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I hope you dance too
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we’re here we should dance. ~Author Unknown A few months back I had an awakening in Vegas, as I called it. I sat back and thought of my life, the...
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It’s Officially Hurricane Season. And the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Thinking of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and that it is now officially hurricane season here in the US (don’t try to understand how my random thought process works), it reminded me of this journal entry...
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A Buck’s Fizz Cocktail to Celebrate All Things British
Ever heard of a Buck’s Fizz? Me either until a few weeks ago. Apparently this is the origin of the Mimosa, invented in London four years before the Mimosa became popular in Paris. The UK version is 2...
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A Day of Wandering Around Venice, Italy
While cruising around the Mediterranean on the Carnival Breeze, my daughter and I spent a day exploring Venice, one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It was her first visit to this city so...
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New Column: Ask Shannon
There’s no telling how long this will last, but I’ve been getting tons of questions about blogging and travel and wine and recipes and tech items and just about everything else under the sun from my...
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Mama Moments in Thailand
I’ve just returned home from an unbelievable introductory week in Thailand. I’m still trying to process the entire experience, but one thing is for sure, it was amazing. I realize that the word amazing...
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It’s time to get real in 2013 {I’m unfiltered}
I’ve had enough of all the crap from the prior year and I’m taking my filter off for 2013. You can now consider me PG and maybe even R rated (but probably just the PG). Pollyanna here grew up in 2012....
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Shine Like a Diamond in Vegas #2013CES
This marks my third year of attendance at CES. In the tech world, I’m still in that toddler stage, but in my world, I’m learning the ins and outs have become somewhat of a veteran. The third time’s the...
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CES 2013 First Official Day: Beautiful Chaos
Attending CES with a press pass can be fun and exciting. It’s also exhausting, but oh how I love it! Yesterday was the first official day of CES 2013 and I was there to take it all in. I’ve been...
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What Makes a Soul Blossom
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” ― Marcel Proust
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Sharing Baton Rouge Family Fun with viewers of Lifetime Television #travel #GoBR
Last week was fun and somewhat unbelievable. I was on Lifetime TV’s show Designing Spaces, Kids Spaces highlighting some of the family friendly attractions in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We filmed this...
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Louisiana Gumbo Seasoned with Travel and Good Friends
A few weeks ago while in Ely, Cambridgeshire in the UK with friends, we took turns making one of our favorite dishes. Denise, Susan, and Bridget had always wanted to taste some of my gumbo, so I packed...
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Fun Moments from #LivetheMLife Media Trip
Last week I participated in the MGM Resorts #LivetheMLife press trip. It was a fun group of bloggers and we had some amazing moments. Some of them were planned and some…..not planned at all! We ran...
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If I Live the Life I’m Given
People come into our lives and sometimes it takes a long time to realize what the reason might be. It might be as simple as a smile. Or it could be a small kindness. But sometimes it’s part of a chain...
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Nokia Adds to the Lumia Family + Updates Creative Studio App
On my way home from Scotland a couple of weeks ago, I made a detour through London for a Nokia media event. It was exciting to be there in person for the reveal of the Lumia 925 and to see the recently...
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Romance of the South
When I first entered into travel writing, I developed a channel on a major women’s website on Romantic Getaways. It was fun to not only learn about the travel industry, but I also gained so much online...
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