Most people have such busy lives that it's sometimes difficult to find time for family. My extended family used to get together for birthdays, holidays and cookouts, but it just isn't happening any more.Many years ago I put together a family trip to a local corn maze. It was a wonderful way to
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10/18/2022
Wordless Wednesday - Divided We Fall Previous Wordless Wednesday Posts
06/29/2022
ACTIVERAINIt is so much more than just a blogging platform. It is so much more than a real estate platform.Personally, this forum was never just a place for me to share information on Home Staging and/or my home staging business. Activerain started out for me as a place to learn more about the re
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04/24/2022
Many years ago, in an attempt to eat healthier, my mother created a recipe to replace her favorite fried haddock. Her delicious haddock recipe was passed on to me and then to my daughters.It is one of our family favorites, very easy to make, and much healthier for those looking to cut fried foods
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01/16/2022
Do you ever find yourself avoiding tasks? Whether it is fear, anxiety, and/or dread keeping us from getting the job done, we are all guilty of procrastination. I learned a long time ago that ACTION is far more beneficial and rewarding than AVOIDANCE.My first ActiveRain post was on this subject. M
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12/05/2021
It just wouldn't be a family party without Mae's Macaroni Salad.My mother-in-law's famous (in our family anyways) macaroni salad was, and still is, present at every party. Birthdays and holidays...if Mae was in attendance, so was her pasta. Mae has been gone twenty years now, but her salad lives
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07/12/2021
Christmas is now behind us, but that doesn't mean the gift giving ends. Gifts are wrapped and given all year long. Here is a way to add some fun to your gift giving.This gift wrapping idea comes from my favorite memory of Christmas last year...You remember last Christmas? You, know... normal Chri
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12/27/2020
I found this Christmas decoration craft idea online and decided to give it a try.It was simple to make and the supplies needed are things you probably have in your home, or are very easy to find if you don't have them.Frame 8x101 Sheet White Card StockPaperback Book 300-400 pages, approx. 7" ta
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12/17/2020
Jon Bon Jovi has done an amazing thing.I spent quite awhile this morning watching some great videos of singers singing their own lyrics to Jon's new song. If you haven't heard about this...I'll let Jon fill you in: Here are two follow-up videos of Jon singing some of the lyrics he has receive
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04/10/2020
"Everybody plays the fool sometime..." Aaron NevilleMaybe it was your love life and your heart got the better of you. Maybe it was too much alcohol at your office Christmas party.Maybe it was your attempt at being "one of the cool kids".If you're human you've been the fool...probably more than
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03/31/2020
