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Jersey Shore

Image via Wikipedia I’m going to the Jersey Shore. My mind is only on seeing the ocean, dipping my feet in the water and taking a deep breath. I’ve been working a long time without a break. Here’s a little advice: take care of yourself first. Take the time you need to recharge. If the…

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Advice to a Young Woman

Image via Wikipedia Dear Diary, Week One: He’s really cute. He’s got that perfect hair and cute dimple. He holds my hand in public! He makes sure everyone knows we are together. He wants to hear all my conversations with my girlfriends. We do EVERYTHING together. How lucky am I? Week Two: Maybe he’s right,…

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Wordless

Content In A Cottage calls it wordless Wednesday. Ahhh .. a few short words. Pics taken at the fair and around the farm (see the tall corn!). Thanks for visiting Debworks! Got a minute? Know anyone who is looking to workshift? I’m interviewing! Visit http://www.debrareneebrown.com

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Time

Image via Wikipedia It’s important to manage your time. If you’re like me, you are doing four things at once and trying to keep all the balls in the air. I am not a good juggler. That’s Lesson Number One. Know What You Are Good At. I am good at talking to people, following a…

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Dead Fish

I just read an article online at the Globe Gazette. It said cleaning products dumped into a creek in Cedar Rapids are killing the fish. It was the employees from the nearby Harding Middle School dumping the cleaning products into the creek. (here’s the article) Come on people — why do we continue to use…

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County Fair Rules!

I spent the day at the fair. I walked around and took pictures. I volunteered for 3 hours at the Democratic booth (you don’t live for 30 years in Chicago and leave as anything other than a Democrat). I had a light repast (hamburger, Doritos and a Pepsi – plus real homemade ice cream using…

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Franklin County 150th Fair Parade

We live in Franklin County Iowa, population a little over 10,000 people. Most of them were at the 150th Celebration of the Fair Parade today. We had 169 different vehicles in the parade. That’s huge! Deb took over 450 photos. Here’s just a handful. Past and future queens. Aren’t they beautiful? Anyone from the county…

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Wish List

I love to read. At any given time I have three books I’m reading. I thought I’d write today about my wish list. The books I want. Network Your Way to Millions by Russ Paley Russ is a leader and maniac in our company. He reminds me of the Gary Vaynerchuk of Melaleuca. He just…

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Sunday Morning Musing

I live in a county of 10,000 people. I like it here. I had lived in Chicago and enjoyed it there too. Home is still Geneva Iowa though. I have fun visiting Chicago and love the restaurants, and friends and museums and coffee everywhere. But there is something to be said for the quiet mornings,…

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I Worked In An Adult Bar – Lessons Learned

Image by Bashed via Flickr I must have embarassed myself a lot as a kid, because I don’t remember being so embarassed as an adult. That’s not to say I don’t remember doing stupid things. I do them on a pretty regular basis. My friend Clemmie would say “it’s all a part of growing up…

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