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About me - Danielle Friedl

I am a full time mom to three wonderful little girls and am celebrating ten years of marriage to my husband, Jim. We tend to move around a lot and writing is my way of staying grounded.

This year I took on the role of Girl Scout Leader to my oldest daughter's

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Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Why you should avoid gifts and toys that say "Assembly required"
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Isn't it obvious? 'Assembly required' means you have to put something together before it can be used. Christmas morning is often a hectic, fast-paced, action-packed frenzy of present opening excitement. It's bad enough that you can't install a single battery in a toy without unscrewing the battery compartment anymore. Do you ... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me
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If you can put down into words what your dog means to you with relative ease then your dog doesn't mean near as much to you as you'd like to think. For those of us who have dogs as our 'children', they are indeed as close to that type of relationship as you could ever think possible. And yet for those of us who had our 'first... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: A day in the life of a mother
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As usual my day begins prematurely. At 1:30a.m. I receive an unwelcome visit from my three year old who insists that she needs a drink of water. A half hour later that drink of water turns into another nocturnal disturbance to visit the potty. The unchanged rhythm of the logs being sawed from the other side of the bed assure ... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Camping with friends
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The trick to camping with your friends is knowing your camping style... and most importantly knowing your friends' camping style! My husband and I have always enjoyed camping ourselves and before the kids came along we'd plan multiple trips into the nearby camping forest during the spring, summer and fall. Just us, our dogs, ... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: When you hate being pregnant
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Expecting a child is supposed to be the most wonderful time of a woman's life. And what's not to love? You're bringing a new life into the world! There are baby showers to look forward to! Your husband is supposed to go out in a blizzard in the middle of the night and fetch you double mint chocolate chip ice cream with a side... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Pregnancy with a newborn
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It wasn't bad enough that I'm quite possibly the worst pregnant woman ever. Puking throughout the 1st trimester isn't quite enough for me. No, I have to do it all 9 months. Now while losing 20lbs. while pregnant sounds better then gaining 60lbs. - it's no picnic!I knew the rules of breastfeeding and how it was definitely poss... More..

Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Nightmare vacations
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It's hard to believe that anyone traveling to the happiest place on Earth would deem their trip as a vacation nightmare, but so goes the saga of our latest trip to Disney World. I should have known we were destined for disaster by the way the trip began - everyone and everything was perfectly on time and ready to go. There wa... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: My worst toy-building experience as a parent
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The year of the new bicycles. It goes without saying that between the hundreds of nuts, bolts and screws of various sizes and random pieces of metal that should take on the appearance of Christmas morning glory is a challenge for almost any parent. Add in the fact that it's probably 1a.m., you may or may not be half lit and y... More..

Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: Experiences renting a car with Hertz Rent-A-Car
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Hertz Rent-A-Car has saved me more than once. After years of renting cars for long road trips in which I did not want to add wear and tear to my own car, when I needed a bigger vehicle to transport my growing family or when my own car ended up in the automobile hospital for an extended stay, I have come to rely on Hertz to ge... More..

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