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Dec 10, 2020
2 min

Inside the Mind of a Thriller Writer

If you're a big-time reader, then you know that fiction writers can be broken up into a variety of genres. It's another way of typecastin...

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Mar 31, 2020
2 min

Blue Crush: a cure for the quarantine

Blue Crush: A cure for the common quarantine

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Mar 26, 2020
2 min

What are we looking forward to?

Dog walks will always be on my calendar.

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kateanslinger

Mar 25, 2020
2 min

A Social Distancing Scavenger Hunt

A nice day called for a social distancing scavenger hunt.

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Dog Barks and Breath in an Uncertain World

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Mar 24, 2020
2 min

Dog Barks and Breath in an Uncertain World

A family's journey during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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kateanslinger

Mar 23, 2020
2 min

Crafting and Corona

From fabric markers to washi tape, our house is layered in crafts.

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

Don't Blink.

From the lyrics of a Kenny Chesney song and from the mouths of many strangers I've passed by while walking with my kids in public. "Don'...

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Parenting: Is it really all about the salami?

kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
4 min

Parenting: Is it really all about the salami?

Parenting is hard. There are some days that I dread getting out of bed, some days that I wish I worked a job that required major travel ...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

Mom Guilt...The new norm?

Mom guilt. The first time I heard this phrase, my oldest daughter Emily was only about six months old. At this point in parenthood, I ha...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
2 min

What would I tell this little girl?

You see that sweet, angelic little girl right there? That's me. That is me in my element. Sitting on the dock of my grandparent's camp o...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
2 min

Happy Birthday to me!

In exactly four days, and about ten hours, I will start the last year of my thirties. Having prepared for this big moment, I've really ...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
1 min

Let's share our kids' artwork

Okay, so my title may have been deceiving. I don't want to see little Johnny's first drawing of a house or little Susie's version of her...

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Where were you when the world stopped turning?

kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

Where were you when the world stopped turning?

Never forget. Those two words have inherited a new meaning since the tragedies of 911, and for good reason. Two simple words that when p...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
1 min

How tired has your kid been?

Think back a few years to the summer months of your youth. Surely you remember spending your days in a damp bathing suit, running from o...

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How far would you go for your kid's special something?

kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

How far would you go for your kid's special something?

If you are a parent, then you know exactly how important that one stuffed animal or blanket is. It's the item that your young child form...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
3 min

The Diaper Digger

There is nothing clean about parenting. Even the tidiest of parents will be faced with situations that are downright dirty and horribly ...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
1 min

Barnacle the hero dog

You read the title right. Barnacle saved Charlotte's life. Okay, so I tend to be a bit overdramatic when I recite stories, but he defini...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
2 min

The case of the accidental PB sandwich

In a world of nut-allergy afflicted children, I did something terribly wrong. And Emily didn't waste any time pointing out my mistake an...

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kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
1 min

Dance like no one is watching!

As a parent, it's important to not beat yourself up too much. It's a hard friggin job. Every day I question whether I've done something ...

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No she didn't... Just laugh at a dead pig.

kateanslinger

Sep 25, 2019
2 min

No she didn't... Just laugh at a dead pig.

Conversations about life and death are never easy when you are dealing with a four-year-old. But, sometimes they are necessary. Like whe...

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