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    Day 127: 15 pounds and a 4-week vacation, you say?
    Deborah
    • Jul 29, 2020

    Day 127: 15 pounds and a 4-week vacation, you say?

    First off, do NOT say anything about the lapse in my posts. I have no excuse. Other than it's busy raising two teenagers, maintaining a...
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    Day 7: Off-gassing broccoli & mini trampolines
    Deborah
    • Mar 23, 2020

    Day 7: Off-gassing broccoli & mini trampolines

    Oh, the interesting things you never noticed before that you learn during a pandemic. 1. Broccoli is a miracle vegetable, right? Packed...
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    Day 4: Oil pulling & stress management
    Deborah
    • Mar 20, 2020

    Day 4: Oil pulling & stress management

    Disclaimer: Tonight was wine night. (My husband broke out a bottle from storage and claimed, "What are we waiting for? The end of the...
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    Day 3: Mundane Life as a Covid-19 Pandemic Shut-in
    Deborah
    • Mar 19, 2020

    Day 3: Mundane Life as a Covid-19 Pandemic Shut-in

    Yes, I'm back on the blog. Why? Mostly because I don't trust Facebook.  And it feels like cheating if I cut-and-paste the same email to...
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    Mean people, please don't be mean to me
    Deborah
    • Aug 27, 2018

    Mean people, please don't be mean to me

    In a week that included a root canal AND and a botched attempt to remove a blackberry thorn from my finger (resulting in a staph infection a
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    I spent Friday on an LAPD Human Trafficking Operation.  You?
    Deborah
    • Jul 23, 2018

    I spent Friday on an LAPD Human Trafficking Operation. You?

    Yup. Just like on television. But unlike tv, 48 hours later, I still trying to process the overwhelming reality of poverty, violence and h
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    That's right -- my Lady Blog is back!
    Deborah
    • Jul 6, 2018

    That's right -- my Lady Blog is back!

    This email is specifically targeted to the 193 trusty readers of my old blog. Some of you (okay, 2 of you that I can name) asked, over...
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    How to build a tower everyone likes?
    Deborah
    • Nov 9, 2015

    How to build a tower everyone likes?

    Visiting Watts Tower Sculpture in Los Angeles is a must do for anyone wanting to be creative... but feeling daunted by the prospects of how
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    Simple Rules for Monday Nights
    Deborah
    • Sep 2, 2015

    Simple Rules for Monday Nights

    Born out of real-life experience, here is what I suggest you do on Monday nights: 1.) Don’t order a caffe latte at the restaurant at...
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    Inspiring me to enjoy "Growing Up"
    Deborah
    • Aug 11, 2015

    Inspiring me to enjoy "Growing Up"

    Just stumbled over Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis' newest song, "Growing Up." It's quite lovely when a young man gets all soft about his baby....
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    Happy Mother's Day: The "Real Cards of an LA Mom"
    Deborah
    • May 11, 2015

    Happy Mother's Day: The "Real Cards of an LA Mom"

    In case the start-up business doesn’t pan out, I’ve got my next career at Hallmark all tee’d up: CARD #1 to Me (from my kids): Roses are...
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    Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner
    Deborah
    • Apr 9, 2015

    Creating Innovators by Tony Wagner

    CREATING INNOVATORS by Tony Wagner A must-read for all modern-day parents who hope to instill the qualities needed for their children to...
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    Going Rogue in the Closet: The Companion Guide to Decluttering
    Deborah
    • Mar 16, 2015

    Going Rogue in the Closet: The Companion Guide to Decluttering

    As a self-annointed devotee, I have pitched unrelentingly the awe-inspiring merits of the newly-translated book, "The Life-Changing Mag
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    My whacky, Japanese-Style, decluttered New Year
    Deborah
    • Jan 9, 2015

    My whacky, Japanese-Style, decluttered New Year

    According to Marie Kondo, a life is best-lived uncluttered and surrounded only by the things that bring joy. Undeniable, right? Who isn'
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    Newsflash: Mom lets kids "own the tree!"
    Deborah
    • Dec 24, 2014

    Newsflash: Mom lets kids "own the tree!"

    Enthusiastic Kids: 1 Controlling Perfectionist Mom: 0 Actually, that zero is probably just one in a million (as in Mom: 1,000,000) but...
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    A "Feel Good" Friday
    Deborah
    • Nov 15, 2014

    A "Feel Good" Friday

    Here’s a story that brought tears to my eyes: “Students Build a Better Home for Wounded Solider Who Couldn’t Get Around His House.”...
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    Better get living while you’re alive
    Deborah
    • Nov 11, 2014

    Better get living while you’re alive

    The constant chorus throughout my days — and in the days of many of those around me — is that life is busy and stressful & we’re not...
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    Don’t Wake Me, I’m working!
    Deborah
    • Nov 5, 2014

    Don’t Wake Me, I’m working!

    After 10+ years of being bombarded by doctors-cum-celebrity-authors that my children need sleep (“Without sleep, your child won’t go to...
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    Job Titles NOT to give yourself
    Deborah
    • Oct 13, 2014

    Job Titles NOT to give yourself

    2014 is nearly over. Digital sophistication is at its highest and yet, people are giving themslves dumb titles on their Linked In...
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    Pressure to Prezi
    Deborah
    • Sep 19, 2014

    Pressure to Prezi

    What’s a Prezi? That’s what I said when my daughter (age 10) came home from school last April and said “Mom, we learned Prezi today!” My...
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