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Programming Note: I don't wanna act like the Media Celebrity has gone to my head, but I DID get recognized by 3 people in the Chicago Airport en route to 'the M states' for The Baby Jesus' & and Baby New Year's (he has less effective publicists, don't you think?) Birthdays...Fine, 2 of them were my kids that I tried...

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Grump & Snore+ More (My take on Jon & Kate) When I'm not reading the complete works of Tolstoy or teaching my kids Latin I might be found watching a few reality shows.  Just a --cough- few.... COUGH COUGH....Scuze me,  I must have choked on a piece of organic fruit leather. I got sucked into Jon & Kate Plus 8 by my girls, mostly cuz...

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More Makeup Trends I'm Following For You Because I'm... Trend #1)  "High Def":  Lots of new face makeup products (when they are not utilizing the term "mineral") are rocking the 'High Definition' marketing. What makes it High Def? Sephora's website describes it:   "Originally designed for use in film and television, high-definition makeup provides...

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The Palin Effect Kate Gosselin- love or hate her- has a certain something which makes you look.  Even my mom knows who "Kate" is...& Mom's idea of  'following reality shows' is the one time she watched 2 minutes of Top Chef with me- because I hid her remote control. Sarah Palin certainly has that same Make...

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Baby Patrick's Big Adventure-- as told by Baby Patrick;... I had to wait for them all to become distracted to make my break. At thishouse, the wait was not long. My big sissie Maggie had a hurt back so Daddy was examining it (because since he's a pharmaceutical rep, that makes him an honorary Doctor?).  Seeing my shot, I set out for the journey of a lifetime.... As...

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But What I Really Wanna Do Is Direct… A New Career Twist!

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Posted on : 30-12-2009 | By : Jill | In : Musings
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I actually said aloud to someone this morning, “Do you have someone that does your Social Media?”  That’s a job now. A paying job.  “Social Media Expert” used to be called “Hey, go get your hair cut here.” Or “I know a guy…”

Life Coach, Blogger , Etiquette Director & Organization Expert are viable careers these days, too.   These used to be called Mom, Big Sister’s Diary & Grandma Who Berates Me Till I Send Her a Thank-You Note. I even have a friend who has just become one of the  first certified Style Coach’s in the country. http://www.stylecoachingusa.com/Facilitator_Profiles_Style_Coaching_Institute_USA.html  

This is scintillating news for me! Because in addition to my  Writer/Radio Talk Show/ BlabberMouth careers, I’m going to follow my dreams and become—–  A CABIN NAMER!!!! It’s like a Shade Namer (already taken), but for Houses/ Cabins or Lake Homes!   See, we live on a lake and while some folks are onboard— “Turtle View”, “Fort Zero” & the gloriously darling “Enchanted Cottage”, some are struggling.

“Hello, my name is Jill. Your place is lacking some pizazz and I’m here to help for the low-low fee of  just $50 per word. Hmmm, well this joint is dark and dank.  Welcome home, folks, to “Castle Crap”. That will be $100. Oh, by the way, your Hummer-driving neighbors over at the “The One-UpMan’s Ship” wish you’d mow because they fear their property value is plummeting.”

 

Jill

Oh, Lord!!! I just searched Lake Homes on Google and found THIS instead:

http://www.wecantthinkofaname.com/Housenames.htm 

Argh!!! Another dream SHATTERED.

That’s IT. I’m going to Google “Fashion Police” and follow my new and improved dream of being the nation’s first accredited Fashion Police Officer.  I’ll be giving out tickets& fines in the airport en route home to earn credit hours.

 

Holiday Travel: Day 8

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Posted on : 29-12-2009 | By : Jill | In : Musings
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Captain’s  Log:  Day 8  Town  #2

By the numbers….

Time Spent thus far in Car, Plane or Airport= 23.5 hours

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Lost Children =1 (This is huge win. Only one!? What are the odds? Plus, we found her. It was one of the louder ones.)

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Top Five Christmas Travel Highlights Thus Far……

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Posted on : 27-12-2009 | By : Jill | In : Musings, Travel
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Let’s pack up 6 people and travel to BOTH of our hometowns for 12 days during winter over Christmas!? What could go wrong?

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They Should Serve Margaritas at Best Buy— at 11am during the holidays.

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Posted on : 18-12-2009 | By : Jill | In : Musings
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Famous Last Words of a Fool On a Ten Degree Morning During Christmastime With a Wild Baby In Tow:  

“—- I’ll just hop into Best Buy to pick up something and

then hop over to the mall—–”

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“Famous- Party of One, Your Table is Ready”

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Posted on : 14-12-2009 | By : Jill | In : Musings
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Tomorrow is the launch of the NotSoSoccerMom Hour on Toginet.com radio!  In true NotSoSoccerMom fashion, I have already extrapolated this (great) opportunity out to a future fairytaleland where I am the new Oprah and wake up looking like Cindy Crawford’s cuter, younger, blond sister.

Most people want to be famous for money or notoriety.   The perks that  interest me are….

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