Monthly Archives: April 2012

You Had Me at “Africa Hot”

Posted on April 29, 2012 by

When I was somewhere lost in the land of Tween…or maybe it was Teen…I used to always say that it was “Africa Hot.” As an adult, I can see all of the political incorrectness in saying something is Africa Hot..BUT…for … Continue reading →

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Just Another Problem In Higher Education

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

It is a bit of an issue as the public doesn’t want to spend, but they don’t want ‘efficient’ campuses either. Approximately 3.5 seconds ago, I was thinking that this post was about another problem with the U.S. higher education … Continue reading →

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Really?!

Posted on April 21, 2012 by

I think that somewhere along the folds of the delicate pages of this little story board, I wrote about horoscopes.  Well, I didn’t really write ‘about’ horoscopes, I’m pretty confident I referred to myself as a horoscope whore. (Using whore … Continue reading →

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When Work Became Neglect

Posted on April 17, 2012 by

I think I’m talking about another fine line today. However, the line I’m talking about isn’t about perspective…. OK. Wait. I lied. It is. Anyhooooo. Today I’m talking about working. Working as a parent. Transitioning from a stay-at-home parent to … Continue reading →

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Living by the Tens

Posted on April 15, 2012 by

The Rule of Ten. A new model of thinking. A rule which may or may not be made up (the Good Researcher in me is not bothering to even Google it…I’m winging it…following my own Rule of Ten mentality and … Continue reading →

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The Fine Line

Posted on April 11, 2012 by

Lately I’ve been thinking about that fine line that defines an excuse. Now, I get that life is hard…we are busy…we have too much to do to get anything done. But, somewhere, there is a lack of personal accountability and … Continue reading →

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How I Lost 50 Pounds in 1 day!

Posted on April 7, 2012 by

Yep. 50 pounds. Maybe even more. There is no secret, gimmicks, gadgets, pills or fancy shakes All it took was a good ol’ fashion Oprah “A-HA!” moment. And I had it. And the burdens that I have been carrying on … Continue reading →

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Sweet Neglect

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

I’ve been a bad bad blogger. I’ve neglected the Candy Jar and all my little Sweet Toothed readers. I promise I’ll be back soon. This last week has been amazing. The AMAZING kind of amazing. The kind that makes you … Continue reading →

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