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Category Archives: Smiles
How to Survive Your Spouse’s HighSchool Reunion or “I’m Ready For My Close-Up, Mr. DeMille”
Hey! Let’s go on a book tour…and add relatives, and people we haven’t seen or kept track of in years and years. Won’t that be fun? First Stop: A Texas High School Reunion. (Go Eagles!!) Now, I’m sure many of you have … Continue reading
Change Your Mood With the Right Shoes
There is a gumpy little saying cruising the internet. It’s all over facebook, adorned with rainbows or kittens. To be a rebel, I’m attaching my saddle oxfords to it…or I would if I had any. First…the saying. If you are … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Cats/Dogs, Change, Choices, Enough, Hope, Humor, Life, Satire, Smiles, Worries
Tagged Change, Forgiving Yourself, Happy Childhood, Memes, Saddle Oxfords, Shoes, The future, The Past, The right attitude, Worry
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Power to the Inspiration-Challenged
February Blaaaaaaahs. So a writer-friend suggested that we attend Zumba classes. Good exercise. Blood to the brain. Juice up the vertebrae. It’ll help our creative whats-its. We chose the “Basic” level of classes to attend. The level of expertise didn’t … Continue reading
Septic Tanks for Dogs and Other Things I Didn’t Know I Should Be Grateful For
Maybe it’s because ol’ Fido is now guarding the golden gates. That’s the excuse I’m using for not knowing about Doggie Septic tanks. This handy dandy Do-It-Yourself project allows you to bury a vat in a corner of your yard. … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Cooking, Hope, Humor, Literature, Smiles
Tagged Banned Books, Change, Cooking Failures, Dog Waste, Humor, Librarians, Libraries, Magnetic Field, Martha Stewart, Septic Tanks for Dogs
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The Gift for Someone Who Doesn’t Need Anything
Many of the readers of Before Morning Breaks are folks who’ve tromped the by-ways and vine-littered trails of life. The souvenirs they’ve picked up along their illustrious and rock-an-a-hard-place journeys are gemstones of stories and wisdom. So when you ask … Continue reading
Posted in A Laugh, Appreciation, Change, Choices, Enough, Humor, Life, Smiles
Tagged Before Morning Breaks, boats, Change, Gifts for the hard to get, good souvenirs, healing hearts, life journey, the best gift, Valentine gifts, yachts
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Dealing With Difficult People: Part 2–The Kit
While “Change” is an unsettling kick in the keister…we all agree…some people need to change. After making the controversial…“Dealing with Difficult People” post, my staff sifted through the genius of the comments. We tested each one and as a service … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Humor, Life, Satire, Smiles
Tagged Bad meetings, Change, Dealing with Difficult People, Face to Face, Humor, Stares
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Dear Starbucks Peppermint Barons
Dear Starbucks, I’m excited to tell you how your unique marketing program has made us expand our beverage horizons. For the past four years from Canada to Texas, my husband and I had bellied up to the bar at Starbucks—quite … Continue reading
Posted in Choices, Humor, Satire, Smiles
Tagged Coffee, Coffee People, Corporate Progams, Holiday, Hot Chocolate, Humor, Peppermint, Seasonal, Starbucks
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Trapping the Tooth Fairy
Ha! Years ago, we caught the ol’ gal when she smacked into a window. Shaky from a sugar high, she was lurking. Waiting to snag a loose tooth and be on her way. Instead, Dallas Cowboy Fan and I wrestled … Continue reading
Now We Have to Worry About Fake Friends
“Let”s have coffee sometime and catch up.” “Yeah. We should do that.” And as my friend and I walk away, we both know, it’ll never happen. We just did all the “catching up” we wanted to do in the grocery … Continue reading →