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To Stay Or Not To Stay… For The Kids Sake

Todays post was supposed to be another topic thatI have decided to save for next week. Instead, something that happened middayyesterdaywas the drivingforcefortodays Blog.I was grabbing a salad for the road andon my way to my sons school toserve hot lunch to 650 students.

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Living An Authentic Life

When deciding what to title todays Blog post, I changed my mind about six times. Living An Authentic Life sounded too Oprah, I thought. But, truly, its what felt best. So, the pardon the title if it feels too familiar.

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Getting Yourself Out Of A Funky Rut

Ill never forget how I soaked up, How Stella Got Her Groove Back. I saw the movie with a girlfriend in theaters when it first came out, and for us, it was two hours of bliss. The premise: a gorgeous burned-out forty-something woman reignites her fire by running away to Jamaica and finding a bedmate half her age. Now obviously, this is not what I would suggest for all women in a funk! It …

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The Joys Of Divorce By Man On The Fence

Our anonymous Man On The Fence has chosen his topic, and is making his second guest appearance today. I read his Blog post while waiting in line to pay yesterday at Walmart. I bawled my eyes out. Here he is, our very own Guest Blogger, Man On The Fence

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Happy Thanksgiving, Sugar Momma Style

Since I married my husband, I’ve spent Thanksgivings with our combined family and incorporated their traditions into our own. There is not much ritual left in our modern American culture, but this is the time of year that we can cling desperately to what little we have. Like many of you, one of the regular holiday practices we engage in involves going around the table and letting each person tell one thing they’re …