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Author Archives: Beth Ann Chiles

January 16, 2025

It’s All In the Name

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Do you like your name? Everyone has one. But be honest. Do you like yours? I have always loved my name. I am just Beth Ann. Not Elizabeth. Not Bethany. Nope. Beth Ann. Plain and simple. Perfect. Short and sweet. Nothing fancy and I think Continue reading →

January 15, 2025

Enough Already!

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Low temperatures and snow have settled in over our little paradise. I am going on record to say “enough already”. I am over it. I don’t mind the occasional snow — we haven’t had any for 3 years so it was time but usually it Continue reading →

January 14, 2025

Straining and Steeping on Teapot Tuesday

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It seems there are a lot of folks who don’t know much about tea. Recently on one of my Facebook group feeds there was MUCH discussion about a teapot that was for sale at Aldi . Yep, Aldi again. Some people were trying to use Continue reading →

January 13, 2025

Right There In the Baking Aisle

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Sometimes things hit you right smack dab in the face. Grief is like that. Just when I think I have it all under control I realize I don’t. And honestly – that is okay. That is how grief is. It is sneaky like that. I Continue reading →

January 10, 2025

Oops, I Did It Again!

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In the words of Britney Spears – “Oops, I did it again!”. Funny thing is I didn’t plan on it. The other day Chris and I headed to town to mail packages and grab lunch. We ran our errands, ate our lunch and since we Continue reading →

January 9, 2025

Soft and Functional

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Writing/ 9 Comments/ 266

Kids say the darnedest things sometimes. 4 year olds are constantly surprising.. Time spent with grandchildren is never dull. All of these statements are true and after spending 6 days over the holidays with our sweet Theo I am holding all the memories close and Continue reading →

January 8, 2025

Messages on the Wind

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Chris and I went to Blowing Rock, NC for a quick birthday get away before Christmas. His birthday falls a week before Christmas and I always hate that it gets lost in the busyness of the season. This year was a milestone year and I Continue reading →

January 7, 2025

Tickled Pink on Teapot Tuesday

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My love of teapots has become one of the regular features here on It’s Just Life.  Teapot Tuesday has been in existence since April 2011 and I have missed a few Tuesdays and repeated teapots over the years.  Folks keep asking me how many I Continue reading →

January 6, 2025

My Present to Myself

Beth Ann Chiles/ Writing/ 8 Comments/ 278

Think about it. How often do we really give ourselves presents? Sometimes we might buy a special something that is out of the ordinary but the normal day in my life does not include giving myself a present. But today I am giving myself a Continue reading →

January 2, 2025

Leaping Into the New Year – Comments for a Cause

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Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening! Good whatever as you read this latest post. I took a bit of a holiday break to enjoy time with the family and especially with the grandson and am currently suffering from what my sister calls “Theo hangover”. It Continue reading →

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The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

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