Yesterday I spent the most perfect day with my son. When I talk about my kids, often it is my almost six year old girl. After all, as a young child who is constantly in motion, she is the one who gets most of my attention. My son though is often what I think of as my experiment child and …
Not sure about you but it is sure is hot in my little corner of the world. It would appear that July has arrived and with it, some damn uncomfortable heat. Add in a super busy work schedule and dealing with the trials and tribulations of going bankrupt, plus all the other minutia and well it’s enough to make a …
I think at times one of the hardest things I struggle with as an adult is realizing that sometimes our dreams and our reality simply don’t match up. I envy people who are able to live the life of their dreams but I have always accepted that my path has been a tad different. When you have a child at …
I always used to wonder why once a person became middle aged they seemed to get all introspective and start going off in search of meaning for their life. You know the types, they start reading self improvement books, take up new hobbies, maybe even let loose old relationships, etc. Then a real funny thing happened to me, I became …
Today, the Spousal Unit and I got up early to drop the last of the paperwork and fees off to our attorney for our upcoming bankruptcy case. In delivering that paperwork to his office it felt like a shift in my personal universe and my soul exhaled deeply. The decision to go bankrupt was not an easy one and I …
Bear with me, as this post may come across as disjointed as I struggle to put into words various thoughts that have been floating in my mind. I often write in a stream of conscience style here at BGIM, it’s intentional as this blog serves as my space to say what I feel I need to say and what I …
Today is the kidlet’s last day of school, despite my fears back in August we not only survived kindergarten but the kidlet thrived. I look at her and she now looks so much older than the girl I walked into school back in September. Having been down this road before with the college boy, I know each and every day …
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Happy Friday! It’s a gorgeous day up in my corner of the world and way too beautiful to be writing a blog post today. So I present you with the Friday Round-Up a list of blog posts this week from other bloggers that blew my mind. Perhaps if you need to kill some time or have a quiet moment you can check them out. http://ravingblacklunatic.blogspot.com/ Check out this cat, I have been a fan of his work forever. http://www.whataboutourdaughters.com/ Good stuff here as well http://sweetersalt.com/ A Maine blogger who talks fashion and food…the best of both worlds http://paganchild-starmommy.blogspot.com/2011/03/keeping-focused.html A new blog that offers words of wisdom for all of us. http://mscleaver.com/ Another Mainer who for Lent is giving up pants, she is also a crafty gal If you have any links to good blogs, feel free to leave em. It’s my hope to make the Friday Round Up a regular feature at my new home specifically I would live to shine some light and love on smaller bloggers. It’s hard out here in this blogosphere with so many good blogs to choose from and so little time so let’s help everyone get a slice of the pie. I will be back on Monday, at that time I will unveil some ideas I have around monetizing things but You May Also Like: No related posts.
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