Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 5, 2009, 7:49 pm
On My Bookshelf "Finding Purpose Beyond Our Pain: Uncover the Hidden Potential Beyond Our Pain," by Paul Meier, MD and David L. Henderson, MD, was written to teach readers how to confidently face pai...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 5, 2009, 5:05 pm
I know someone who recently moved from the west coast to the east coast by car, and I'm betting she would have loved to have hired a moving company instead of doing all of the work herself. Even i...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 5, 2009, 3:24 pm
Inadvertently I've raised four children who love all types of music. My oldest daughter jams to R&B, hip hop, classical, rock, Motown and everything in between. She often bursts out singing songs ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 4, 2009, 12:43 pm
Quite a bit ago I won a $100 gift card from Famous Footwear at the Cutie Booty Cakes blog. I've been meaning to share my absolutely cute clogs with you, but it kept slipping my mind. So, without f...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 4, 2009, 10:51 am
My Wordless Wednesday posts 5 Minutes for Mom WW participants
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 3, 2009, 12:11 pm
My health and weight loss journal After two weeks of craving sweets (specifically chocolate) and giving into the cravings, I have gotten back on track. The last two days - an eternity - I've been...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 2, 2009, 9:40 am
Sometimes I go off on my own little tangent during my Weekly Inspiration post, but today I'm going to feed off of what Heather* queried of us: "Do you actively work at developing your creativity?"...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 1, 2009, 10:44 pm
Tomorrow my middle daughter and my son are going to try out Tae Kwon Do. I saw an ad in a local family magazine where a studio is offering a free private lesson/meeting, a free uniform and two weeks f...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Nov 1, 2009, 1:20 pm
Quite a few Valentine days ago, I gave my husband (now my soon-to-be ex) a hot chocolate gift set that contained two mugs and four packets of hot chocolate mix. At the time he enjoyed having a hot dri...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 31, 2009, 6:53 pm
When you think about shopping at warehouse places you probably picture large boxes of paper towels, giant bottles of shampoo and super-sized boxes of your favorite cereal. What you may not realize is ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 30, 2009, 10:05 pm
I'm thinking if I ever get more than five hours of sleep I can catch up on email, posting, visiting and commenting. At least I hope that's the case. I wish there were some way to have 100-hour...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 29, 2009, 3:16 pm
Have you been looking for perfect Crystal Singing Bowls? If so, SilverSkyImports.com has a wide selection of crystal singing bowls, along with a wide variety of others, for what appears to be good pri...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 29, 2009, 2:05 pm
Every parent has had to do it: Search for daytime care for their children. It can be a daunting - scary, for some - task, but it's often necessary. If you live in Georgia - somewhere around/near ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 29, 2009, 12:57 pm
I am not a very patient person. I don't do well with children whining, mumbling, crying or any of the like, but with four children I've heard my fair share of that and much more. This week my ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 28, 2009, 9:09 pm
Have you met Susan Helene Gottfried? If you haven't then you won't be disappointed if you click on over to West of Mars and check her out. She's a fabulous author and blogger. She has a pr...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 27, 2009, 9:53 pm
Most people who know me know that I am a book lover who gets true pleasure from reading a book. Most recently, I've begun reading and reviewing more children's books and I've found that I ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 27, 2009, 1:11 pm
It's the treasure trove of places you find that carry little gems you are glad you stumbled upon. That's what it feels like when you go to Lou Lou's Corner, a specialty boutique store wher...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 27, 2009, 9:52 am
Before you click the comment button and tell me all about myself - let me explain. Actually, it's the phrase that I hate. Over the years, for as long as I can remember actually, I've had my o...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 26, 2009, 3:36 pm
Earlier today my 4-year-old daughter told me how she likes Barbies. "Really?" I responded. And she nodded with a slight smile on her face. I smiled as well - thinking about the Barbies I had when I w...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 26, 2009, 1:08 pm
My beautiful friend Lin (remember I mentioned her in my last post?) has a post called Livin' La Vida Hobos. I'm not telling you to read it 'cause she mentioned me... although that's a ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 26, 2009, 11:03 am
This past week has been... uh, interesting. Broken coffeemaker, dead washing machine and a medley of other ins and outs, ups and downs. By Friday I was totally exhausted from day-to-day responsibiliti...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 22, 2009, 9:32 pm
A contest for Canadian residents Have you experienced the Maple Leaf Market yet? Check it out and meet the butcher, the baker and the pasta maker and - while you're there - get easy-to-make, quic...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 22, 2009, 12:41 pm
Over the past week or so I've been trying to organize around the house. The area that has yet to get a little organization and structure is my office; however, much of the house is coming along ni...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 22, 2009, 9:17 am
Whether you want to think about it or not, Christmas is only about two months away. I can't believe it. Given the necessity to budget, the need to save money and the desire to purchase gifts for y...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 21, 2009, 7:49 pm
My children are fascinated by creatures of all sorts - bugs, animals... anything non-human. So, of course, when I got wind of The Adventures of Molly the Monarch Butterfly and Friends(c) Series, "Moll...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 21, 2009, 2:42 pm
Before I get into my health and weight loss journal, I want to ask you a question: What do you think about these types of posts? I've noticed that, for the most part, I get few comments on the hea...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 21, 2009, 2:27 pm
My Wordless Wednesday posts 5 Minutes for Mom WW participants
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 20, 2009, 9:30 pm
Do you collect rare silver coins? If the answer is yes then you know that, as a collector, you want to ensure you're getting certified rare silver coins from a company that knows what its doing. C...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 20, 2009, 3:39 pm
I have been offline the entire day. I didn't hear my alarm go off so I slept through it. What makes it so bad is that I was awake at 5 something and 6 something. I was able to sleep late because t...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 19, 2009, 5:18 pm
When I was in the Air Force, stationed in Rome, New York, I lived in the barracks, which was more like a dormitory. It was a room/living area with a sink area that had enough room to include a small r...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 19, 2009, 3:07 pm
I'm having a difficult time starting this post because I'm listening to India Arie and dancing in my seat. I could concentrate much better on working if I stopped thinking about my to-do list ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 19, 2009, 9:29 am
The good thing about this weekend was that I took a computer break... for an entire day! Now that may not seem like a big deal to a lot of you, but bloggers and writers know that getting away from the...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 15, 2009, 9:04 pm
Disney On Ice is magical. Thanks to Mom Central and Feld Entertainment, I was able to share the Disney On Ice presents Celebrations experience with my three little ones: Andre, Amareah and Anna. Cele...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 15, 2009, 8:49 pm
I've been considering moving my From Toddlers2Teens blog from Today.com to Blogger. I know I haven't really put a lot of energy into browsing around and getting to know the Today bloggers, but...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 14, 2009, 11:18 pm
I know a couple of people who have obsessive compulsive disorder and are severe germaphobes. I've teased and hounded them to lighten up until I realized that I'm almost just as bad. The other ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 14, 2009, 11:04 pm
My health and weight loss journal I am too lazy to review my last health and weight loss post to see where I left off telling you about my health. So I'm going to try to make this short... Recent...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 14, 2009, 1:05 pm
My Wordless Wednesday posts 5 Minutes for Mom WW participants
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 14, 2009, 12:48 pm
Joshua Bell's new CD "At Home with Friends" is what I like to call (a phrase I stole from a friend) grown folks music. I didn't know what to expect when I popped in the disc, but I was more th...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 13, 2009, 8:39 pm
My daughter Amber is a wonderful big sister. Each time she comes home from college she always makes time for her three younger siblings. She'll take them to the store with her, they'll help he...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 10, 2009, 2:59 pm
On the Woman's Bookshelf After being emotionally burned in a way that she felt she would never recover from Sabrina Kincaid built a wall around her heart that would take a lifetime to demolish. W...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 10, 2009, 11:11 am
Over the past month I haven't hinted about my transportation problems. I had a purple/burgundy 1999 (or was it a '98 {BLUSH}) Dodge Caravan that had about 208,000 miles on it. As with any olde...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 9, 2009, 9:19 pm
After an overnight visit to a Georgia island last weekend, which was a much-needed and relaxing break, it would be a welcome change to have a week-long vacation and enjoy the amenities of a Myrtle Bea...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 9, 2009, 8:23 pm
Miss Amareah was quite pleased with her appearance for picture day today. Remember yesterday when she tried on five dresses before she found the one she wanted to wear? I didn't forget to get a s...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 8, 2009, 9:25 pm
My 4-year-old daughter has a picture day tomorrow. She informed me when she came home that her "teacher said" she should wear a dress. I wasn't buying it and tried to get her to pick out a skirt o...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 7, 2009, 8:04 pm
I've been putting up my Wordless Wednesday posts (the link goes to last week's WW) way too late in the day, but I guess it's better than not putting them up at all. Here's another shot...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 6, 2009, 2:29 pm
To be ignored is probably one of the most painful forms of rejection. It's one thing to get closure on a situation and realize that you're not wanted or needed. It's an entirely different ...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 5, 2009, 4:25 pm
Most of yesterday was spent mopping around as my youngest daughter would not let me get a moment to think or do any work (no surprise there). Her interruptions just fueled my desire not to sit at my d...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 5, 2009, 12:22 pm
Sometimes when economic times are tough people tend to stop saving and investing because they honestly need the money or they are trying to maintain a certain lifestyle. Realistically, investing in yo...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 4, 2009, 3:22 pm
This weekend I went to Amber's campus, about two hours from home, and picked her up. From there we drove another hour to her Daddy Michael's place to spend the weekend hanging out, chilling, w...
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Petula W. posted an article on It's a woman's world! - Oct 1, 2009, 10:33 pm
The relationship between siblings - particularly sisters - can be extremely close or strained. What happens if those sisters are separated at a young age and find each other 30 years later? That's...
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