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Written Word Week: Reading List
This is my final Written Word post. I've been following this blog called A Ginger's Snapshots of Films and Fictions for reviews and ideas on books and movies. Go check it out for some good ideas and clever commentary on some popular culture. And just to share, here's what's on my cu…100
This is my 100th post! I hope you all have been learning more about me and my life and I also hope that this blog is sometimes interesting. I feel like I post a lot of lists but this one will hopefully give you a bigger idea of who I am. Plus everyone I know who blogs has done a "100 things abo…Written Word Week: Love Poem
My mom had this book that always looked really old and ornate and well loved. It was a book of poetry that belonged to her father, my poppy. He had marked his favorite ones. One of them became my favorite poem. I even memorized it in the fifth grade for a poetry assignment where we had a poetry da…
Birthday Month: Part 2
We interrupt Written Word Week to talk about my best friend and my sister. Today is her birthday. I can't believe my baby sister is 20 she is no longer a teenager.In honor of her birthday this post is dedicated to her. Here are 20 things about her....1. I loved her the moment I met her! We ha…
Written Word Week Linky: Top Ten Texts
This was not easy. But after a couple drafts and lot of editing and thinking back over the hundreds and hundreds of books, I am happy to share my top ten favorite books. Ten books that I never get sick of, books that I've recommended to all my friends, books that I will defend to the end. Ten b…
Written Word Week: Library Love
"I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library..." -Jorge Luis BorgesMy dream is to have a room with walls that have built in floor to ceiling dark beautiful wooden shelves stuffed and packed with books. I want rolling ladders, soft thick carpets, plush arm chairs that swa…
Written Word Week
I love my computer I love television. but I love books more.This week I am going to try to turn off the tv and pick up a book instead. Reading stimulates your imagination and takes you away for a little while. It enriches your mind, which is not something I can say for The Bachelor Pad or "Slut …
Versatile Blogging
Life's A Beachsweetly passed along the Versatile Blogger award. I am supposed to write 7 things about myself and then pass it along to 7 bloggers. However,Mrs. In Trainingalso passed along questions for me to answer and then tag 8 bloggers with. So I am going to double dip and combine the two.Wh…
Airport Snob
While on my mini vacation I decided that I have some very strong opinions about airports. I left this calm, quiet airport on Friday morning... and arrived to this scene in Newark... I am a bit of an airport snob. I have been in more than my fair share of airports and feel like I can fairly judge them.…
Shannon Elizabeth Designs
Shannon Elizabeth Designs is open for business! I have finally launched my design page and I have set up an easy way for you to order custom design services! View my page menu in the top right corner of my sidebar to visit these new additions!Below is a slideshow of some of the blog design project…
Birthday Month: Part 1
For our family, September is a month of birthdays. My dad's birthday is today! My sister's birthday is next and then my mom's. SO this is part one of the celebration!I was lucky enough to get to spend the weekend with my dad. We had an early birthday dinner, yummy cupcakes and I got to…