Yesterday I turned 35 years old. Up until this point in my life, I have always felt like I was just a pretend adult. But not anymore. Now I feel like I’ve crossed some imaginary threshold into real adulthood. But that doesn’t mean I can’t still have fun! I am recovering from a weekend of annual excess with my best…
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Garrett’s first day of preschool was today, but this day was different. This was his last first day of school at the preschool where he has attended since he was six months old. This is our last year there before the big public school K-word begins next year. Dropoff was a little bit touchy, but he held it together pretty…
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Last week I got a second chance to take on the potters wheel at Earthborn Studio in Leeds. Last time it put a whoopin on me, but this time I feel like I redeemed myself! The fabulous Rachel at Grasping for Objectivity hosted another great workshop for Alabama Bloggers at Earthborn Studios, which happens to be owned by her…
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I can’t believe it. Can you? August is halfway over. Temps are beginning to cool down here in the Deep South. Schools kids are assembling their Trapper Keepers. My mom and I saw our first little yellow butterfly of the year last weekend. That’s a sure sign that Summertime is starting to wind down and Fall is just…
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Originally published for UnskinnyBoppy.com in August 2012. Updated by BethBryan.com in April 2026. How Pinterest Gave My Blog a Heartbeat On October 2, 2010, my hipster friend Lisa invited me to join an exclusive, invitation-only website called Pinterest. Her exact words were, “This is a website I think most of us could fall in love with.” Lisa needs to get…
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