Jillian

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That's my boy

Jillian posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 9:11 am
Please welcome my guest blogger, LEON! ____________________________________________________________ Until recently, I have never really been a Beatles fan. I always associated The Beatles with the b...
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This one's for the dorks

Jillian posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 9:26 am
I’m a dork. Full-fledged geek extraordinaire. I’m ok with it and I’m not sure why others aren’t, especially when I’ve embraced this aspect of myself. Is it no longer c...
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Was that Halloween or a Slut Storm? Or, My Excuse To Talk About Having Babies With Taylor Swift

Jillian posted an article on - Nov 3, 2009, 9:45 am
Note: This is not a post from me, but from my guest blogger, Brandon Kiser! Please make him feel very welcome ___________________________________________ Halloween has come and passed and chances a...
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Guest blogger

Jillian posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 6:30 pm
Tomorrow I will be having a guest blogger speaking about a taboo topic! Hurrah! Keep your eyes here, friends!
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Giveaway: Moleskine 2010 pocket planner

Jillian posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 9:20 am
It’s that time again! I realized, as I walked through Target’s hallowed aisle’s, that they had decided for me that I needed to be thinking about the future. This came to me as I sa...
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ASPCA: I need your help

Jillian posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 7:50 pm
I rarely ask for things on here (though if you are on twitter, I ask for presents all the darn time). Last night, in the middle of hormonal mood swings, wailing, gnashing of teeth, throwing things, h...
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Those Red Hair days

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 3:11 am
I’d forgotten what I look like with red hair and my old glasses. What I love about this picture is the look of peace on Leon’s face. We were at my mom’s house celebrating my little...
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No treats from Barack Obama

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 3:00 pm
This dog looks like my dachshund pom mix, Reagan. Don’t believe me? Click that link on the left that says “Hooligans.” This made me laugh so hard I cried. Dogs are hysterical. Fi...
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Friday Confessional: I'm a water cooler

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 30, 2009, 1:42 pm
This is a mini-confessional, but it’s a whopper and one I fully expect to hear about for years, so it gets its own post. When I have to drink a lot water, and we all should, quite frequently, I...
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Dogs and the mail

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 11:35 pm
Oh no. Oh dear. Mama would have to put the smack down on this.
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Because I talk faster than I type

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 11:47 am
I made you a video blog at early o’clock this morning. Sorry I look like a ghost and sound like I smoke 4 packs a day. I hate getting up early and I hadn’t been up for 30 minutes yet. W...
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Mid-term panic

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 9:54 pm
I’m in the middle of mid-term week. Last week wasn’t great either. This may mean that I need to go ahead and do another giveaway because my focus is just shot. I’ll think abou...
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Anyone that knows me well knows that I adore elephants....

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 12:33 pm
Anyone that knows me well knows that I adore elephants. They are among the most sensitive, sweet and creative creatures there are. They are also the most empathetic. If you haven’t read the b...
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A fairytale: Green eyes and brown eyes Part II

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 10:40 am
Green eyes was a computer programmer in his spare time. For someone so young, this was a pretty big accomplishment. The brown-eyed girl didn’t understand the fascination, but she was into gree...
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A fairytale: Green eyes and brown eyes Part I

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 11:41 am
Once upon a time, there was a young woman with dark brown hair and eyes. She’d been best friends with a boy with bright green eyes and dark hair for many months. They’d met through her f...
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New hair color and cut = great day

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 11:05 am
Some days are just fantastic. It’d been a long time since I’d had one that put me at one with the all good and I was in need of something stellar to change the funky mood I’d been i...
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Why I didn't eat chicken for 18 years

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 20, 2009, 11:29 am
If I haven’t outright said it, though I think I have, I know that I’ve hinted to my upbringing on a farm in a rural small town. Until the month before my 10th birthday, I lived at my gran...
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Mary Poppins would hate me

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 19, 2009, 10:33 am
For most places in the South, I think this summer and fall have been the rainiest we’ve seen in a long time. Besides my ire at nobody knowing how to drive in the rain, it has necessitated some ...
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Friday Confessional: Public Bathrooms

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 11:20 am
Alright, I have many neurosis, but I hate public restrooms. Most of you do, too, but not to the extent that I do. It’s not that I “can’t go” or anything like that. I’...
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Women are stupid

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 11:56 am
Women aren’t stupid. But I figured that title would get the men here with a chuckle and the women here ready to b*@%$slap me like the bad woman I am. It worked. Hi. Good to see you again. Wo...
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How men respond to large women

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 14, 2009, 10:50 am
Yesterday, I spoke about the differences in how people respond when a woman wears make-up vs. when she doesn’t wear make-up. In my life, I’ve been a woman of smaller size and now, a woman...
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A parenting confession

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 7:30 pm
A.J. has done something that may come across as mildly eccentric to people outside of our family, since he was around 3 years old. Like many mothers, I often lost my temper with him at that age and u...
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Winner! Altec Speaker

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 6:44 pm
Congratulations, we have a winner! Here are your random numbers: 17 Timestamp: 2009-10-13 23:38:44 UTC Congratulations, Neil! Shoot me an email with your mailing address and I’ll send your...
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The mystery of make-up

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 2:27 pm
The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.” — Yves Saint Laurent Women wear makeup for other women. It’s true and it’s not a secret. ...
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The video where I just keep talking

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 13, 2009, 11:18 am
I promise I said “dermatologist,” not “termatologist.” I had a stuffy nose. And I only have 4 chins, not 5.
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A fairytale: The redneck and the city girl

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 9:30 am
Once upon a time, in a small town in Illinois, a girl went on a canoe trip. She went with her very first boyfriend and their large group of friends on an incredibly fun camping trip. By camping, the...
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Why I love this song

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 11, 2009, 12:02 am

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Friday confessional: I'm becoming my grandmother

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 12:11 pm
You never saw that one coming, did you? I’m 30 and I’m becoming my grandmother. Some back story is required here for a proper confessional. Since I was little, my grandmother would be s...
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The emptiness of words

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 1:27 pm
As A.J. grows up there are a lot of things from his childhood that are lost to us forever that we love in the minute. One of those things is the speech of our child. Our life will be much more empty...
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Procrastination

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 8, 2009, 12:30 pm
Just remember, the camera adds 65 pounds…
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Stress is off the table. Or is it?

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 7, 2009, 12:46 pm
You guys know that the migraines have been kicking me to the curb lately. My doctor just flat out told me that, should I continue to stress out the way that I do, I will continue to have these and th...
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Giveaway: Altec Lansing 360 Travel Speaker

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 6, 2009, 11:12 am
Fall is my favorite season. I love the clear skies, crunchy leaves, changing colors, and fall reminds me of the first time I fell in love. Fall is a great time of year. What better time to do a giv...
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Pea makes me an offer I can't refuse

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 5, 2009, 1:00 pm
Pea is my sweet dog. She sleeps on my freezing cold feet, lays on my hip while I sit on our couch and wakes me up in the morning by giving kisses and cuddles. She’s a rescue dog who came to us...
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Call me! OOOOoooOO, call me, call me any, any time

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 3:32 pm
Those of you that have been around forever, and some of you know you have and I love every single little inch of your being for it, remember that I had a number on here for a while that you could call...
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Happy Sunday! Video Blog

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 5:20 am

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Friday Confessional: I don't know how to let him go

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 9:19 am
I don’t know how to let him go. He’s not a baby anymore and it’s becoming more and more apparent that he’s growing up. I remember the terror I felt the first time I realized ...
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Contest winner! Redken Haircare giveaway

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 2, 2009, 12:07 am
Woo hoo! I’ve got a winner for my Redken Haircare and it is: Here are your random numbers: 13 Timestamp: 2009-10-02 05:02:01 UTC Angie! Email me and let me know how you’d like me to ...
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Gorgeous Nashville weather and a birthday!

Jillian posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 11:42 am
It has been just beautiful here the last several days. My understanding is that the rain will return shortly, but I’ve enjoyed having my sunroof open and watching the Nashvillians actually driv...
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Practicum = apprenticeship

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 30, 2009, 1:05 pm
Part of me longs for the “good ole days.” The other part of me, the part that loves her migraine meds and air conditioning wants to smack that longing part in the face. However, there is...
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My dogs smoked the doobie.

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 29, 2009, 12:24 pm
No, my dogs aren’t druggies. I don’t give my dogs drugs. Get off my back animal activists, it’s just a title to draw you in and it worked, didn’t it? What my title MEANT t...
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The Pot Spider

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 4:41 pm
Today, I need a nap. Some days you are the Pot spider…hopefully none of you are the crack spider. I’m not implying that I do drugs or that any of you do, either. I’m just saying, ...
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Storm watching

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 28, 2009, 11:19 am
When I was little, I used to sit on my front porch and watch the rain with my grandfather. No one ever told me that rain or thunderstorms were something to be feared. There was even a time I saw a s...
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He's a happy boy

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 8:00 pm
Tonight, we were walking out of Target after a 3 day bender. For me, a 3 day bender means a 3 day migraine. I’d gone to the walk-in clinic last night and a magic Dr. gave me magic shots that m...
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Friday confessional: People that sleep with their eyes open freak me out

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 25, 2009, 10:34 am
It’s true. People that sleep with their eyes open freak me right the flip out in a major way. There are 2 people in my house that sleep with their eyes open, at times, and one dog. What this ...
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Giveaway: Redken Smooth Down Set

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 24, 2009, 4:25 pm
I’m picky. Really picky. Some people, none that I would ever hang out with, but some people, might even call me spoiled. But I don’t know any of those people. Mom, I’m talking ...
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America is a litigious society

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 24, 2009, 12:58 pm
America is a litigious society. And America is being led by my 8-year old son, AJ, who, since his dad is in the legal field, believes that every perceived slight against him is tort-worthy. We’...
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Baby dancing to Single Ladies: Must see

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 9:25 pm
Ok, this is one of those things that I could watch a million times and never get bored. I’ve been sick all week and this just made me laugh loud and long. It also made me want another baby. Y...
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Avast ye matey, looket me booty!

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 4:53 pm
You all know how much I love a good freebie. My love language is definitely gifts and my love tank has been rather, well, low lately. As such, I expected nothing but junk mail from the mail box toda...
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Arnolds: A Nashville treasure

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 23, 2009, 10:13 am
In downtown Nashville, off of 8th Avenue, is a Nashville treasure that those of us who live here try to keep to ourselves for a couple of reasons. Really, though, all those reasons center around gree...
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Cabdrivers are crazy

Jillian posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 11:57 am
During our trip to Chicago earlier this month, I did something that I’ve never done: I relied on cabbies for transportation. Thanks to the Hyatt on McCormick place and their ridiculous parking ...
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I’m just a Southern mom blogger who focuses on her family, her dogs, some politics, lots of opinion and a little bit of humor.

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