tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62992017877780182382024-03-14T03:18:37.138-04:00Thriller MomThriller Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007397016393012294noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299201787778018238.post-74202895621836959052016-06-21T10:06:00.002-04:002016-06-21T10:19:20.495-04:00Guess what... We've Moved!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Well, *clears throat* my family and I packed up and now have a new home. Not a home at the beach unfortunately but a brand new site! And this photo is from an <i>upcoming</i> travel post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">We apologize for taking so long to post this update but it's here now and we're ready to move forward! This site will stay up for a while as changes continue to be made so feel free to come back and read older posts. </span><br />
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<br />Thriller Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007397016393012294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299201787778018238.post-5195772916508430352016-04-15T08:30:00.000-04:002016-04-15T12:33:44.230-04:00Families Can Save Money When Traveling<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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save money, don’t you? When planning for vacations and short road trips, spending
<b><i>less</i></b> is mandatory for my family. Attentiveness towards our budget opens doors to experience more. Here’s how <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">we</i>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">We like to avoid
holiday, weekend, and peak-season travel. When unavoidable, we lodge as close to
our planned activities as possible. Utilizing shuttles and city buses cuts
spending when alternate transportation is needed. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Hey, try Uber too! We haven't yet but we plan to. </span></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Simply
put… we only take what we need. Learn to mix, match, and re-wear clothing.
Excess luggage puts more strain on your vehicle causing you to spend more on
gas. Also, consider the extra baggage expenses accrued when traveling by plane,
etc. That stuff adds up!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">We plan
trips <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">with</i> people whose company we
enjoy. Split the cost of lodgings and gas with others. If there are enough of
you in attendance, you may qualify for group rates at some venues. Don’t forget
to check sites like Groupon.com and Livingsocial.com for more options.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Condotels
and Airbnb are our go-tos! Off-season rates are phenomenal! If you prefer hotel/motel
stays, use travel/discount sites like Priceline, Travelocity, Kayak, Trivago, Hotels.com,
virturaltourist.com, and the like. Headed to the mountains? Try a log cabin or
a bed & breakfast. Daring solo travelers may find couchsurfing.com or
wwoof.net a lifesaver; Stay at a stranger’s home for free, a small fee, or in
exchange for a little elbow grease! It’s not my thing but it may be yours. Good
luck!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">I get it. You’re
on vacation. You don’t want to do ON VACATION what you do at home. I get all of
that, I really do but if you want to save money, something has to give.
Purchase and prepare your own food if you have a kitchenette. If you bring your
own hot plate or griddle, please unplug them. Safety first! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Plan to eat
out once per day or less. Some hotels offer continental breakfast; Inquire when
you make reservations. If cooking during your trip is a no-go, clip coupons
before you leave. Check the sites of your favorite restaurants. They may have
printable coupons or offer discounts on certain days. Kids sometimes eat for
free. Also, try <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">sharing</i> plentiful
meals. We live for that!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Have limits
for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">daily</i> spending and abide by them.
Try to resist doing activities you didn’t plan for. Planning ahead helps to
avoid that temptation.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">You can use <span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><a href="https://www.personalcapital.com/financial-software">personal finance software</a> </span>to keep track of your spending. Then <span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">l</span>et extra money be used for gift shops, souvenirs, and
ice cream. If you’re a parent, you know what I mean!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: x-large;">Take Advantage</span><span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">When traveling
with older people or veterans, there can be many <i>unexpected</i> discounts.
Mention those statuses when making reservations/paying. You never know until
you ask right? Memberships within certain clubs and organizations (AAA) have their
benefits too. So speak up! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Electronic
devices are infamous for overage charges. Dodge roaming fees, etc., by double
checking your settings and calling your service provider to confirm specifics. Companies
are sneaky when you aren’t paying attention! None of us want money leaving our
pockets unknowingly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Again,
utilize coupons and group/membership discounts. Did you know that the little
cards hanging from your keychains for grocery stores and pharmacies can
sometimes be used for additional discounts?! It pays (literally) to do your research.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: x-large;">Use Your Bank</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; mso-themecolor: text1;">Banks (especially credit unions) often offer their members
discounted rates to events. Yep. They sure do! Look to them for a hook up. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #c00000; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: x-large;">Libraries Aren’t Just for Books</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Yes… the
library can get you into places for free. Most only require you
to have a library card and then sign up for an activity on their list. It’s
that simple. Do you see how fundamental reading can be in other areas of life?
Stop ignoring the libraries!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">Sometimes
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When all else fails, speak up and ask for better rates. You may just get what you ask nicely for! A smile goes a long way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I was up early, battling pain from the night’s war to
claim a place in my bed. There was too much to be done and I was frozen in
perplexity about tackling it all. A stroke of genius zapped me like lightning: Enlisting
help was the key to accomplishment for the day!</span></span></span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Delegating extra
tasks in my home looks like God’s wrath on Ramses’ kingdom, so I don’t do it
often!</span></i><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">With confidence and pride in my genius, I entered the bedroom
where Johnny lingered. He was replacing batteries in a dismantled toy for our
girls. </span></span></span></div>
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<a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“Babe, do you mind starting breakfast so I can get other
stuff done?” I asked cheerily in that desperate sort of way.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">“No. I can’t. I’m busy. *pause* I’m not trying to be mean
baby but I have to get outside and get to work on the cars. It’s going to be an
all-day process and…” </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">On and on he went, explaining himself and his
fix-everything plight but I was stuck on two words, “no” and “busy.” I mean
really… did the mofo just tell me <i>no</i>?
And did he really say that <i><span style="color: red;">he’s</span> </i>busy? </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Did he not grasp the magnitude of <i>all the things</i> I had to do? <i>Obviously</i>
not, but who’s busier than me, a mom? Everything I accomplish has to be done
with <s>distractions </s>kids attached to my brain, eyes, ears, hands, nerves,
hips, and feet! What could he possibly know about being busy?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">Breathe.
Just breathe.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Yes… I went there. I called the love of my life a <i>mofo</i>. I checked out and allowed my
emotions to take over. Even worse, my alter ego, Tanesha, showed up and mentally
downplayed his equally overwhelming workload for the day. Tanesha is a real <i>bish </i>when unleashed, so I lassoed her
like runaway cattle and tucked her away quickly!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I knew I was being irrational but I couldn’t deny my
feelings. I also knew I was going to make him regret his answer somehow. My
butt-hurt-ness refused to allow me to suffer alone!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="line-height: 115%;">I hate
when my petty happens.</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">After gathering what was left of my pride, my hopes for
the day, and finally rebuking the evil that tried to claim me, I came to terms
with reality. I remembered that I truly love this man and that he would
normally do anything I asked him to do. In that moment, the magnitude of <i>his</i> tasks strutted its bravado across my mind and I couldn’t deny
its presence.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I succumbed to the truth but it didn’t set me free. It
did, however, cause me to <i>check</i> my
ego and realize the importance of what he (also) had to do.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">I’m not always right and there’s nothing like an intimate
relationship to remind one of that. Also, what I have to do can’t always be the
center of attention-<i><span style="color: red;">no matter how much Tanesha begs to differ.</span></i> A
relationship will either teach you or break you. When kids are involved, it
does both!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">The next time you and your loved one bump heads or to-do
lists, try to think about things from his/her perspective (as well as your
own). It’s always best to straitjacket your ego before you Thor’s-hammer your
loved one to the great beyond!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Remember, it’s not all about you… or him/her. It
has to be about <i>both</i> of you and sometimes you have to put in a chain gang’s
amount of work to figure that ish out.</span></span></span></div>
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Thriller Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007397016393012294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299201787778018238.post-465904346452805562016-03-03T17:08:00.000-05:002016-04-15T11:05:44.650-04:00You Have to Choose!<br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">“Are you committed or just interested?”</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My dad, the King of Fitness, in all of his glory, has
been the example of good health throughout my life. The aforementioned question
is what he asks himself when he’s not in the mood to exercise or put his all into
an endeavor. When he shared this with me, it hit me like Rafiki hit Simba in </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Lion King</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Am I committed or just interested? Such a profound question
and applicable in all areas of life; It especially pushes me to get my ish
together when I’m ebbing but duty still calls.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When you are committed, you allow nothing to keep you
from your obligation or focus. Lack of energy, drive, instant gratification, etc,
takes a backseat to dedication. I’m not advising that you forgo adequate rest
or downtime, but committed people plan ahead. They schedule time for their
health, responsibilities, </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">and</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> commitments
to the best of their ability. Living in such a fast paced society makes time
management a challenge for us all. Learning
to be strategic has become a necessity.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Having an </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">interest</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">
in something is another entity altogether. I’ve noticed that when I am only
interested in a thing, I make excuses and bend the rules to fit my personal agenda.
For example, pertaining to health and career goals, I come up with reasons why
the pursuit of my interest is untimely. I also create supporting evidence of my
need to abandon ship, whether momentarily or permanently.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have all mistakenly made something of importance an </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">interest</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> when it should have been a </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">commitment</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">. That’s human nature, but (hopefully)
we live and learn. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I implore you to be committed to YOU: your overall well-being,
health, family, career, and other goals. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">·</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Figure out what’s important to you </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">·</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Determine the order of importance of those
things </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">·</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Plan how you will pursue your </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">commitment</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> to those areas</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">·</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Execute your plan</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">·</span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stick with your decision</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We each get 24 hours per day. The only difference is how
we choose to use them. Be </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">committed</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> to YOU and what’s
important in your life!</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It’s innate for parents to want to protect their children.
When </span></span><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">a young boy climbs his way atop the kitchen counter declaring he’s Superman,
the first thing a parent does is yell for him to “get down!” When a little girl
has scaled imaginable heights to proclaim her flight capabilities, parents immediately
rush to rescue her from her own demise. </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Parenting inevitably makes you paranoid, correct? We are
supposed to be extremely cautious right? Or wrong? </span></span><br />
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<a name='more'></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">How often do we unintentionally discourage and hinder our
children from learning the value in taking risks? Are we to teach them to avoid
failure, chaos, and hardship? Or are we to prepare and equip them (as best we
can) with the necessary tools to handle situations as they come? </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have always been an overly-cautious parent. With my
first child, I wouldn’t let her out of my sight! I discouraged her from doing
so many things out of my own fear. I couldn’t let go, and in many ways through
the years, she wouldn’t let go! I have seen and reaped the results of my
mistakes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The fear I unintentionally instilled in my daughter has
shown up as a lack of self-confidence. She has often believed that she is incapable
of completing certain tasks, and was too afraid to try. She was afraid of
making mistakes, and terrified of failure. This was never my intention and it
has taken a hell of a lot of work to rebuild her confidence. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">As parents, it </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">is</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">
our duty to protect our children by using our best judgement to avoid broken
bones, concussions, visits to the ER, and worse. In no way do I believe that we
should allow our kids to run carelessly through life ignoring rules and
throwing caution to the wind! Caution and fear are good for us. We need both to
keep us from making dumb decisions and stupid mistakes! We need them to keep
our egos in check and body parts in place. However, life must be lived with a
balance of caution and risk-taking, fear and courage. </span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This
is what we must teach our sons and daughters. </span></span></i></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">From day one, I prevented my oldest daughter from doing
anything remotely dangerous. If I couldn’t control the situation, she wasn’t
going to be a part of it! Now that I have two girls and I’m taking more risks
of my own, I’ve learned the err of my ways. I’m learning to loosen the reins
and give them space.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When my youngest leaps from cushion to cushion on our
couch, stands on the arm of the chair, and then makes eye contact with me as
she leaps off, I no longer cringe in fear. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At
least she doesn’t see me do it</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">. I remind her to be careful; to look where
she’s stepping; to know where she wants to go, and to figure out the best way
to get there. In other words, I teach her to take off her socks and move her damn
toys out of the way! As my oldest finds her way to more courage daily and
tempts the hands of fate, I’m right there wearing my bravest face and cheering
her on no matter how nauseous I may feel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I converse often with my girls about fear, courage,
bravery, stupidity, and independent thinking. I’ve shared some of my mistakes
with them as an individual and as a parent. I remind them that although I’m
their mother, and my love for them knows no end, I cannot live their lives for
them. I teach them to let no one steal their dreams if they themselves believe
in their ability to accomplish them.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My daughters are no fools. Although they have more
freedom now, they’re not going to run into the street to retrieve a ball
because they </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">believe</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> they can. They
have common sense, and are being taught to use it often and wisely.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I’ve come far in my own self-confidence, and it is truly
beneficial in my parenting skills. However, I’m not without caution, and I’ll
never be that parent who allows her kids to run rampant. I’ve never had broken
bones, don’t want to deal with them, and I hate ER’s. What I </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">have </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">done is </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">let go</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> a bit more. I’m not afraid to let my daughters find their
way. I’ve learned how to </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">let them jump</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Besides teasing your sweet tooth and making your mouth
water for French desserts, Cookie Jam is a fun but mentally stimulating game. I
became interested in the game after watching my fiancé play it repeatedly. He
was totally engrossed and I, therefore, had to find out what all the hype was about!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m not a baker, but I would surely like to be! So when I
realized I could <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pretend</i> to be a chef
creating fancy French dessert recipes (cookies, pies, cupcakes, special cake
slices), I knew the game was going to be fun. I even had my dessert-loving daughters
in mind while learning the rules. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cookie Jam is what’s called a Match-3 puzzle game. You
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row earns you a more powerful piece that can be used to destroy multiple pieces
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moves to reach your goal. There are also power-ups to help you exchange game
pieces like oven mitts and rolling pins, but only a limited number.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I really like that you can ask other players for lives in
this game. If you’re a serious gamer, you can use real money to buy virtual
coins for even more lives! The prices vary but are well worth it if you enjoy
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I mentioned a “gift” for readers/gamers in my <a href="http://thrillermom.blogspot.com/2015/10/gamers-will-love-this.html">previous post</a> about the Ama<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">zon Underground App (download <a href="http://amzn.to/1G01bHP">here</a>)</span> and Amazon Double Coin Back Deals<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">. </span>Amazon has created a gift just for you! <span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Simply follow the instructions below to redeem your coins<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">!</span></span></span><br />
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Thriller Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007397016393012294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299201787778018238.post-30841885248979369882015-11-04T12:58:00.001-05:002015-11-04T12:58:48.155-05:00Dear Asshole,<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">There’s no way you could know this but Halloween is my
family’s favorite holiday. We live for horror movies, costumes, and spending
one night in a world that doesn’t gag us with princess tiaras and glitter. We do
enjoy that stuff but not on Halloween. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Our seven year old contemplated her vampire costume all
week. She wanted to be sure that her fangs were just right and that her
costume’s collar stood on her neck perfectly. She wanted makeup but not too
much. She wanted fake blood but didn’t appreciate how I literally had it
dripping from her face. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Our two year old wouldn’t nap all day and was delirious
with exhaustion by evening. The act of choosing between a bumblebee costume (she
didn’t want to wear!) and an old witch costume was almost a catastrophe. She
eventually gave in to the bumblebee but had an exhaustion meltdown after seeing
her makeup applied.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">My spouse and I procrastinated and didn’t purchase costumes
for ourselves. We’d never give up on Halloween so we settled for old stained
clothes from our closet. After covering them and ourselves in fake blood, dirt,
and rotting flesh, we were the perfect zombies!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">I’m laying this all out for you so you can get an idea of
how devoted we were to this night. Can you sense our excitement and dedication
yet? Well imagine how taken aback we were when we “met” you.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Rarely do we participate in traditional trick-or-treating.
We typically visit malls, churches, etc. The society in which we now live is
terribly complex and it often feels that the good of humanity has disappeared.
This time I chose to rebuke such thoughts and pushed my spouse to try
traditional trick-or-treating just once more<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">.
</i>He was adamant about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not </i>doing it
stating that “People are crazy and can be assholes.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
dismissed his statement and pressured him to proceed.</span></i></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">We rode around for a while making wrong turns and
second-guessing certain neighborhoods we ventured into. We live in a rural area
(not far from <i>you)</i> and don’t really have a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">neighborhood</i>
of our own. If we did, we would have happily stayed there! Then came a short,
well-lit street and there was your place with its welcoming porchlight and opened
door. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Jack Pot! Our first stop!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">The girls were so excited! Our oldest had literally
begged us to allow her to go door-to-door this year. She even said “That’s the
whole fun of Halloween.” I agreed because I remember stopping at every house in
my neighborhood, with a bright porchlight, as a child. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In case you didn’t know... that’s one way to tell if a “home” is
giving out candy to enthusiastic little monsters just trying to have a night of
take-something-from-a-stranger fun. Kids live for that!</span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">We exited our vehicle, leaving our doors slightly ajar <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">just
in case</i></b>. You never know these days right? My girls made sure to grab
their pumpkins hoping for a BIG handful of the candy you had to share with
them.</span></span></div>
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dong.” </span></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">My oldest rang your doorbell. We made sure the girls
stood up front with pumpkins outstretched, smiles bright, and manners ready to
use after offering you their best “trick or treat.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Your doors and curtain were opened wide. We could see the
spookily appropriate decorations. We also saw the young girl who came to the
front door and pushed it closed but not completely. Surely she went to get an
adult. Of course she did. No parent would allow a child to open the door to
strangers on a night known for blatant trickery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So
we waited</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">.</span></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">After a minute or so, we all looked at one another in
confusion. Should we leave? We heard adult voices in the background. Was an
adult coming to shoo us off or to fulfill the girl’s hopes of filling their
pumpkins with candy? </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No
one came.</span></i></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Then the door closed completely (after hearing adults
mutter something else) and the porchlight was turned off. There we stood… on
your porch… in the dark. We could see our little girl’s eyes looking up at us
full of confusion, sadness, and devastation in the moonlight.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">No one in your home bothered to tell us to go away with
decency and respect. No one bothered to greet us and inform us of your decision
to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i> hand out candy. No one took
the time to apologize to the eager, innocent, and beautiful little girls who
stood smiling and waiting patiently just to be acknowledged.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">Maybe our vampire and zombie costumes scared you or maybe
you’re the kind of asshole my spouse spoke of.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">If you’d had a rough day and didn’t feel like having
strangers at your door, how were <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">we</i>
supposed to know that? And honestly, that’s no excuse! It was Halloween night, your
lights were on, and your door open. We wouldn’t be at a stranger’s home asking
for candy otherwise. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Because
of that, I’ve decided that you’re an asshole. </span></i></b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large; line-height: 115%;">I reprimanded you sternly whether you heard me or not. You
insulted my kid’s hearts. My spouse quickly <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hushed
</i>me because he knew the mother in me was ready to shove your head into the pumpkins my girls carried! My girls <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">deserved </i>at least enough common decency (from
you) to direct us <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">nicely</i> to another
home.</span></span><br />
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Appstore. When I informed my fiancé about it, he was super excited! We first
needed to get started with the Amazon Appstore. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">(Check it out for yourself <a href="http://amzn.to/1G01bHP">HERE</a>)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Accessing the Amazon Appstore is easy and can be done
using any Amazon Fire device or download it using any Android device. If you
don’t have the Amazon Appstore App installed, no problem! Using your Android
device, visit </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/underground"><span style="line-height: 115%;">www.amazon.com/underground</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;"> to
get started. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">In order to make purchases, you will first need to create
an Amazon account and then link your credit, debit, or gift card. Next, you’ll
be taken through a series of steps:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">-Open a web page through one of your browsers to download
the <a href="http://amzn.to/1G01bHP">Amazon Appstore App</a> (e.g. Boat Browser, Dolphin Browser, etc.) Once you
open the link, download the Amazon App.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">-Be sure to enable “Unknown Sources” during the installation
process.</span></span></div>
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iOS, be sure to sync your information to maintain your progress. Then you can
pick up where you leave off.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">-It’s also helpful to delete the existing version of your
Google Play app before installing the Amazon version.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; line-height: 115%;">Amazon Coins</span></i></b><span style="line-height: 115%;"> are a virtual currency used to buy apps
and in-game items in the Amazon Appstore. By purchasing Amazon Coins, you can
save <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u>up to 10%</u> on apps, </b>games,
and in-app items. In other words buy more Coins, get larger discounts!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Even better, Amazon runs promotions where the savings are
greater than 10%. Hello people?!!! This is the perfect way to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">spend less</i> and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">play more</i>! For example, buy $100 worth of Amazon Coins for only
$90. That’s $10 in savings! 100 Coins are worth $1. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">(Buy Amazon Coins <a href="http://www.amazon.com/buycoins">HERE</a></span>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Along with being able to purchase Amazon Coins at a
discount, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Amazon Appstore also gives <u>up
to</u> 25% in Amazon Coins back on <u>select</u> in-game purchases. </b>For
example, if there’s a 20% Amazon Coins back offer in a game and you buy an item
for $19.99, you would get $3.99 back in Amazon Coins! To see all of the games
currently giving Coins back on in-game purchases, go <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b?node=6185968011">HERE</a></span><span style="line-height: 115%;">. </span></span></div>
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promoted!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><i><u>The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;">Amazon Underground</span></b><span style="color: red;"> </span>is two dimensional:</u></i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">First, it’s simply the Amazon
Shopping App with an integrated Amazon Appstore. With it, users are able to
download and install games and apps. If you want to play games with Amazon or
use/purchase Amazon Coins, you must have Amazon Underground installed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Second, it’s a program offering “actually free” select
content. You will enjoy <span style="color: red;">a)</span> Over $10k in paid
apps, <span style="color: red;">b)</span> unlimited FREE lives/levels/upgrades, <span style="color: red;">c)</span> tens of thousands of movies and TV shows, d) more
benefits to come! The “actually free” content is flagged appropriately with an
“actually free” banner on the top left hand corner of the icon. </span></span></div>
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Stuff are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">NOT </b>part of the <u>Underground
program</u> but they can be downloaded through <u>Underground app.</u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Now that you’ve read how this all works, following the
steps will make your gaming experience even more enjoyable! It was simple for
my fiancé and I to follow and I’m not a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">huge</i>
gamer. I dabble here and there but there are some games that my fiancé has
gotten me into. For instance, Cookie Jam! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">Cookie Jam is such a fun and addictive game to play. If
you haven’t played it, be sure to stay tuned for a quick overview AND I’ll have
a gift to share with YOU. Get ready gamers. You’re going to LOVE it!</span></span><br />
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Today you feel crappy huh? It happens for sure. Sometimes
it feels almost impossible to get out of a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">funk</i>.
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">With flows come ebbs. With ups come downs. It’s the
natural order of things. The greatest truth, however, is that you don’t have to
allow those thoughts and feelings to govern your day... or your life. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">can</i> rise
above them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I consider myself a positive person, an “optimistic
realist” if you will. I’ve learned how to look at situations for what they are
and find the positivity. Sometimes the positivity is simply “that things could
be worse” and that’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">usually</i> enough
to help me feel better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although I’m consistently seeking to evolve and to
encourage others, I’d be lying if I claimed that all of my days were bright,
sunny, and glorious. I’ve gone through many things in my lifetime. Some things
you wouldn’t believe if I told you!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Do YOU ever have days that your inner dialogue, your
self-talk, is horrible? Do you ever compare your life (health, finances,
appearance, success, education, relationships) to that of others? I know I do! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are areas of my life that make me feel discouraged…
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So how do<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I </i>climb out of this mess? How do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I </i>get out of a funk and find <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> happy place on crappy days? I’m<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>sharing my tactics with you in hopes
that when you’re <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ebbing</i>, you will
have the help you need to get you back into the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">flow</i> of positivity!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t isolate yourself<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></u></i></b><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There were times I couldn’t get out of bed, eat, or smile
and I definitely didn’t want to be around anyone. DON’T DO THIS TO YOURSELF! Talk
to someone you trust. If you don’t have people to confide it, get out and do
activities that involve being <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">around</i>
others. Sometimes just being in the presence of other people can do wonders for
your psyche! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To converse or not to
converse... that decision is yours to make.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Read those self-help books you once made fun of! There’s
really good stuff in many of them to get you smiling again! I’ve come across
some cheesy ones but search until you find one that’s your <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">style </i>of reading. You can also find great articles online. *hint,
hint* While you're at it, find something funny to watch. Laughter is a wonderful mood booster!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Listen To Upbeat Music </span></u></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Music is a sure way to get me fired up and feeling
better! There’s nothing like letting loose with a dance or belting out a song.
Who cares if you can’t dance or sing well? Let it out! And for goodness sakes,
don’t listen to melancholy music when you’re already in a somber mood!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Listen To Motivational Speakers </span></u></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Youtube is a great place to find videos like this. You
can simply type in motivational speakers or search for specific names. Some of
my faves are Louise Hay, Andy Dooley, Mike Dooley, Lisa Nichols, Les Brown, Wayne
Dyer, Byron Katie, Joel Osteen, Iyanla Vanzant, Tony Robbins, and TD Jakes to
name a few. These people are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i>
go-tos. Find the ones that resonate with you! </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Believe In A Higher Power </span></u></i></b></div>
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your right to believe as you wish. I do <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">suggest</i>
finding something to believe in whether it’s the power of intention, laws of
attraction, karma, or simply faith in the power of good. Doing so helps you to feel
that you’re not in this life-thing alone and that your efforts aren’t for nought!
If this concept isn’t your cup of tea, do what works for you.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Gratitude Lists </span></u></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve written in a journal since I was a young girl.
Writing has always been a release for me. As an adult, I learned about the power
of gratitude. Being grateful for the things and people in my life has truly
changed me and the outcome of many situations. When everything seems to be
going wrong, it’s not always <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">easy </i>to
count your blessings but it’s one of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">the best</i></b> things you can do! Write
down EVERYTHING you have to be thankful/grateful for in your life. Writing it
gives you a visual to refer to. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Think about it, what makes you feel better: thinking of
things that are right with life or wrong?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you will open yourself up to positivity in these ways,
you’ll make room for more
positive experiences to show up! I’m not feeding you some washed-up crap, I’m telling you
from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> own experiences. (Share <i>your</i> methods with me too!) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">CAN</b> create
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My nails are always one cuticle push-back away from goblin
claws. I’m a busy woman, a busy mom, always cooking, cleaning, washing, taming, exercising, writing, typing, and doing <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">something</i>. While some women are
fortunate enough to frequent nail salons regularly, I am not one of them. I’m
lucky to still show my hands in public! </span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do</i> love nail
polish and how color makes my hands look decorative and attractive. I always
feel sexier and more important with my nails manicured! Ever notice how often a woman uses
hand gestures when her nails are <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">done</i>?
Pay attention next time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Although I love polish, I’m often hesitant to apply it
because no amount of base/top coat can seem to keep up with me. I become infuriated
after applying a gazillion coats of <b><i>everythAng</i></b> only to end up with chipping!
I’d rather have boring nails than walk around with little clouds of polish on
my nail beds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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because my nails are gorgeous! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No… seriously. Take a look!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Aren’t they gorgeous? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m flaunting my jamberry nail wraps in a <span style="color: red;">carnival</span> design. Who knew NAIL WRAPS would save my life?! I could seriously
be a lifelong fan of these things! The designs/colors are limitless and they
are so easy to apply. I don’t like this phrase but jamberry will have your nails
"On <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">FLEEK</i>!"</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Yep. I said it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve worn my current jamberry wraps for seven days. They
have done a good job of staying in tact and maintaining a fresh appearance. I
purposely applied them in preparation for a seriously busy week! I had to see
if they could pass the SAHM test. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ve been involved in numerous hands-on activities but my
nails still look good. They are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">not</i></b> without blemish but the
imperfections are barely noticeable at this point. I was told that the wraps
<i>can</i> last up to two weeks. While I am a fan, I don’t think they would last another
<b><i>similarly</i></b> busy week in <i>MY</i> world. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jo, a representative of jamberry nails, offered me the
opportunity to try the nail wraps in exchange for my honest opinion. You know I
won’t give you anything less! I think the wraps are a good buy if you’re not
super busy and can afford them. Only you know how the prices fit <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">your</i> budget.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I'd ideally like to purchase one pack per month because one pack equals TWO manicures worth of wraps! Yes...TWO! I may visit a nail salon every other month to get cuticle treatments or I'll do it at all home. Do what works for you. Whatever floats your boat! </span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As a convenience, I’m opening up a “<a href="https://conniejo.jamberry.com/party/?uid=c685abbf-4b70-40bb-922a-a84f3228cb9f">party</a>” for you
to purchase your own. Jo has made herself available to answer any of your
questions. Be sure to contact her on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ConnieJo.jamberrynails">Facebook</a>, via email at </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="mailto:Josmile321@gmail.com" target="_blank">Josmile321@gmail.com</a> and she's even provided a phone number </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="tel:321-480-2553" target="_blank" value="+13214802553">321-480-2553</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jo is wonderful to work with!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Jamberry has holiday themed wraps just in time for Halloween, Christmas, and the like. You're going to be AMAZED at the overall selection and the deals they currently have! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Again, go <a href="https://conniejo.jamberry.com/party/?uid=c685abbf-4b70-40bb-922a-a84f3228cb9f">HERE</a> to join the party! This is a link specifically for Thriller Mom guests! You can make purchases, host your own party, or become a consultant all on the same page. Convenience is key right? You're so very welcome! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We are also hosting a contest/drawing (courtesy of Jo) for a Jamberry fun pack! It will look <i>similar</i> to the one in the picture below and INCLUDE a nail wrap design of the winners choice! I think that's so AWESOME! Each order gets one entry and the drawing will be on <span style="color: red;">11/9/2015</span>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">BE SURE to order your wraps today to become eligible for the prize.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You don't want to miss out!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The design you see at the top is "Carnival." </td></tr>
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<![endif]--><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">thought</i>
reclaiming my breasts would be cause for celebration. Weaning meant freedom for
me and more independence for her (my freedom the main incentive!) Instead, I
found myself in shock and overtaken by grief. Three weeks later, the sting of
my new reality still burns like a hundred paper cuts. Well… maybe 85.</span>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It started a few weeks ago. My family and I were headed <a href="http://thrillermom.blogspot.com/2015/09/carolina-beach-dragon-boat-regatta.html">out of town</a>. Before leaving, the presence of a nasty stomach bug made itself known.
As it progressed, our two year old daughter became unable to tolerate milk-not
even my super, powerful breast milk. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I
thought that stuff could fix anything!</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">A few desperate attempts later, we realized it was a
no-go. She simply couldn’t handle it. She cried for her comfy place: in my arms,
latched onto a breast, my warm milk soothing her to sleep. I felt so helpless!
I was no longer her quick-fix, her healer. I couldn’t make <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">this</i> all better. </span><br />
<a name='more'></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After a few days of looking into her sad eyes and watching
her shake her head while asking “No boob?” I realized this was the perfect time
to wean her for good. It didn’t make sense to start over once she was
accustomed to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">no longer </i>breastfeeding.
</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The week that followed was brutal. She wanted so badly to
latch on. She cried, screamed, tugged at my clothing, and had full meltdowns. Nightfall
presented the greatest challenge because bedtime had been our <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">special</i> time together. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As the days/weeks passed, I began to experience a multitude of <i>what-the-heck-is-wrong-with-me</i> symptoms. I was short-tempered, yelling (more than usual), irritable, irrational, crying uncontrollably, and feeling the need to isolate myself from the world. Things that typically wouldn't be a big deal were monumental. Small tasks felt impossible. I recognized the feelings of depression but I related them to my weaning reluctance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I suffered from PPD after my first child was born so it was familiar to me. However, I'd never been informed about the hormonal changes weaning would cause. I felt like I had when PPD was tormenting me, but it couldn't be <i>that</i>, I thought. I felt alone and afraid. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It
was all happening way too fast! <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">We</i> were
completely unprepared for any of it. No one understood my hesitancy and bouts
of hysteria. They didn’t understand how I couldn’t<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>be <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ready</i> to wean my
growing toddler. Even more, they didn’t understand why I thought <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">she</i> wasn’t ready either. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Then
again... how could they?</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It seems that lately a breastfeeding mania has taken over.
Nursing moms are against bottlefeeding moms (and vice versa). I’ve witnessed the
world have tantrums over mothers posting pictures of themselves nursing. Yet, when a woman’s boobs are plastered all over television screens,
there’s not so much as a whisper of opposition. People want to tell a mother
when, where, how, how long, and… it makes me want to scream: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">WILL ALL OF YOU
PLEASE JUST SHUT THE HELL UP?!”</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cliché but unless you’ve nursed a child you could <i>never</i>
understand the connection shared between a mother and her nursing baby. It goes
far beyond emotion and deeper than thought. It’s a bond that’s locked within heart
chambers and buried within time.</span></div>
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won’t forget looking into my baby’s innocent eyes while she looked back into
the soul nourishing her. I’d give anything to feel her tiny hands upon my
breasts again. She held them like bottles but <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">one-handed</i> them once she became <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a
pro <span style="font-size: x-small;">*insert smile here*</span></i>. </span></div>
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when falling asleep. It was the most precious thing you’d ever want to see!</span></div>
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consuming. In the beginning, when I was inexperienced, it was downright painful
and overwhelming. There were ups and downs with breastfeeding just like
anything else. However, the positive aspects far outweigh any negativity I can
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keep up with her veracious appetite. My youngest nursed for 2.5 years. I have
been a bottle-feeding mom and a breastfeeding mom. I nourished my children to
the best of my ability and never felt the need to degrade anyone else’s chosen
method. I will forever cherish both experiences although nursing is a unique connection
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to ignore the void that wishes to consume me. My mind, breasts, hormones, nor maternal
instincts can forget the enormity that nursing once was. I’m gradually feeling
better but still grieving and mourning. Exercise, writing, lots of hugs, and good company are seeing me through.</span></div>
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of the world, sharing my super-milk with her. My nights and bed sheets are filled
with the tears I cry, in the place she used to lay.</span></div>
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breastfeeding but rarely does anyone mention the woes and ugliness of stopping (</span></span></i></span><span style="color: red; font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">depression,
irritability, mood swings)</span></span></span>.
If you are a nursing mom contemplating weaning your baby, do your research
beforehand to prepare yourself. I was unaware of
the grief that would follow. This may not be every mother’s experience but you’ll
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crisp air, the aroma of warm and delicious comfort foods; a melting pot of
smiling people-What more could a family ask for? Fall is here and wherever festivals/events
are, <i>there</i> my family and I will be if we can afford to be. We’ve already attended
our first for the season. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">We learned of this <a href="http://www.carolinabeachdragonboatregatta.com/index.html">event</a> a week prior but weren’t
confident in our ability to attend. Three hours away is not exactly <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">a hop and a skip</i> when traveling with
kids. Besides that, we had not budgeted for it. After carefully dissecting our
finances and sacrificing a few luxuries </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">(Roominess of our SUV with the
DVD player. What the heck were we thinking?)</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, we found ourselves on the
road again. Our cramped but efficient Volkswagen Beetle was in the wind! 37 miles
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at 6pm. We wanted to be there well ahead of time! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The thought of a three-day-weekend <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">away</i> was extremely exciting but drama quickly hijacked
our nostalgia. Staying on schedule seemed promising until our youngest
daughter began to behave strangely and wouldn’t eat any food. She was lethargic and
moody as well. What we ended up with was a kitchen floor full of “sickness” and
a 5 hour late start. To add insult to injury, the portable DVD player on which
we were basing our road trip sanity… croaked.</span></span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Blatant doom filled the air!</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The HoJo (<a href="http://www.hojo.com/hotels/north-carolina/wilmington/howard-johnson-express-inn-wilmington/hotel-overview">Howard Johnson</a>) in
Wilmington, NC became our weekend home. The room was simple and “clean enough” but
could use a good dusting. The bathroom didn’t require me to yell obscenities
and the courteous staff attended to our needs. That equals a pretty decent experience for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">me</i>. Considering all that we went through
to get there, we just wanted sleep!</span></span><br />
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started. After getting showered and dressed, I awakened everyone else. My daughter’s
stomach bug symptoms reappeared but we gathered our senses and headed
to the <a href="http://www.carolinabeachdragonboatregatta.com/index.html">festival </a>when she was better.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Great Cause (<a href="http://www.carolinabeachdragonboatregatta.com/StepUpForSoldiers.html">Step Up For Soldiers</a>)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><a href="http://www.carolinabeachdragonboatregatta.com/index.html">Festival</a> Cons</span></span></u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lack of vendor choices</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Other activities on our itinerary</b></span></u> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ncaquariums.com/fort-fisher">NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><br />
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Two of THE BIGGEST football fanatics I know are my dad and my aunt. I've always enjoyed watching games with these two. The excitement from them screaming, yelling, and jumping are incomparable!<br />
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<li class="b-recipe__li" itemprop="ingredients"><span class="b-recipe__ingredient-unit">1</span> <span class="b-recipe__ingredient">pkg. (1 oz.) TACO BELL® Taco Seasoning Mix</span></li>
<li class="b-recipe__li" itemprop="ingredients"><span class="b-recipe__ingredient-unit">1</span> <span class="b-recipe__ingredient">can (14.5 oz.) no-salt-added diced tomatoes, undrained (<a href="http://see.walmart.com/kraftfoods/RecipeDetail/TailgateRecipes">continue</a>)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The new school year has
started for my crew but before our last day of summer freedom, I made a decision.
I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">decided</i> that this year is going to
be different than last year! I simply cannot afford to be that crazed, stressed
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and sanity! I know some of you have extenuating circumstances that prevent
this. However, for the rest of my fellow night owls, all of that t.v. watching,
reading, and love of free time we love to partake in </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">(while
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me and refuse to iron unless you and Chris Hemsworth are meeting for lunch, ensure
that the dryer is empty and ready to do its wrinkle-releasing magic! I can’t
tell you how many times I’ve needed my dryer in the mornings only to find it
full of laundry from the day before. Ugh!</span></span></div>
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family will be eating for breakfast </span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">(the next
morning)</span><span style="color: #7030a0; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">And uh… make sure you actually have those
items in your fridge or pantry to prepare. “You girls want cereal for breakfast
today? Woops! We don’t have milk. How about toast? Woops! Sorry. No bread.” Talk
about morning chaos. This is a sure way to start it!</span></span></div>
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all purses, briefcases, backpacks, and those forever lost keys by the door! </span>And
for goodness sakes, make sure everything that should be in those bags was done
so the night before. My daughter has gotten way too many pink slips because of us
having to turn around and head back home for cell phones and homework. Hey, it
happens. Hopefully, not this year!</span></span></div>
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prepared to get your errands done early when possible. </span>Have your lists,
coupons, medical insurance cards or whatever you’re going to need to complete
your to-do’s for the day with you. Ever gotten to the other side of town, a grocery
store, or an appointment only to realize you don’t have what you need? That
really sucks! And let me add, there’s a bit of euphoria to arriving at grocery
stores before the masses. It’s almost like being on a “high”… or so I’ve heard.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">*<span style="color: #7030a0;">Limit
your morning internet time people! </span>We all awaken like addicts, fiending
for our first social media hit. Our reliance on these outlets to inform us of
worldly happenings and our exes mishaps is almost scary but true nonetheless.
Either set an alarm to fulfill this urge in a small chunk of time or don’t do
it at all until you have some down-time. Like <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">that’s</i> going to happen right? </span></span></div>
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working for <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">my</i> family (so far) this
school year to avoid the crazy, implement that shit. Try it, tweek it, whatever
you need to do to make it work for you. Different strokes for different folks!
I hope something here helps. Let me in on some of your tricks too. Right now I
have a toddler doing her best to rip my shirt off so I can’t think of anything
else to write. Ha!</span></span></div>
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Thriller Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007397016393012294noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299201787778018238.post-27353442270393980022015-08-26T09:25:00.000-04:002015-08-28T09:34:47.531-04:00Kids Make the Best Workout Partners<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Making time to work out is challenging enough for any parent! Finding an adult to hit the gym, a trail, or fitness class with you is damn near impossible. I learned this the hard way after light years of begging and stalking. It's amazing how <i>few</i> people will do a burpee or squat with you! I soon realized that my best workout buddy was already wrapped around my stubbly leg.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Here’s why younger kids make the best workout partners:</span><br />
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<b style="line-height: 22.0499992370605px;"><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="color: #222222;">-</span><span style="color: magenta;">They offer the best incentives</span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">You can’t consider yourself a fitness badass until you’ve had a toddler try to stuff an Oreo down your throat in the middle of a plank (true story)! You’re either going to cave in, lose form, and attack that doubled-stuffed monstrosity or you’ll see it as the evil it is and resist temptation. However, if you’re innovative and a tad bit of a rebel, you’ll complete your workout and reward yourself by joining that kid in licking the filling off of that cookie!</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="color: #222222;">-</span><span style="color: magenta;">They join in</span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">You’ll rarely find a kid who watches you gyrate around your living room like a hashed-out flamingo and doesn’t try to imitate you! Most kids aren’t wall flowers nor do they think they’re too sexy to sweat it out with you. You’ll never have to beg again with kids around. They may not know what a burpee is but they’ll try it anyway-from their mouths first usually.</span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="color: #222222;">-</span><span style="color: magenta;">They don’t mind your sweat-funkiness</span></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">In the minds of most younger kids, and at least for a small portion of the day, parents can do (or smell) no wrong. They don’t care about the fumes escaping your pits, breath, or other crevices. Even if your kid is the type to notice <i>everything</i> and points out your sweat-funky body parts, hugs and kisses are usually still welcomed. Most of us can’t even get that kind of “<i>for better or for worse</i>” from our spouses!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">If you’re the type who likes to work out by getting your dance on, then lucky you! Your little partner probably loves almost any kind of music and will <i>find</i> a beat to groove to. Whether you’re blasting Eye of the Tiger, attempting to Nae Nae, or Jazzercising, your little dance partner will be right by your side supporting all of your awkward, I-can’t-dance-a-lick moves!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Before you get all hostile on me, I'm no fool. You may have a child with a bugophobia. In other words he/she can't handle anything that buzzes or flies or crawls-especially if it's packing more than two legs! I totally understand! For some parents, however, being outdoors is calming and a great experience for them and their kid(s). If you're one who prefers the openness and freedom of being out instead of cramped between four walls, I'm sure you appreciate your little ones flexibility! There's nothing like being in sync.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Although you may be huffing and puffing from the intensity of your workout, when your brilliant little two-footer asks why the women in your fitness dvd “smile so much” (true story), you’ll be more than happy to reply-even if you don’t say exactly what you’re thinking. Most of us want to punch those smiling, fit beauties right in their smiles anyways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">No matter where the party is, kids come prepared! They bring <i>the funny</i> packed loosely in their sticky, toy-filled gym bags. They’re quick to tease you about your flappy triceps, pokey belly fat, or jiggly thighs. However, they do it in the most loving way possible! Okay… I know you’re calling <i>CRAP</i> on this one but I bet they make you laugh at some point during the workout. Right?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">By the end of the workout, you’re both more than likely in need of a snack and a rest. What better way to cool down than by enjoying something nutritious (or not), watching a Disney flick, and cuddling with your little two-footer. I’m sure they’ll have no objections!</span></div>
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When I alerted my sig other of my plans to write about my guest he scoffed, "Why would you want to write about <i>him</i>? He's gross!" </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I met "Roy" after the birth of my second child. I'll never forget that odious moment. I was in the bathroom when he had the nerve to show up wreaking of funk! "WTF?!" was my first reaction. I searched frantically for the source of that horror but my search was unsuccessful. So I did what any woman would do when she's in a bathroom, exposed, and a cadaveresque odor appears out of nowhere.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I GRABBED A MUTHALUVIN' MIRROR!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Remember, I had just given birth so there were all sorts of things happening <i>down there! </i>I made my way through the debris and the flaps of oatmeal-textured vagina I had left. I could have very well been in Oz because I didn't recognize <i>anything</i> in that area! Just as I was ready to panic and cry me a river, I spotted him. I stared at him and he stared at me. A damn hemorrhoid!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"OH HELL TO THE NAWL!!! Somebody get Forensic Files because there's about to be a massacre up in here!"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Had I not been through enough? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Had I not just brought another of God's most beautiful children into the world? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And was <i>this</i> my reward? A vile <i>creature</i> I detested?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whenever I thought of hemorrhoids, I imagined a mile-long piece of intestine hanging from someone's <i>nevermind, </i>resembling a meal fit for a vulture! I went into panic mode and had only ONE thought:</span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I WANT MY MAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I called her and she brought me back from the pits of Hell with her infinite wisdom! "It's alright." she said. "Your body has changed...again...and that's something you're just gonna have to learn to live with." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reluctantly, I swallowed her words as I flipped off the Universe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I eventually learned to <strike>hate </strike>accept my new butt-buddy. I embraced <i>him</i> like a dumpster-juice-soaked teddy bear and named him "Roy." Roy still had his moments of missing the good hygiene mark but we worked on that. He came with many curves and crevices I had to learn to get around.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <i>defunkarization </i>process was a wild beast but was easily tamed. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Roy now shows up without anyone noticing. Except on occasion when he packs extra baggage and leaves me feeling like someone's going brillo pad happy in my down-yonder! At those times, Tucks comes for a sleepover if Summer's Eve can't work her Island Splash-scented magic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Besides the typical goals of keeping my kids engaged, having fun, and preserving my sanity, one of my summer goals is to organize my kid's rooms. I want the whole nine yards! Okay, maybe that's a long shot but I <i>at least</i> want things labeled! Everything needs a place (again) and I think I'm ready to tackle this feat...<i>again</i>. One of the smartest things I've done to prepare and to make this process easier is to order sticker labels from <a href="http://stickerkid.com/">stickerkid.com</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not only do they offer personalized <a href="http://www.stickerkid.com/usa_en/">labels</a>, the darn things are water resistant, dishwasher/microwave/fridge/freezer/washer/dryer safe! Try saying all of that in one breath! And to make you love them even more, <a href="http://stickerkid.com/">stickerkid.com</a> produces your stickers within 24 hours of your order placement. That's right! No running out to stores paying outrageous fees or searching for hours online for items you must wait a lifetime to receive. <a href="http://stickerkid.com/">Stickerkid.com</a> is THE real deal and they give you great <a href="http://www.stickerkid.com/usa_en/name-labels.html">products</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm so happy that I agreed to do a review when the </span><a href="http://www.stickerkid.com/usa_en/" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">company</a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> reached out to me. Now my girls have beautiful labels that THEY created to help keep all of their "stuff" organized and out of my hair! My oldest wanted a simple design with a princess logo. Then she helped me design a picture label for my youngest. We love them! I especially love the high quality colors and clarity of the picture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wish I had these when the last school year ended because you <i>can</i> even order the labels with phone numbers on them! There is a limit to how much space you have obviously, but what you use that space for is up to you. I would have had our phone number printed on the labels for my oldest to give to some of her classmates. How cool would it have been for her to hand out labels with her name and number printed on them?! These fabulous labels come in all sorts of colors, shapes, sizes, and even multiple fonts!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are so many uses for these labels too. You can label your child's belongings before they go to camp, sleepovers, daycare, parties, sporting activities, play dates, and with the new school year fast approaching, you already know how I'll be using our labels! <a href="http://stickerkid.com/">Stickerkid.com</a> also offers wall/door decals and other products. They truly are amazing and I'm typing this from experience! I'm a satisfied customer so far. If time shows the labels to be anything other than what the company promises, I'll be back with an update! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One way we're using our labels:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">My daughter's each have an art bin at their grandparent's house. We used our labels to identify their bins. Perfection!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Before I forget, these labels are not just for kids. Think of the creative possibilities these labels offer adults! We can label and clearly identify our own belongings for work, church, meetings, etc. And teachers could use these most of all! Anyone working in a setting with kids would find these useful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Be sure to check out stickerkid.com and their other platforms. Give their products a try (if you like what you see) and tell them that you found them via Thriller Mom. Then be sure to come back here and let me know how you like and are using your products. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I feel more optimistic about the organizing feat ahead of me now. Knowing that I have these labels sure does take some of the work off my hands. Now... if only my girl's rooms would<i> stay </i>organized. Hmmm... I guess enough pipe dreaming for one day huh?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Thriller Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007397016393012294noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299201787778018238.post-76858064109149479322015-07-11T01:01:00.001-04:002015-07-11T02:32:17.585-04:00Please Wash Your Nasty Hands <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bottom line... I'm pissed! I'm fed up with nasty, inconsiderate adults who don't wash their hands after using the bathroom. YES I said it! Okay, let me slow down, reverse this thing, and tell you how it all went down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My daughters and I were engaging in our (un)favorite activity: grocery shopping. In typical mom-grocery-shopping-alone-with-kids-and-a-cart-full-of-everything fashion, my oldest secretly informed me that she had to "do number one AND two." She usually blurts out my preferred "pee and poop." I don't like the whole number thing because it just sounds like a value meal gone wrong! On this day, however, she felt <i>fancy</i> being in public I guess. Whatever that means!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I dragged the two-ton cart, my girls, my selfish attitude, and the remaining nerves this <i>inconvenience</i> wasn't stomping on, to the store's restroom. The very <i>public</i> restroom. I've never understood why they are called "restrooms." No person in the history of my life has felt compelled or comfortable enough to <i>rest</i> in such a piss-soaked environment. And let me tell ya... women (just like men) can be gross! I'm talking block the entrance with yellow crime tape and stamp a permanent WTF? on the door...gross!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like most parents, I have a fear-almost a phobia-when it comes to taking my kids to public squatters. I used that term here because that's what I do... SQUAT! When it comes to my girls, I'd rather change a mountain of soiled clothing than have them venture into the hell cells that bathroom stalls are. And to make it even more hellacious, I'm one of those ridiculously cautious parents. By the time I've unfolded the tarp stuffed in my purse for such occasions, wrapped and duct-taped it to the toilet, cut out a drop hole, and reiterated my DON'T TOUCH A MUTHALUVIN THING rule 20 times, my child is probably close to a bladder infection! Not really but....<i>really</i>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Getting back to the story... my oldest was doing her business when another woman walked in. The woman entered her stall, locked her door, dribbled, dribbled, dribbled, and flushed. Being the bathroom hand washing warden that I am, I awaited those two precious sounds after she exited her stall: 1) the flow of clean water from the faucet 2) the click of the good 'ole soap dispenser.</span><br />
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Then the bathroom door opened and shut! I. almost. fainted. If it wasn't for the wet film of disgusting on the floor and the possibility of my catching EVERYTHANG from making contact with it, I would've lost consciousness and fell to the floor!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Too many times this has happened to us. Too many times, a grown woman has "peed or pooped", wiped her tainted underdog, and walked OUT of the bathroom with her hands forever scarlet-lettered! I've worked hard to teach my daughters good hygiene. I stress the importance of hand washing and not spreading germs. I even go as far as to tell them how "adults" do it, yadda, yadda, yadda, PSHFT!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The first thing my daughter said after the woman made her exit was " Ooooh mommy! That lady didn't wash her hands!" It's a shame how many times she's had to say this with a disgusted look on her face but at least <i>she's</i> kind enough to whisper it. I, on the other hand, am livid every time and want to shout such nastiness over the store's intercom and the mountain tops! Had I seen that woman's face and ran into her in the store, I <i>maaaay</i> have confronted her but I'm not sure if being touched by those filthy hands would have been worth it! She deserved a good throat punch or a Tyson-on-Holyfield ear bite for that one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, it's <i>that</i> deep for me folks! Nasty kids are bad enough but nasty adults are another horror entirely. Have you read any studies of bacteria found in bathrooms? If not, look it up. Forewarned is forearmed!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In that moment, I also wanted to assure my child that no "lady" would've walked out with those filthy hands but I didn't. Instead, I created a teaching moment and made an example of her. We reviewed good hygiene practices. We discussed the importance of using paper towels, or toilet paper to open the bathroom door after hand washing, etc,. I made sure to reiterate the germs people are exposed to when hygiene rules/practices aren't followed. In other words, my daughters are scarred for life!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the same token, you'll never have to question whether or not MY girl's hands are clean after "peeing or pooping." Mama has taught them well. Maybe a little<i> too</i> well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know <i>someone </i>will call me a germaphobe. Someone else may even argue that I'm making my girls paranoid, etc, Call it whatever your fanny wants! Not gonna change a thing because we have our way and you have yours. There's NO excuse for what that woman did (or any other). There were no sirens alerting us of an emergency and a need to exit the bathroom immediately. She was just too lazy to follow those two simple steps and other people had to pay the price. </span><br />
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Thriller Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007397016393012294noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6299201787778018238.post-60196234039663247002015-06-08T17:34:00.000-04:002015-06-08T17:56:19.008-04:00Cheesing From Ear to EarIf you've followed me for a while, you know that I LOVE books; all kinds of books! Annnd you know that the fun of reading is something I'm adamant about sharing with and instilling in my daughters. So when the company <i><a href="http://www.iseeme.com/">I See Me! Inc.</a> </i>contacted me to review their latest<i> </i>children's book(s), I sprinted and leaped at the opportunity!<br />
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I was happy that the ordering process was so simple and I found the <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/">personalization</a><i> </i>to be unique and refreshing. Customers are able to customize the books with dedications and photos.What person, especially a child, doesn't like something made specifically for them? When my girls saw their names on the book covers, they were sold! You'd think we were having a free-for-all at Monkey Joe's! They were cheesing from ear to ear!<br />
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My oldest (7yo) received the inspiring book <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/i-wish-you-more-personalized-book.html">I Wish You More</a>. It is colorful, age appropriate, and not only is her name on the cover, it is <i><b>throughout </b></i>the book. She feels like a celebrity every time we read it! This book is full of well wishes, laughter, and adventure-something most seven year olds can easily relate to.<br />
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The book <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/my-night-night-time-personalized-book.html">It's My NIGHT NIGHT Time</a> was dedicated to my youngest (1yo). The size was perfect for her little hands! The animals and colors attracted her immediately. Again, throughout the book, the <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/">personalization </a>continued with her name spelled out on most of the pages. We used that as an extra teaching tool for spelling her name. She was thrilled! This book is all about your little toddler's bedtime adventure and will hopefully make the process more enjoyable. If your little one is like mine, transitioning to bed isn't always the calmest time of the day.<br />
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I must admit... our family was floored by the quality and durability of the books. Sometimes companies will send you quality-lacking products, aka some "mess", but not this time. <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/">I See Me! Inc</a>, it's authors, and illustrators have gained a new fan! One thing we have not tested with the toddler's book is it's ability to handle sticky fingers and spills. But we all know that will come in time! If the book <i>doesn't </i>stand the test, I'll come back with an update.<br />
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Bottom line... this company is the real deal. They offer <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/">unique, personalized children's books</a> that you AND your kids will be proud to own. Hey... you can even purchase them for birthdays and holidays for the other little ones in your life. Just in case books aren't what you're looking for, they also offer <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/personalized-lunchboxes.html">lunchboxes</a>, <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/vchristmas.html">puzzles</a>, <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/coloring-books.html">coloring books</a>, <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/vplacemats.html">placemats</a>, <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/personalized-stickers.html">stickers</a>, and <a href="http://www.iseeme.com/personalized-growth-chart.html">growth charts</a>. So many items to choose from guys. I haven't tried the other products but it doesn't seem that you can go wrong!<br />
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When I asked the girls how they felt about their books, my oldest replied "I LOVE MY BOOK! I just love it!" The youngest replied with a head nod and a smile. So they showed their approval with two thumbs up!<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Had I mentally set the bar too high for Mother’s Day? Or not high enough? Was I ungrateful? Had I become a spoiled, controlling, bratty bitch of a mom and partner? Surely, it’s no crime for a woman, a mom, to expect some extra appreciation, pampering, and catering to on the day</span><i style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"> </i><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">specifically set aside to honor mothers. But all of those things had been done for me. Maybe not on the grandest of scales but well enough to feel like I’d had </span><i style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">half</i><span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"> a day off!</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.3999996185303px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lingering in my mind was a visual of our former years. Our years of sexual freedom and romantic bliss. I could see our mattress on the floor in front of the fireplace. I could feel the heat from the flames mixing with our own friction and burning our skin with unbearable delight. I longed for the scent from the rose petals, oils, and other “accessories” we once used to adorn our love-making. We had always treated sex as an art but it had somehow become a lost art form.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Where had it all gone? What happened to us?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">We had become <i><span style="color: #c0504d;">those parents, that couple</span></i>. The realization smacked me harder than my grandmother did when I picked all of her newly bloomed flowers as a child; except hers landed on my backside! We had become those parents, that couple, satisfied with sexual mediocrity while chasing orgasms. The days of chivalry and the prolonged moments of foreplay-touching, kissing, etc.- we once enjoyed had been replaced by exhaustion and hurried time. O<b><i>ur romance now sucked</i></b>! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Such is the tale of too many parents and too many couples over time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">"J" held me in his arms as I revealed my sudden revelation and we discussed our new <i>issue</i>. As with any couple, <b>communication is key</b>! We expressed ourselves honestly, risking bruised egos but knowing that we were safe to be honest, to be real. Reminiscing about our past sexual excursions together, we laughed, sighed, moaned, and found ourselves <span style="color: #c0504d;">worked up</span> all over again. Admitting that we were no longer the young, super-adventurous, energized creatures we once were, we vowed to <i>redefine </i>romance in our relationship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Just like most couples, we love to be intimate and expand our sexual horizons. But with time, and parenthood, has come (inevitable) change. There has been no loss of sexual appetite; Only a transformation in what and how often we indulge. Any parent who doesn't understand <i>that</i> must live in Oz and we all need to move there!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 18.3999996185303px;">Finally, we went to bed ending my Mother’s Day on a new high. I was proud to have allowed myself to feel the negative feelings inside instead of repressing or blowing them off as nonsense and unimportant. I put myself first long enough to figure out what the problem was. When the answer was realized, I accepted the revelation that <b><i>our romance sucked</i></b><i> </i>instead of making excuses; As did he. It was a difficult lesson but necessary. It was equally as necessary to communicate that with my life-partner because I know that <i>he’s in this thing with me</i>. And that is how we will <b>continue to improve</b>, making our relationship-and our romance- last.</span></div>
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