of a total stranger smashed up against them for hours? Or an elbow poking them for the same length of time? Continue reading →

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Where to Get the Best Price Possible on Cottonelle TP

Posted on February 9, 2015 by blogqueendiane

Where to Find the Best Price on Cottonelle TP

Several years ago, I made the switch from Charmin to Cottonelle after a friend mentioned how much she liked it.

I love it (well, as much as you can love TP)!

But the price varies dramatically from store to store.

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How to Find Ideas for Blog Posts

Posted on February 5, 2015 by blogqueendiane

How to Find Ideas for Blog Posts

Once you start a blog, you’re always looking for interesting topics to write about…

Keep a notebook handy at all times and use the “how to find ideas for blog posts” list below to generate content:

1) Listen to people’s conversations and notice things that interest them and stories they tell (Move Without Breaking a Sweat: An Insanely Helpful Moving Tip)

2) Read newspapers and stay current on pop events (Cryotherapy: Freezin’ for all the Right Reasons)

3) Look around you while you’re driving and notice new businesses, billboards, roadways, etc. (Roundabouts: The Perfect Solution to Relieve Traffic Congestion) Continue reading →

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Highs and Lows of January

Posted on February 4, 2015 by blogqueendiane

Highs and Lows of January

January was unique this year! I celebrated Christmas and entered the 21st century. Here’s a recap.

Good things

1) My family celebrated Christmas at my house starting Jan. 1 for a week. We’d never done Christmas in January before, but it’s the only way we could coordinate everyone’s schedules! Opened presents Jan. 2 and it seemed just like Dec. 25. This year’s Christmas was especially nice, too.

2) Didn’t go back to work til Jan. 6. Continue reading →

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