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irs, ftc and google

January 12, 2012
Mommy Blogger, Holly Homer from June Cleaver Nirvana

It is funny. I am the most opinionated person I know, yet when I write that is not what comes out. It may be my head saying…don’t split your audience! It may just be that things that I am emotional about are harder to write. Either way, this place {my writing home} has turned into [...]

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the best thing i ever made for dinner

November 4, 2011
Chipotle Sloppy Joes

Yep.  I recently uttered those words. And they were true. {photo by Mariah Humphries} I made Chipotle Sloppy Joes with Crunchy Coleslaw from The Healthy Beef Cookbook.  The minute I bit into one, I made that declarative statement. I then made a plate up for my husband {who was working in his office at home} [...]

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a strawberry story

May 31, 2011
strawberry field at Monterey Bay Academy

Once upon a time, on a cool hill next to the ocean, a strawberry grew. It lifted delicate petals to the sun with hope. Hope that turns caterpillars into butterflies. Hope that needs the tending which comes from generations of transformation experience. Hope that grows to fruition. The success is then picked and shipped across [...]

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nintendo 3ds launch

April 23, 2011
nintendo 3ds launch trip travel

My boys have endured my blogging for as long as they can remember.  Even before I was blogging, I was subjecting them to posed photos and recording every waking moment of their life to be displayed with brightly colored paper cut-outs and stickered-letters on 12 x 12 pages in archival quality scrapbooks. Quite frankly, it [...]

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from blog to business

November 20, 2010
blog to business Blogging Mavens

Today is a little departure from the usual here at the Nirvana.  Christina over at A Closet Writer has been hosting a blogging series all week and it is ending here.  Today.  She asked me to chat about making a blog a business.  If you are new around here or want a refresher course on [...]

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potluck is back…oh ya

November 15, 2010
potlucks are on Mondays Potlucks are on Mondays

Today marks the return of potluck. I mean it just doesn’t seem like Monday without one… Potlucks are swell. *the world sighs in relief and happiness* Oh!  I guess this would be where the potluck ACTUALLY begins. details.  details. Welcome! This week I am really excited to participate in a blogging extravaganza this week with [...]

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reading attack

July 27, 2010

My boys tolerate my blogging. When I pull out my camera, they either scream and run or start making faces that they know I won’t photograph. *sigh* When I pull out my video camera, their reaction intensifies. This week I wanted to do a video for the VTech V.Reader as a part of the final [...]

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i am moving to the spa

April 20, 2010
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My parents had no concept of child labor laws…I started mowing the lawn with a riding lawnmower at the age of 6. Yes, I said 6. I made $3 each time I mowed the lawn… usually on a Friday afternoon… usually took several hours. When I was 8 or so I decided that I needed [...]

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Just a typical 25 minutes

February 6, 2010

9:00 am: Holly is on the computer in the kitchen. Blog-Stedman looks over her shoulder. The younger boys are playing at the kitchen table with Legos next to the oldest who is working on schoolwork. Ahhhh…nirvana. 9:01 am: Blog-Stedman leaves the room. 9:02 am: The three boys have requests for mommy. #1 wants help with [...]

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Extra! Extra! Read all about it…

January 31, 2010

This is a super exciting day. A day that has been a year in the making. About this time last year I was on a little spending spree.  I had a serious shopping habit.  I admit now that I had a problem. Nordstroms? Macy’s? Anthropology? No.  It was GoDaddy.  I was addicted to purchasing website [...]

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DFW Blogger Party

September 28, 2009
DFW Blogger Party

Hey!  I am co-hosting a blogger party with Laurie from Tip Junkie for bloggers in the DFW area Saturday evening, October 3 at 7 pm. We are meeting at a super secret location in Flower Mound (Texas, silly) – the location will be emailed to you once you RSVP.  There is a $10 charge to [...]

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