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I consider myself a 'different' type of person. I am at times outgoing and shy, introverted and extroverted, private and an open book, blend in and stick out, sullen and overjoyed. Nothing has ever been smooth sailing in my life so I have had to be adaptable.

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Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Going green: How can individuals make a difference?: 1 of 17

Green, Not Just a Color Anymore. Green. Going ‘Green’. Be more ‘Green’. Are you ‘Green’? It is truly amazing how a simple word used to define a color from the color wheel has become the descriptor for a new methodology by which we strive to live our lives. We have become inundated wi...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Sleep deprivation: 2 of 21

Well, here I sit once again wishing I had the ability to turn off the switch in my brain. You know what I mean... the thoughts that repeat over and over. Like 'I have to remember to get milk.' 'I have to remember to get milk.'... Repeating like a broken record for HOURS. This just leads me to a gnawing desire to shoot the th...
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My cat (s): 4 of 39

I have found that one of the best ways I know to handle difficulty is by expressing myself in written words. This is one of those moments that come along and I have two options. It's a matter of either just expressing what's going on in my head or bottle it up and try to erase it out of my mind. Obviously, I have opted to ex...
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Five things you should know before buying a house: 36 of 94

"The bottom is falling out in the housing market." "Mortgage Crisis." "The Sub-prime market has dissolved." "Foreclosures are at an all time high." If you are considering purchasing a home in today's market, you may have seen and heard a few of the statements above. While it is true the housing market has been chan...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Life: 194 of 316

UGH! I have a lot on my mind and I just need to start spewing it out. I am getting the distinct feeling that the earth is in the midst of a total collapse. Now let me just preface here... I am by no means a 'doomsday' type who feared that on January 1st 2000 the world was going to end. So basically I was not out at the super...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Writing while inebriated: 13 of 20

During the course of my awakened hours, and most of them I spend hungover, on any given day there are numerous incidents of off the wall thoughts that pulse through my brain. Generally speaking, I don't opt to share about ninety nine percent of my thoughts because I prefer to not be locked in a loony bin. I fear that if I sh...
Relationships & Family > Online Dating Assessing online dating: 14 of 21

"Where can I meet the one'?" "Is there anyone left out there worth dating!" Ugh. Haven't we all had thoughts like this in our lives? As our lives fill up more each year just simply meeting a new person can become a challenging if not impossible task. Between work constraints, single parent responsibilities and perhaps even h...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Lost love: 65 of 69

On my usual trek back and forth to work I tend to find myself alone with my thoughts quite often. This is usually when I have the time to reflect upon my day or more recently, the last six years. I didn't intend for this to happen it just sort of snuck up on me. As I sat there listening to a cd I had not listened to in a ver...