Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - Oct 29, 2009, 11:35 pm
Oh no. Oh dear. Mama would have to put the smack down on this.
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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - Oct 11, 2009, 12:02 am

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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - Oct 8, 2009, 12:30 pm
Just remember, the camera adds 65 pounds…
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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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Jillian posted an article on Blueshelled - 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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