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Mundane Alley

·Nov 3, 2018

How (And Why) I Wrote a Cookbook

This journey began a few years ago when I was having problems related to Interstitial Cystitis, painful bladder disease. I asked for help on one of the message boards I frequent, things were going from bad to worse and I didn’t know why. Someone asked if I was watching my…

Food

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How (And Why) I Wrote a Cookbook
How (And Why) I Wrote a Cookbook
Food

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Mundane Alley

·Nov 2, 2018

My Daughter Has Bipolar Disorder: Here’s What I Wish You Knew

My hands gripped the steering wheel with such force that the tendons popped out in my arms. In the backseat of the car, my eight-year-old daughter screamed. In front of me, a tractor-trailer loomed. “I could just run into it and end everything,” I thought, as my daughter continued to…

Mental Health

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My Daughter Has Bipolar Disorder: Here’s What I Wish You Knew
My Daughter Has Bipolar Disorder: Here’s What I Wish You Knew
Mental Health

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Mundane Alley

·Oct 29, 2018

That Time I Had To #WalkAway

The year was 2016, the season was spring and the presidential race was heating up. I remember sitting in my friend’s car driving down the main thoroughfare in Palm Springs, talking about our mutual disdain for Hillary Clinton. At the time Bernie Sanders was campaigning and my friend seemed to…

Donald Trump

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That Time I Had To #WalkAway
That Time I Had To #WalkAway
Donald Trump

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Mundane Alley

·Jun 14, 2018

Crossing The Finish Line of Parenting

I made it! I am crossing over the FINISH LINE and I fully expect awards and accolades. I’d like a gold medal even though I didn’t sprint one second of this journey but I maintained a turtle /slug like pace, slow but consistent. …

Running

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Crossing The Finish Line of Parenting
Crossing The Finish Line of Parenting
Running

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Mundane Alley

·May 25, 2018

Small Town Girl, Big City Dreams

First, I grew up in a small town and hated it . Then I moved to a big town and missed that little suburban sprawl outside of New York City. Now I think back to it with fond memories. In the town where I lived during my childhood years, there…

New Jersey

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Small Town Girl, Big City Dreams
Small Town Girl, Big City Dreams
New Jersey

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Mundane Alley

·Sep 24, 2017

The (Very) Long Road to A Published Book

The (Very) Long Road to A Published Book The year was 2011. The day was some day midweek, and the place was inside my friend’s car on the way to Beverly Hills. Naturally there was stop and go traffic, the worst. It was Los Angeles, after all. …

Publishing

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The (Very) Long Road to A Published Book
The (Very) Long Road to A Published Book
Publishing

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Mundane Alley

·May 21, 2017

Hey Ugly, Your Nose is Big and You’re Disgusting!

Hey Ugly, Your Nose is Big and You’re Disgusting! Elementary school, northern New Jersey, where everyone knows everyone and the same small group of kids follow you from first grade to senior year. It was very early on that a boy in my class, I’ll call him R for short…

Plastic Surgery

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Hey Ugly, Your Nose is Big and You’re Disgusting!
Hey Ugly, Your Nose is Big and You’re Disgusting!
Plastic Surgery

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Mundane Alley

·May 9, 2017

How To Build A House When You Don’t Have The Tools

How To Build A House When You Don’t Have The Tools Imagine that you are given the task of building a house. Not just any house, one that is magnificent with all the bells and whistles. It has to be large in size and luxurious in details. Hardwood flooring and…

Life Lessons

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How To Build A House When You Don’t Have The Tools
How To Build A House When You Don’t Have The Tools
Life Lessons

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Apr 15, 2017

The Evolution of a Blog

It was early in the 2000’s when I started a celebrity gossip blog. I was a stay at home mom, taking care of my two small children and needed something to fulfill my creativity, a blog seemed like a good idea. I could do it from home and it required…

Beauty

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The Evolution of a Blog
The Evolution of a Blog
Beauty

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Mundane Alley

·Mar 27, 2017

Reading, Writing, And Unrealized Dreams

The year was 1978. My mother was a lover of blue eye shadow and Danielle Steel novels. We lived in walking distance to the library and she took me every week, allowing me as many books as I wanted to lug home in my Ziggy tote bag. An avid reader…

Writing

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Reading, Writing, And Unrealized Dreams
Reading, Writing, And Unrealized Dreams
Writing

6 min read

cindy

cindy

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Published author, blogger, photographer, napper. Find me on http://wildflowerandwoods and allthegoodbooks.com

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