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A day’s events that provoked us or brought us a moment of unexpected peace and relaxation.

Mother’s Day Shopping Tips

baby-mom-noseWhen I was a kid, Mom once told us, "All I want for Mother’s Day is peace in this house."

So, that’s what we got her.

Turns out, that’s not really what she wanted.  So, your first Mother’s Day shopping tip is that you DO have to get her something for Mother’s Day, even if she says not to bother.  Unless you are in the hospital undergoing major surgery, she is lying.  Be sure to get her a prezzie. (My apologies to English readers — your Mothering Sunday was in March.  If you did forget, perhaps you can make up for it now.)

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Daring To Do Charity Work

Russian toy terrier"Success is to give."                       — U2, "God, Pt II"

One of the most personally fulfilling things you can to give to a charity you really believe in.  This doesn’t have to be money — it can be donated items to be sold at their thrift shops; it could be buying one of their T-shirts and wearing it in public or it could expressing your opinion on the comments section on public blogs and news articles that allow comments.  I was moved to do the latter this week on behalf of animal rights. 

I got a lot of really hate-filled responses (to put it mildly), usually on the lines that I’m just wasting my life on these animal causes. 

Now, I’m NOT going to debate animal rights here.  Everyone has their own cause or thing they support — whether it’s animal rights, human rights, saving old buildings, teaching adults to read, advocating gun control laws, advocating the removal of gun control laws, whatever.  And you know what? 

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I’m Bothering To Vote Today

vote_here_womanToday is a day both anticipated and dreaded in my home state of Pennsylvania.  It’s election day, including the primaries that have been pinned as pivotal for providing a peek at the next president.  All of the news and sort-of-news fit to print have declared that today is the day when the next president will really be decided and everything else will be just a formality. 

Personally, I’m sick so sick of the whole thing that right now divine right monarchy is looking pretty good in comparison.  American politics really stress me out for reasons I really don’t want to get into here.   So why am I bothering to vote today?

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It’s Okay to Take a Day Off

old-man-relax-near-road"Too much of anything, Lieutenant, even love, isn’t necessarily a good thing."  — Captain Kirk, The Trouble with Tribbles

I love my job being a freelance writer.  I telecommute, can take care of my pets and my Mom, and pick and choose my assignments.  After years of having really crappy jobs like working in retail, it’s a kick looking forward to going to work for a change.  So I don’t really like taking a day off from a job I love.

However, I guess I love it a little too much.  On Saturday, I physically collapsed after taking a bath.  When I wondered aloud to my Mom why it happened (after I revived, of course), she said, "Whaddya expect?  You’ve been working ten hours a day for the past three months."

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Mothers Day

Rose  

Isn’t being a mom just great….!? 

 It is my belief that moms really don’t get enough credit for all the hard work they do. In my opinion EVERY DAY should be ‘mother’s day’!

Make An Effort

Its not often that kids really show their appreciation, and now that my eldest boy is eight, he is really starting to reralize just what mom does for him. As for my eight month old, the same can’t be said for him, but give it a few years and he’ll soon realize! There is nothing more heart warming than receiving that annual tradition of the hand-made mother’s day card, it brings a tear to my eye every year, without fail.

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