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It's the Little Things that Improve my Life

Originally published on The Junk Pyramid.

I have a friend who reads The Junk Pyramid and is congratulatory to me on it. But I think she wonders why I am decluttering the locations that I am. When I cleaned off the top of my file cabinet in my Secret Closet, she sarcastically said something to the effect of, "Oh, that's going to change your life." It was less jerky than that, but had a similar sentiment.

This one's for her.

Check. This. Out.:

Danielle Goes to an Erotic Dance Club

Originally published in Cafe Philos: an internet cafe.

When Danielle was 22, she wanted to go to an erotic dance club. She did not want to go alone, however, and instead, she thought it was a good idea for me to take her.

The first time she brought it up with me, I was skeptical.

Erotic dance in this town is very much hit or miss. You are lucky to find a dancer who can express her sexuality through dance. I feared Danielle would encounter some poor dancers and consequently be hard pressed to understand what good erotic dance is all about.

The second time she brought it up with me, I was reluctant.

I was only a little younger than Danielle the first time I saw an erotic dance, and the dancer was so numbingly awful, I didn’t go back for 27 years.

In hindsight, I understand what that dancer’s problem was: She wasn’t dancing her own sexuality. Instead  she was going through a series of motions someone perhaps had mistakenly told her were sexy. Most likely, she was pandering to the crowd for tips. Witnessing that ugly farce was enough to put me off erotic dance for almost 30 years. I certainly didn’t want Danielle’s first experience to be anything like mine.

I got yer "bathroom language" right here!

Originally posted on Nitro Vista

I got yer "bathroom language" RIGHT HERE....

I'm surprised it took this long. I almost made it to the end of the year.

Alas, I'm finally enraged at Isaac's school, and in full, hit-the-mattresses belligerent dad mode.

Isaac is an intensely smart, hyper-sensitive 6-year old. While he has no qualms about speaking his mind, he is generally socially gracious and appropriate. Ours is an open and honest relationship. If he does something wrong, he comes clean. He has neither the inclination, nor really even the capacity, to tell lies at this point in his life.

His teacher loves him, and has had nothing but effusive praise for his intelligence and social skills.

Now I'm not so blinded with love for my firstborn that I cannot admit that he can be a wildass screaming hellion on wheels at times. But he is by no means a disciplinary problem. It is usually quite simple to correct his behaviour with a positive suggestion. He gets this.

So imagine my surprise yesterday when he came home with an unsigned form letter in his backpack, informing us in the haughtiest possible tone that he was being disciplined for using "bathroom language" in the lunchroom; and would we please discuss this with him, provide a list of 5 "appropriate topics" for lunchroom conversation, and sign and return the form.

Secret to Keeping Pounds Off Forever!

Originally published on Cranky Fitness

Since this is Cranky Fitness, what are the chances you're going to be reading some incredible new weight loss method guaranteeing permanent results?

Yep, you guessed it: pretty much zero! However, it's time again for Crabby to climb up on her soap box again and offer...

Advice about Self Improvement that You Already Know.

Today's question: What's the Secret to maintaining weight loss (or any other self-improvement achievement) for the long haul?

The answer: Accountability.

Yawn. There's nothing sexy about Accountability.

Making a commitment to Accountability is sort of like getting married to Mr. Rogers, or Eleanor Roosevelt, or Walter Cronkite. Accountability is not Hot and Hip and Hilarious. You're not going to have the rollicking good times you'd have going out to party with Blissful Ignorance, I'll Start Tomorrow, Hell--Why Not, or "LA-La-La I Can't Hear You." But you're also not going to wake up in some scuzzy stranger's seedy apartment with your underwear on your head, reeking of White Russians and Kentucky Fried Chicken Nuggets and hating yourself. Accountability will cut you off and call you a cab before you self-destruct entirely.

Do Moms Need Social Networks?

Originally Published on Sally Walker

With all the fuss these days about social media, social networking, twitter this and plurk that, are all these ‘ways of communication’ actually needed by Mums?

There are a host of social media and networking sites these days, ranging from simple ideas like Twitter to full on website making profile page ideas such as Facebook or MySpace.

However, as a Mum, do you need them? Will they benefit you?

As Mum’s we have enough on our plate with housework, being a taxi for our children, cooking, cleaning, working out the weekly menu, doing the shopping, washing etc.  We might also have a full or part time job on top of all that, so do we really need endless websites to try and keep track of too? Well maybe…

Tribal Art for Kids

Originally published on Pepper Paints

Our afternoon started like this; with some Jackson Pollock splatter painting:

Then like this:

Then they realized how much paint they had on their bodies and it could have been all down hill from there.

But, really it ended up being the kind of experience that we (crazy parents!) hope for!  I remembered that we have a book from the library all about body painting that we have really been enjoying.  I have renewed it twice!

NATURAL FASHION TRIBAL DECORATION FROM AFRICA  By Hans Silvester

We looked at the beautiful photos together-quickly-

Order Up! Blog Nosh Magazine Launched!

Welcome to the launch of Blog Nosh Magazine!  A quick tour of the menu...

What is Blog Nosh Magazine?
We are an online magazine featuring the best archived, magazine-quality content from primarily personal blogs, spotlighting a cross-section of topics and perspectives.  New posts daily. 

For bloggers, if it has fallen off of your front page and you know it deserves more time and exposure, we are your ideal resource. We are in the business of building your audience.  As such, we republish your posts in full.  Teasers and headlines alone aren't always enough to tempt new readers, so we give them the opportunity to nosh on your writing in its original form, not just through crumbs that don't entice much click-through.

Who will be on the menu?

Blog Nosh Magazine is launching
Wednesday, June 25, 2008!

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MOO Discounts to Tide You Over

You are growing impatient with our service over here at Blog Nosh Magazine, aren't you? 

I assure you, we are working hard behind the scenes to get launched and begin promoting you.  The editor behind this rig is just a little busy and gets distracted easily. 

Ahem. 

Perhaps you would like a little bribe to hold you over while you wait for the official launch?  I've got just the bribe.  Consider it an appetizer, the perfect snack to nosh on while you are waiting for us to fill your table with goodies: 

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This time of year is conference season for bloggers and that means promotion.  Self-promotion.   

If we must pimp ourselves out, we can at least do it in style. 

Courtesy of MOO.com and available exclusively through Velveteen Mind, the eBay & eCommerce channel of Sparkplugging, and Blog Nosh Magazine, I got your discount codes right here:   

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• 10% off entire order for existing customers 
      
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Keep in mind that these codes are only good through the end of June and it takes a bit for them to arrive, as MOO is located in London, England.  You already feel like a hipster, don't you?

Also, please note that MOO formats their shipping date in British format, so it is day/month/year.  They assure me that our orders will ship very quickly after the order is placed.

Have questions about how quickly you can get them?  They have answers.

Why should you buy business cards for blogging conferences?  For a laid-back shindig like BlogHer, for example?

After every conference, people come back and say that they were totally caught off guard by everyone asking for their card.  People meet you, they want to remember you, but they can barely remember all of their own URLs, so they need a visual reminder to take home.  But you?  You got nothing. 

Until now.  MOO cards are different from your standard business card.  They are smaller and much more flexible and dynamic in their design options.  This means that they will stand out.  And that is precisely what we want. 

The biggest complaint I've heard about MOO?  Their mini-cards don't fit regular card holders.  Aah, they were listening and now they sell mini-card holders! 

That little hole at the end?  For your keychain.  Perfect. 

Also note that the discount is for your entire MOO purchase.  That means you are free to explore their stickers, notecards, postcards, and greeting cards.  Whatever you want, they have you covered. 

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I love double entendres.  Not only do they (MOO, not double entendres, though if you are clever, maybe) help you stand out from the crowd, but they give you the flexibility of making hundreds of different designs all within the same order.  Want 100 different cards in your package of 100?  Get cracking, because making 100 different designs is going to take you a while.  But they are ready when you are, lazy bones. 

And if you are going to BlogHer (you'll be at The People's Party the night before BlogHer, right?), be sure to hunt me down and hand me your MOO card.  This is what I look like...  Probably exactly what I will look like the night before BlogHer, actually.  Stars and all.  (And thank Mrs. Fussypants for vandalizing my iambossy.com photo.) 

I'll be taking a photo of all of the MOO cards I receive at BlogHer and linking on Velveteen Mind to every single blogger that hands me one.  That had better be you. 

Thank you, MOO!  You asked for it.  I begged them for it.  They delivered. 

Never hesitate to reach out.  You might be surprised at the response.

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