Throwback Thursday - Would you prefer maggots?

It was during the era of Mandyland described below that I like to believe Polly was born.  I was in a seriously negative place emotionally and it ended up knocking enough sunshine and sparkles off my eternal optimist to make her tolerable.  Image courtesy of Lynn Kelley Author ...

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My Fetus was an Alien

Today Miss M turns 4 and I can't believe it!  I seems like just yesterday I was pregnant  and having regular ultrasounds to check on her health and progress. Most resulted in the typical perfect baby silhouettes eliciting the requisite baby shower oohs and ahhs, but then...

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Throw Back Thursday – Yuck it Up

Image courtesy of Lynn Kelley Author A little over 2 years ago, I was one of about a million people DESPERATELY trying to rejoin the workforce during the worst economic decline since the depression.  As a distraction and challenge (and because Jessica Made Me Do It) I decided to start...

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Thanksgiving 1.0

Ooof, it’s been a week full of discouragment, excitment and mucus. The arrival of Fall brought pumpkins in the garden, Mr. Man’s fresh baked bread and the first of the winter colds. Yet, despite head splitting pressure and a wheezing old man cough I made it through, and today Mr. Man is...

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Goals are Good

Recently, I remembered that goals are good.  Not exactly an earth shattering realization, I know, but it was a major realization for me! It took several hours of internet procrastination research but finally it I was reminded that ambition and drive without specific attainable goals...

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It's a Joy-ish Life

The other day Jessica and I were diligently working away on our plans for global domination new business opportunities, when across from me, I heard a stifled giggle. “Dude, you seriously need to read this!” Coming around our partner desk to see what new source of procrastination inspiration she...

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The Door Exists!

So, a few days ago I posted Ponderings.  An illustration of all the bizarre and defeating shit that runs through my head on a regular basis. After reading it, Jessica (business partner, best friend and previously stated biggest fan) loved the "What the Hell!" message, but also felt the need to...

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Ponderings

In January I took a writing class.  Not aimed at teaching style or structure, this class helped me overcome writer’s block, accept less than perfection and most importantly, enjoy writing again. On the first day of class, our instructor handed each of us a piece of paper with a door on it. ...

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Failure is my Bitch

So far, in my young life I have failed A LOT. I’ve failed tests, I’ve failed classes, I’ve failed diets, I’ve failed interviews, I’ve failed business attempts and I’ve failed personal challenges.    Sometimes I’ve failed by just a little bit.  Other times I have fallen...

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Desperate Measures

I am a wife and mother. Miss M is almost 4. Mr. Man sometimes acts like he is almost 4. Difficult doesn’t even begin to describe the challenges of finding time to work or create. I know I am not alone in my struggle. Lucky for us all Polly is all about problem solving. For each and every...

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Live and Learn: A Must Read

Being a completely addicted bibliophile, very rarely can I walk into a book store and leave with ONLY the book I went in to buy. On my last shopping trip I found this little beauty in the bargain pile, though I can't for the life of me understand why!  The Complete Live and Learn and...

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Parenting Shortcuts

This past winter our house went through a cycle of illness that never seemed like it was going to end.  Miss M would get sick, then I would, then Mr. Man, then the cycle would start all over again. After what seemed like the 100th go-around, enough was enough and Mr. Man and I decided it was time...

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"Crazy" Inspiration!

As mentioned in “Not Actually Polly”, Polly manifested when I finally realized most of what I was taught as a child was true.  My Mom, featured in “My Mom Hates Whistlers”, is an eternal optimist.  My Dad, equally optimistic, is also the main source of “crazy” in my life.  The majority...

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Introducing Mr. Man

When I was a mere slip of a girl, contemplating the man I would someday marry, I knew there was only one quality that would be 100% non-negotiable in my husband-to-be. He had to be able to make me laugh.  If he didn’t have a great sense of humor, all bets were off! It didn’t take long after...

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Tactical Retreat

“She generally gave herself good advice (though she very seldom followed it).”--Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 2Just like Alice in Wonderland, thanks to Polly, I regularly give myself very good advice… But like my 3 ½ year old I need to work on my listening skills.In March...

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This Rant Brought to You Today by the Letter “Y”

Polly believes a good rant is healthy and productive. Helping to purge and focus the mind on the solution instead of the problem. Cathartically cleansing, venting your frustrations is like cleaning out your closet. Once all the negative thoughts and feelings have been thrown out, you’re left feeling...

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The Exorcism of Jessica Kane

With the exception of my family who are either bound by blood or the legal system to love me and remind me how cool I am, my bestie Jessica Kane is hands down my biggest fan. It was Jessica who harassed encouraged me until I finally started my first blog, and then commented and ooh and awed and cheered...

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The Tale of the Magic Hair Dryer

It’s Friday. A perfect day for a perfectly random, and slightly pointless story. When I was a kid my Dad had a T.V. in his living room that I think might have originally been owned by The Flinstones.  It had a dial for the channels, and an on/off button that clicked in and out, and doubled as the...

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