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Women, would you please do me a favor? Stop giving your husbands and boyfriends a round of applause for behaving like an adult. I'm sick and tired of reading shit on Facebook like "My husband watched the kids for an hour and cleaned the dishes, so...

For those of you unfamiliar with this feature, every December for the past few years I have made resolutions – not for myself, mind you, but for others who may not be aware of their shortcomings or challenges in a particular area. Without further ado, here’s this year’s list, in no particular order of...

Some Bunny Loves You Our friend Jo called the other day wanting to order a baby quilt. It's for a couple who are choosing to find out boy or girl at the birth. How fun! I went through my stash and found all this really cute fabric. Yes there are some...

Since we celebrated Christmas with the entire family a few weeks ago in Redwood City, we had a low key Christmas Eve and Christmas Day this year. We started off by heading to my grandma's in Lodi on Christmas Eve. After picking her up we headed to ta...

Our tree this year...and my favorite gift from years past from my hubby, the Santa. One day I will do what I always say I will, and wrap all the presents in the same paper, with matching homemade tags and bows...one day. I tend to change the theme of...

Brace yourselves, Christmas is over and the New Year is almost upon us. That means we will be inundated with diet, fitness, and dating commercials for the next month. Making a change in your life on January 1 is arbitrary. You can change right now o...

Many book authors decide that they do not need their own book author websites. These authors feel that they can get enough exposure by listing their book on the various online book sites. Yet, if you are truly interested in giving your book the best...

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without pugs, right?(Two of four family pugs pictured.)Hope you're all having a beautiful weekend.Happy Christmas to you and yours!xoxo,shawna

Remember how things were when you were a kid? If you are my age or older, you were pretty much living in the Stone Age compared to the technology available today. But, that doesn't mean I hate technology. In fact, I enjoy it. My favorite piece ...

Two years ago at this time we were back in New York andConnecticut with my family. We were having such a wonderful time in the NewEngland winter wonderland. It was cold; really super cold even for the locals,but we were thrilled to be there enjoying th...