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Life for Lazy People: an Introduction

By Lori | Published: January 14, 2013

Confession: In my heart, I am a lazy woman. Many times people compliment my energy and productivity, but I realized the truth a long time ago – most of what I do I do because I am trying to get enough accomplished so I can goof off for awhile. I love nothing better than to […]

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Cerebral Homemaking, Part 10: Keeping the “Stand” in Standards without Losing the “Flex” in “Flexibility” – The No-Go-There Rules

By Lori | Published: January 10, 2013

This is the last Cerebral Homemaking article. Here are the others in the series: Part 1: Wrapping My Mind Around My Work Part 2: Please Lie Down on the Couch and We’ll Begin the Analysis Part 3: Lofty Thinking — About Vision, Philosophy, and the G-Word Part 4: Blast Physics! We Have to Aim Just […]

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Book Report: Overdressed — the shockingly high cost of cheap fashion

By Lori | Published: January 7, 2013

Done any shopping for clothing lately? I bet you have. Satisfied with your purchase? I lost some weight and in my quest to find a pair of black slacks and a pair of jeans that fit me, I went shopping. I tried on slacks at the Van Heusen outlet, and it made me mad. Is […]

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Goals for the 2013 Hibernating Season

By Lori | Published: January 1, 2013

Winter is well and truly here, hibernating season for me. While I try not to think of any part of my life as a period when I have to “pass the time,” winter is the season when I am most likely to feel that way. I admit to waiting for daffodils, soft air, and no-need-for-gloves. […]

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Past Blast: Mayor, Schmayor

By Lori | Published: December 24, 2012

From 2009: The first thing you need to know is that all of the following is The Husband’s fault. A little over eight years ago he coerced me into running for mayor of our Tiny Town. I served one four-year term, and then I ran for another and spent the last year debating with myself […]

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Gifts We Already Have

By Lori | Published: December 20, 2012

I saw the idea for “Gifts We Already Have” somewhere in Internetland, and I took to it immediately. Made this in about fifteen minutes and stuck it on the wall. I neglected to erase my penciled lettering after I went over it with marker, but sometimes that’s the way life happens around here: “Give us […]

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Mr. and Mrs. Lanza and the Rest of Us: Parenting in the Trenches

By Lori | Published: December 17, 2012

I know every person who reads this is wondering, just like I am, how to make sense of a twenty year-old boy-man who, in his anger or contempt of his mother, did not speak disrespectfully to her but shot her in the face, and in his anger or contempt of society, did not write a […]

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To Love, Cherish, and Paint: the Unspoken Vows

By Lori | Published: December 13, 2012

Before we marry, if we are wise, we spend some time thinking about the vows we will make before the Creator of all. It’s serious business – in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, until death do us part. We look at the one we have agreed to marry – what if she […]

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Past Blast: Reality Check

By Lori | Published: December 10, 2012

From 2006: Discipline is remembering what you want. –David Campbell That line has been rolling around in my head since I read it in my daily essay a couple of days ago. I think this is the ultimate challenge of discipline for adults. (Most children don’t yet know what they want, so discipline must be […]

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Christmas is Coming: the Sane, Serene, and Satisfying Holiday Plan

By Lori | Published: December 5, 2012

The seductive period of the holiday season has arrived. We are in full planning mode – thinking of gifts to procure, treats to make, activities to arrange, and halls to deck, but Christmas Day itself is still a few weeks away. “Keep things fresh!” “Brighten up your holiday!” “Sparkle!” Pinterest and the ladies mags egg […]

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