A Saturday Sniffle: Ask the Audience

Heather says: As some of you may know, I have terrible allergies. Before I finally became pregnant with my first child, I had just begun immunotherapy.  As I was near the beginning of the treatment course, it had to be put on hold. A recent event triggered a visit to the doctor which resulted in …

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Pie Crust 101:

Heather says: Prior to having children I worked in the restaurant industry, but I was not a pastry chef. I learned all the other positions, but one lovely gentleman filled that role. He’d come in at 3am just so he wouldn’t have to put up with our obnoxiousness. I usually only saw him for an …

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New Comment Rule

Ivy says: Ever go on a blog and see a comment made by something like “Kitchen Cabinet Refacing” or “South Nashville Dentist”? It’s kind of off-putting, isn’t it? Yeah, it is to us too. Especially since the comments invariably seem to be something like “Very informative post.” Thanks for adding to the conversation, dude. So, …

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Ask the Audience: Quick, Company is Coming for Dinner

Heather says: The scene, a peaceful one. A mom sits at the computer sipping coffee, checking her email. With the deluge of SPAM is an innocent, “Hey Heather, I know we haven’t seen each other in ten years, but my wife and I are in town, would you like to get together?” After wiping the …

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The Joy Of Great Customer Service

Ivy says: Watch out, world! Ivy’s back! I’m sure you’ve been wondering where I’ve been. Well, between dealing with several family emergency-type things, trying to pull myself out of the very serious depression I’d been in for over a year and a half, and starting a new project, I was completely harried and needed some …

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Squidlies: Fearless Friday

Heather says: It’s time for another Fearless Friday where we invite our readers to push their boundaries in the kitchen. It’s easy to get caught up in a routine and never try new things, so each Friday we invite everyone to share what they’ve tried. We want to hear the successes and the failures. Blenza, …

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Stop Overvaluing Your Time

Heather says: I promise, I’m not going to wax all nostalgic and talk about how no one ever wishes they’d have swept just one more time. No, that’s not my direction at all. Yesterday, I was listening to This Week in Tech, mostly because I’m a huge geek and partly because my cabinets needed scrubbing. …

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