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Blogging · My Family · On Writing · Parenting

Holiday Haze – A Lengthy Update

December 29, 2013 Vanessa Shields4 Comments

It's Sunday. I didn't know. Had a good, hearty laugh with my mom on the phone when she told me it was Sunday not Saturday. That about sums up how my holidays are going. I'm a bit off kilter. A bit out of step. A bit disconnected. And I can't seem to shake it. This… Continue reading Holiday Haze – A Lengthy Update

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How good it feels to take a Facebook break

January 14, 2013 Vanessa Shields5 Comments

Can you remember your world without Facebook? Without Twitter or email or blogs? I can. In fact, I think about what that life was like all the time. I was thinking about it last night when I was watching the Golden Globes and one of the actresses was promoting the fact that she'd be posting… Continue reading How good it feels to take a Facebook break

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