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I have read many, many arti­cles about how to make Twit­ter work for you and depend­ing on your Twit­ter usage some of those arti­cle will click light bulbs on over your head and some will be Greek. I, per­son­ally, use Twit­ter to engage in a com­mu­nity as well as build my “brand”. {Psst…I really hate […]

I love it when the norm isn’t the norm on this blog! How often does the first com­menter get picked for give­aways?? Well, on this blog it hap­pened… So that means, @mellenk will finally get some real cof­fee instead of McDonald’s nasty ol’ stuff!  That was stinkin’ fun and I’ll be doing more of that soon.

There are 2 blog hop­ping par­ties that I just can’t miss. One of those is put on by my bud, Robin. The other, Ulti­mate Blog Party, is com­ing up on April 9 — 16. The ladies from 5 Min­utes for Mom is host­ing it and it’s a rag­ing suc­cess every year. I have found some incredible […]

Hold on to your goojers…I’m about to tell you a lit­tle ok not really secret about Spring­field, Mis­souri. We have one of the best cof­fee roast­ers in the world…or in the area.…whatever.…it’s good stuff. I’m. Not. Kid­ding. It’s no secret how much I adore my Dunkin Donuts. But if I want a treat…I get Churchill’s Sinless […]

Yes­ter­day felt like the first day of Spring. It got up to 70 degrees and the grass was turn­ing green before our eyes. It’s days like these that make me long for India. I miss the beau­ti­ful, bright col­ors, the pun­gent smells and the con­stant noise. Every­thing around you is phở­to­genic. I have found 3 […]

Par­ents are killing their own chil­dren. Teens beat­ing the crap out of their own peers. Elderly cou­ples get­ting robbed when they can’t even afford med­i­cine. How do you explain these kind of things to your kids? Last week, Grem­lin piped up from the back seat of the car with, “Mom? I’m so glad I have you for […]