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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 c...
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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 9:3...
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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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    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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    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.” (Huff...
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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 acco...
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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 c...
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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 resume...
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    Where'd all the romance go?
    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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    I'm not crazy: That fake snake was real!
    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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    The Most Beautiful Woman In the World & I are neighbors
    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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    Gender Differences: The Wyle Coyote Effect
    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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    Less-Than-Zen Reflections on My First Hot-Yoga Class
    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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