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The Economy Has Boaters Up A Creek

kelly F. posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 10:24 pm
I had watched some newscast about abandoned boats "littering" the seas and our coastlines awhile back and thought I should share the gist of the story. Being that I don't have a boat, it's not...
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Sometimes Life Gives You Lemons & You Realize, Without Sugar, Lemonade Tastes Pretty Sour

kelly F. posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 10:56 pm
In theory, it's great to say "When you're knocked you off the horse, you gotta get right back up". In reality, sometimes it's not that easy. Sometimes, we have the will and the desire to g...
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Join the Million Baby Crawl‏ and say "NO" to toxic chemicals found in household products

kelly F. posted an article on - Nov 6, 2009, 10:29 pm
Thanks to Zach for letting me know about Seventh Generation's Million Baby Crawl‏ to Washington "to demand a law that will regulate toxic chemicals found in household products". In their words:...
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Movember: Mustaches Fundraiser For Cancer

kelly F. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 2:14 pm
This isn't really about going green, but it has everything to do with humanity and so I'm posting it on all my blogs. My husband is taking part of Movember, where men grow their mustaches for...
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Blind Faith vs. The Search For Truth

kelly F. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 11:19 pm
I've had several people come to me lately with questions about God. The doubt that seems to be plaguing people during these hard times is causing a lot of grief. People often feel bad for question...
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Does The Double Slit Experiment Prove There's A God?

kelly F. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 10:51 pm
If you're watching ABC's show, Flash Forward, then you have been made aware of Schrodinger's Cat experiment. If not, then here's a video explaining: To recap, if the cat has an equal,...
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How Different My Life Would Have Been Had Pirates Been Popular When I Was Little

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 11:41 pm
Be honest, I got ya interested with that title huh? Well, please read on because this is a tale of warning for all the kids who don't listen and the parents who don't force their kids to do wh...
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Re-purposed Round Up

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 9:18 pm
These little coin purses are made from milk cartons. You can get the tutorial at Cut Out + Keep. Make a wrist support pillow out of an old shirt sleeve (from Kelly Georgette) Elephant Purses made fr...
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WILD9

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 10:00 pm
I was recently contacted by a reader, Alex, who turned me on to the WILD Foundation's World Wilderness Congress, aka "WILD9". According to Alex, Wild9 is the longest running environmental forum an...
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Big Decisions: Going Back To School

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 10:36 pm
I've been thinking about going back to school to get my Doctorate. It's a tough decision because I'm 32 now and feel like things have changed a lot since I was in school. I don't want ...
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Couples Retreat, Law Abiding Citizen, & Gamer Reviews

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 9:51 pm
My husband and I went and did something we haven't done for a couple years, since my son was born. We saw 2 movies in one day! I knew I wanted to see Couples Retreat the first time I saw the trai...
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Is Gordon Ramsay Killing The Planet?

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 16, 2009, 11:02 pm
Okay, here's the deal, I love Gordon Ramsay. I watch all his shows, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, The F Word, but there is something about all these shows that kills me. The amount of fo...
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Trying to Heal After Losing A Loved One

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 11:56 pm
So, I last talked about trying to cope with death and it makes me wonder how well I've really done myself. Listening to this song, "You Will Make It Through" by Jem and it says: Go to bed everyth...
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Back Thru The Future: FREE CD & DVD Recycling

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 15, 2009, 9:47 pm
I was going through some of my magazines to get ready to donate and I found this article about this site, CD Recycling For Free in an old Woman's Day. Anyway, you can send in old CDs and DVDs to b...
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Kids + Recycled + Halloween + Crafts

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 9:52 pm
I am doing a dinosaur theme for my son's b-day and came across instructions on how to make a Milk Jug Pteranodon along with a Milk Jug Tyrannosaurus Rex Skull, among other things. I thought they w...
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Green Halloween

kelly F. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 10:16 pm
Remember this Halloween to light with Solar lighting, LED lights, or candles. I say that but I have to mention this: I didn't know if I should put this in Halloween or X-Mas. It is for a Dexter/s...
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For Your Kitchen, From Your Kitchen Crafts

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 9:44 pm
Gift Tin via Pop Can from Crafts On A Whim. I tend to shy away from working with tin because I don't like the idea of sharp edges and gifts. Something about that just seems like a bad idea, but th...
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Girl Crushes and Guilty Pleasures

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 1:08 pm
Okay, so I have a confession, a few actually. While I am a married woman and, obviously have many crushes on men, occasionally I do have a girl crush. Don't get too excited, it isn't a lesbian...
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Favorite Lyrics From Pearl Jam's Backspacer

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 10:36 pm
Pearl Jam, being my favorite band, I may be biased. Having said that, I think that even if you don't like Eddie's voice (as if that's possible) you have to respect the band's lyrics. O...
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Deaths: A Different Perspective

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 18, 2009, 10:24 pm
I know someone who suffered a loss today and it has brought up a lot of feelings from a past loss. She came to me asking why this is. Among many things, I assured her that it is very common when you l...
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Favorite Patrick Swayze Movie

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 16, 2009, 10:16 pm
I was a big fan of Patrick Swayze when I was younger. I know he had many big hits, but I even liked his action movies, Point Break, Road House, Next of Kin. Not that they weren't likable but I was...
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Low Expectations

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 14, 2009, 11:51 am
I know it's probably going to sound funny, but since my dad died, my husband and I have struggled to get back to a good place. One thing that helped and still helps us is the motto, if you will, "...
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Dad Can Do: Green Crafts

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 13, 2009, 9:57 pm
I recently did a post on my blog, RnR Reviews about a new site I found, Dad Can Do, that I'm loving! There are crafts and recipes and printables, all kinds of stuff you can do with your kids. I...
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Boy Interrupted

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 7, 2009, 11:53 pm
I recently saw the documentary, Boy Interrupted for the first time. For those of you who haven't seen it, it is about a 15 year old boy who takes his own life. The boy, Evan, was diagnosed with ma...
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Favorite Stephen King Movie

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 5, 2009, 11:44 pm
Now this is for my favorite movie based on a Stephen King book and not the books themselves because, frankly I've probably seen more of his movies, than I have read his books. Mind you, I have rea...
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Going Green with OCD

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 11:22 pm
Okay, so I mentioned that I wanted to do some more serious topics and this is about as serious as I get. Few people know this about me, but I have OCD, or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. While that can...
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What to do when you're in a bad relationship

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 2, 2009, 1:23 pm
So, I talked about the why of bad relationships. Now, we should discuss the what, as in what to do when you're in one? It doesn't have to be infidelity, it could be anything. Maybe your partne...
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Crafty Recycling Around the House

kelly F. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 10:10 pm
I've been wanting to organize my posts better, with more non-craft topics, but it doesn't seem to be happening. I'm in a crafty mood lately and I find all of these great ideas while search...
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Cheating: The Gut Doesn't Lie

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 29, 2009, 12:59 pm
What I've decided is that we have 3 resources in making decisions, our heart, our head and our gut. Different people tend to follow different things more often than others. To me, your heart is li...
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Recycle old calculators

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 28, 2009, 11:54 pm
I found this site that recycles calculators and it occurs to me I have 2 old calculators from when I was in school that haven't been touched since. I'd like to say it's because I am a math...
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Daytime TV

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 28, 2009, 11:01 pm
What has happened to daytime tv? I stopped watching soaps when my son was born, but I'm re-thinking that decision when I see what my other choices are. For one thing, what is with all the court sh...
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Good Parents vs. Bad

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 10:22 pm
Being a first-time parent is full of questions, worries and doubts. My husband and I often discuss the worry that we're not doing everything right. Finally, I decided that bad parents probably don...
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Expectations Not Met

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 9:36 pm
Expectations, we all have them. When we see a movie with our favorite actor, we expect to like it. When we hear our fav artist has a new album coming out, we expect to want to buy it and play it out. ...
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Green Home Round up

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 26, 2009, 9:17 pm
Addicted 2 Decorating has some cool green decor ideas: Egg Carton Flower Pendant Light -I love this! Upholstered Bench from a headboard/footboard. This would take some skill. Globe Light- I can ho...
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Dream Analysis: Naked in Public

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 9:59 pm

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TerraCycle

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 21, 2009, 12:23 pm
I had heard of TerraCycle a while back and had meant to post on it then but had forgotten. Basically, TerraCycle makes affordable, eco-friendly products from a wide range of different non-recyclable w...
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"Green Guide for Artists" Book Review

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 17, 2009, 8:36 pm
Green Guide for Artists: Nontoxic Recipes, Green Art Ideas, & Resources for the Eco-Conscious Artist --I'm going to be honest, this is for a more "Eco-Conscious" person than I am. The majority of ...
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Hoarding and Death

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 16, 2009, 9:25 pm
My aunt died today. She was the last of my Dad’s siblings. She was 86, so she had lived a long life. It’s sad though because it’s like losing another part of my Dad. There are so few people aliv...
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Pearl Jam's New Song

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 15, 2009, 11:10 pm
Well, Pearl Jam's long awaited next album Backspacer is only a month away! Sept 20th 2009 to be precise. Mind you any length of time between albums seems long to me. They have released their first...
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Jeff, you rock!

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 14, 2009, 10:16 pm
Okay, so I decided I'm going to divulge a guilty pleasure. Yes, I watch Big Brother and have since the beginning. When I say "Jeff rocks", I'm referring to Big Brother's Jeff Schroeder, w...
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Cynophobia: Fear of Dogs

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 14, 2009, 2:06 pm
On a recent episode of Obsessed about a woman who is "obsessed" with the abuse of dogs. It made me think of my own experience with dogs. Personally, I have had a fear of dogs since I was a young child...
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Open Relationships, Can They Work?

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 1:21 pm

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Family Disputes (pt 2)

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 1:15 pm
I recently posted on the dispute between my sister and I. Now, you may ask yourself, shouldn't someone with a psychology degree be able to work things out between people? Well, let's get somet...
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Funny People Movie Review

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 1:06 pm
Usually I do my reviews on my other blog, RnR Reviews, but I decided they might be more fitting here. Most recently, I went and saw Funny People with Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann. I'...
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The Green Crafter Book Review

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 12:48 pm
I recently picked up The Green Crafter: 52 Eco Friendly Projects for Every Week of the Year at the library. It features projects like a sock monkey, a sun pinata, sand toys, a kite, etc. Frankly, and...
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John Hughes Best

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 7, 2009, 10:14 pm
John Hughes passed yesterday and it leads me to question what was my favorite of all his works. While I liked Weird Science; Planes, Trains & Automobiles; She's Having a Baby; Mr. Mom, title of "t...
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Solar Powered Trash Cans?

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 6, 2009, 10:18 pm
I don't know about you but this just sounds odd. Why does a trash can need power? Well, turns out that Big Belly Solar has created containers that use the sun’s energy to "automatically compact ...
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Do Women Really Know What They Want?

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 6, 2009, 9:08 pm
I was watching Dating in the Dark and I find it to be fascinating on many levels. Contrary to what you might think, there are times when it's the women who seem more superficial than the men. What...
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Halloween For Green Crafters

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 4, 2009, 11:08 pm
I've been looking up Halloween crafts that can be made from things most of us crafters already have or even things that you wouldn't typically think of as being a craft item. Here are some ex...
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Falling Off The Wagon

kelly F. posted an article on - Aug 3, 2009, 10:58 pm
My husband and my 10 year anniversary was last week, followed by his B-day, for which I threw a party. So, I've been super busy and haven't been to the gym in a week. I am down on myself about...
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