Coping mechanisms take many forms. Unfortunately, for me eating is a way to “deal.” Especially now that I don’t drink, I seem to be more of a “foodie” than before.
This holiday season has been very stressful for me. Maybe because I have little kids I’ve been thinking back to my own childhood quite a lot. [...]

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The Power of Positive Thinking
By Special Guest Blogger, “Word Surgeon Rhonda”
I woke around 5-ish, in a dark room that smelled like apples and cinnamon (thanks to Glade plug-ins) and felt like home – good thing, considering it was home. I stretched out luxuriously and puffed my pillow beneath my neck. I was plenty [...]

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If you don’t like the traditional extra sweet sweet potatoes, try this savory take instead:
5 large sweet potatoes
1 can of chicken broth
7 or 8 slices of baby swiss cheese
Fresh grated parmesan to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Cut and boil the sweet potatoes, add the can of chicken broth and mash, add salt and pepper to [...]

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For some reason, holidays get so stressful. Maybe we are all thinking of who we “should” be and forgetting to enjoy who we really are. Or maybe issues that have been bubbling all year come to a head at the holidays during all the “togetherness…”
I’ll spare you the details but, suffice it to say – [...]

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Why it’s Important to Always Have AN Answer for Your Kids
No matter how old you are, there is nothing more comforting than a scent that reminds you of your mother. Today was another wonderful, terrifying, marvelous, generally intense and exhausting day with my own two young children. I’m ending it with a “spot of tea,” [...]

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Why do I write the way I do? Who is this strange Betsy person? Is she real? Her life sure is dramatic and she sure does seem to think she has it all figured out!
Well, guess what ~ this is the side I decide to put forward to the world, yes ~ the WORLD ~ [...]

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Today I’ve been wondering about the whole “glass half full/glass half empty” debate. Back when I was drinking I would have just asked “Are you going to drink that!?” Hahah!
Anyway, these days even though life is so much better I still find myself looking at the glass with a wide spectrum of emotions. Some days [...]

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Wow! How do we have so much laundry!!! I’ve just done 4 loads this morning and there are at least 4 more loads piled up in my laundry room! Argh!
My son has been wetting his bed the last few nights but still, this is ridiculous!
I think there’s a formula for laundry. The more you have [...]

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