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February 26, 2025

Five Photos: Five Stories – Day 3

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Revisiting a series of posts I did in 2015. Enjoy. The rules of Five Photos; Five Stories are to post a photo a day for five consecutive days and attach a story to the photo. It can be fiction or non-fiction, a poem or a Continue reading →

June 9, 2017

Need Some Fun Reading? Check Out These Blogs!

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Reading blogs is something fun, isn’ t it?  If you are reading this you must agree.  I have so many that I try to read regularly and somehow I keep adding more to my list.  No wonder I find it hard to get things done Continue reading →

May 5, 2016

And Now A Word From Our Sponsors

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My recent attendance at the BAM (Bloggers At Midlife) Conference  allowed me the opportunity to meet with some great companies who were sponsors of the conference.  It takes a lot to put together a successful conference and one of the most important pieces is getting appropriate Continue reading →

April 20, 2016

Breathe. Drink Coffee. Start.

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I posted on Facebook this morning that I simply needed to: Breathe. Drink Coffee. Start. You see I am coming down off of a high.  You know what I am talking about.  One of those mountain top experiences that changes you.  That was what I Continue reading →

April 14, 2016

BAM! #BAMC16 That Is

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Today I wing my way to Las Vegas for BAM –the Bloggers At Midlife Conference and boy am I excited!   Last year Sara of Travel with Sara and All In An Iowa Mom’s Day and Laura of Cat Tales With Laura I and were Continue reading →

October 15, 2015

I Am Blogging This

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As a blogger I find things everywhere to write about.  It is kind of a joke in our family and I am sure it is the same in many families where there is a blogger. “So Mom, you gonna blog about this?” “Why do I Continue reading →

September 24, 2015

Bloggy Conference at Cedar Point

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Last weekend I got to attend BloggyCon15 – my very first weekend blogging conference.  I was pretty pumped about it for several reasons. Number one it was being held at Cedar Point which meant it would be close to my family so I could combine Continue reading →

May 11, 2015

Things I Learned in Chicago #NIBTravel

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There will be a multitude of posts coming over the next couple of weeks detailing our North Iowa Blogger trip to Chicago.  Suffice it to say it was everything I had hoped for and more.  The 8 of us had a great time. Friendships were Continue reading →

March 12, 2015

Mug ‘O’ Comfort Swap Reveal

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I joined in a blogger swap sponsored by Chaotic Goddess Swaps a while back and today is the day I share with you what my fabulous partner sent to me to make my winter day a bit brighter. I was matched up with Marlene from Continue reading →

December 26, 2014

It’s Here! It’s Here!

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Today you might notice something a bit different about It’s Just Life. My sweet son, Aaron, has been pushing me to take it to the next level. He wants me to stretch a bit and while stretching is a good thing it is not always 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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