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I’ve only used Android phones, although my first smartphone was actually a Palm Pre Plus. Though I only know Android phones — I use an HTC Thunderbolt — my teens only use iPhones. Will only use iPhones. Hardly acknowledge other phones. Both are quite militant in their love of the iPhone. Both persuaded their...
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I have systems. Plans. Methods for organization. My systems have systems. I file the school papers. Clip them together in stacks. Hang the papers from the fridge or bulletin board. I sort old papers so that old papers don’t get mixed up with new papers. But, I ALWAYS have a stack of papers on...
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This morning after I cleared the breakfast dishes, I wiped the table clean. A not-overflowing-with-paper-and-breakfast-dishes can only mean one thing in my house. Game time. With my daughters off to school at the crack of dawn, my youngest and I have a lot of time before his bus arrives. Sometimes he sleeps in, and...
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A few weeks ago three generations of women in my family shopped. For two of the generations, shopping is as easy as breathing. For one — me — I avoid shopping like the plague. I don’t shop til I drop. I shop online mostly. But, on this particular day we had a mission…a mission...
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I saw very few movies growing up. I lived in England as a very young child, and then again from about age 10 onwards. I can count on one hand the movies I saw in a movie theater. No joke. Star Wars ET Jaws — not sure why I was taken to this one...
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Now that my children are all in school for a full day and I am back to work more or less full time, I have no time for shopping. I’d rather write a blogpost than drive to the mall. In fact I’d rather clean, cook, do laundry, or do anything than shop! This past...
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I shared my journey to perfect vision with all of you a couple of days ago. I was a glasses wearer, a contact lens only wearer, a contact lens and sometimes glasses wearer, and finally a glasses only wearer. I remember how happy I was the day I wore contact lenses for the first...
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Saw this in my in box and I had to share… Reading, writing, arithmetic…and tech? According to a new study from market research firm NPD Group, kids are increasingly adopting tech. In fact, tablet usage among kids increased 13% from 2011 to 2012. PBS KIDS continues to offer quality educational content for kids wherever...
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I’ve been an avid reader all my life. One of my favorite parts of Christmas morning was tearing open the wrapped gift from my parents. When I got older I would go to the bookstore, choose my own books, which my mother would then wrap. I was still thrilled even if I knew exactly...
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