Stinky Teenager!

My 16 year old son just asked me if he could take a shower before he went to bed. I said he could wait until the morning.

“No Mom, I smell really bad!”  God, I love that child.

This is funny because we always have to remind him to take a shower.  I have caught him on numerous occasions taking fake showers.  You know, peering at himself in the mirror while the water is running for twenty minutes.  I think my baby boy is finally growing up.

Dirty kid 6-4-15

Pineapple Orange Ginger Smoothie

Sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing!

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Pineapple Orange Ginger Smoothie

Pineapple Orange Ginger Smoothie

What a great way to welcome in June with this delicious looking jar of healthiness.  I have been experimenting with juicing and blending  but blending (smoothies) almost always make the list of “I want one” in our household.  You know that phrase when the kids see something that look good to them and say, “I want one.”

My kids are not to fun of juicing  because the majority of my juices are made up of veggies with a fruit added to help with the taste. I guess they are not very tasty in their book but they still drink them though.  They are not on the “I want one” list.  I often alternate between juicing and blending but I love making mixtures with the combination of both ( juicing and blending) sometimes.  It seems like we are getting the benefits of both in one.  When I…

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Rejection As The Best Motivation?

While it stinks to get rejected, we usually learn from the experience!

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crop380w_istock_000012132005xsmallDear Editor,

I received your recent rejection notice and unfortunately it’s just not what I’m looking for at this time. It’s certainly a well-crafted piece and I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors, rejecting other aspiring writers. You may try me again in the future with something more upbeat.

Sincerely,

Stephanie D. Lewis

Aha! Rejecting the rejection letters! That’s the smart thing to do. I wish I could say that IS what I do. Instead when my writing gets turned down, it motivates me to try that much harder to get published in that particular venue. I become obsessively relentless. In fact, I seem to stop submitting to all the other places that actually like my stuff, in order to pursue chasing after the one place that clearly wants nothing to do with me. Sounds perfectly healthy, right?

On the off chance that this is typical…

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