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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