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  • Film End Credits

    My husband jokingly calls me ‘grandma’ because I won’t watch any horror or thriller type shows or movies (and I can’t stand the commercials either, he knows now to skip ahead or change the channel if something comes on).  I find it disturbing and I don’t want to spend my…

  • Level of Creativity

    How creative do you think you are?  Level of creativity is so fascinating to me. Some people embrace it and understand their own far better than others.  Most people don’t give themselves enough credit.  I really don’t like blanket statements about people being creative or not.  To be in the…

  • Name

    Stranger: “Devon is a very unusual name.” Me: “Thank you!” I guess he wasn’t actually paying me a compliment.  It was an observation.  Which my reply alone should tell you how I feel about my name.  Assuming compliment, responding with sincere enthusiasm. I have loved growing up with my name. …

  • 52 Weeks!

    This post marks the one year mark! 52 weeks and 52 blog posts! At the end of grade 8, on the very last day, my homeroom teacher who was my science teacher followed me out to my moms car and told her: “you make sure she goes to University!”  I…

  • Life Experience

    Growing up with a dad that is a carpenter, I found that you know you are a carpenter’s daughter when: -you know the difference between concrete and cement -you know the difference between ‘level’ and ‘plumb’ -you notice trim work and architectural details and features on buildings -you notice shoddy…