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As I write this, I know it is too late for this year’s 4th of July celebrations, but the dog cowering at my feet and the friend on the other end of my facebook who did everything he could to not hear the early celebrations have prompted this post. There are many occasions for fireworks, no matter where …

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As a parent, I get unsolicited advice all the time. My favorite advice comes from those who don’t even have children. They are usually very smug, and all-knowing about all things related to children. Here are a few of the best-of-the-best pieces of advice non-parents dish up, and what I WISH I could say to …

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Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! I want to wish a wonderful day to all the moms out there either through biology, or adoption, or if you’re a step-mom, or even if you’ve got a deadbeat sibling who has run off to Nevada to “find themselves” and left you a niece and a half empty bag of …

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Once again, science proves something that people already know. Dog people, anyway. A study published in the journal Science proved that dogs respond to both the words their people say and the tone. The really cool part about this, though, is that they showed that they process them in different parts of the brain, similar to …

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Vacuum cleaners are funny things. I remember the days when you had to sweep the carpet before you vacuumed because anything bigger than a quarter (even the larger dust bunnies) would cause the machine to have a heart attack and die. If there was an Erector set in the house, you’d have to run a …

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A couple of years ago I spent about two weeks laid up in the hospital and became completely obsessed with the show Hoarders. It’s one of the most disturbing and mesmerizing shows on television and all I could think at the time was, “I might be super sick, but at least my bathroom doesn’t look like …

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I say all the time how much I wish wish wish I’d been born a cat or dog just because they (at least mine) are so stinkin’ spoiled. Now I’ve got one more reason to wish I’d been born into another species: Dr. Evan Antin. Oh. Holy. Cow. Dr. Antin is an exotic (and sometimes …

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Anyone who loves dogs has probably spent a fair amount of time with their faces stuffed into their dog’s fluffy, soft fur. It’s one of our favorite things to do. I mean, here’s this creature who wants nothing more than to love us, and he’s like a warm, cuddly teddy bear who sometimes chases squirrels …

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A lot of things have changed for me over the years, going from a corporate ladder-climber to a writer/stay-at-home mom has been a big one. My love for cheap booze has been replaced by wine or a well mixed Beergarita. Sensible flats now sit on racks where stripper heels used to be and yoga pants take the spot that formerly held …

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