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Jul 29

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 c...

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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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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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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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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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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 9:3...

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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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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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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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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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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.” (Huff...

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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 acco...

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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 c...

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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 resume...

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Deborah

Sep 11, 2014

Where'd all the romance go?

I have a confession to make. I’m an epic-romance junkie. Sure, I’m a happily-married, mother of two, ambitious feminist… but I’m a hopel...

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Deborah

Aug 2, 2014

I'm not crazy: That fake snake was real!

I’ve seen my future. I’m a senile old woman who gets kicked out of the nursing home because I keep scaring the other elderly guests with...

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Deborah

Jul 19, 2014

Death at My Doorstep

Today, my neighbor died. I was there in her living room with her daughter, who has become a friend over the years, listening as the param...

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Deborah

Jul 3, 2014

The Most Beautiful Woman In the World & I are neighbors

It’s like we’re twins: We live on the same street We both have a son & daughter between the ages of 7 – 9 We’re in our early 40s (that’s ...

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Deborah

Jun 22, 2014

Gender Differences: The Wyle Coyote Effect

Here’s a short story about the difference between boys and girls. At dinner last night, my husband told our two kids the story of Larry W...

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Deborah

Jun 13, 2014

Less-Than-Zen Reflections on My First Hot-Yoga Class

Since the stress of balancing a family & a career isn’t going away any time soon, I’m incorporating [all and any] stress-management techn...

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