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Celebrating a Tremendous Legacy

Celebrating a Tremendous Legacy

Over Ten Years In: Divorce is Still Exhausting

Over Ten Years In: Divorce is Still Exhausting

Blogging and Hypocrisy...

How Doctor Who Would Respond to the Goblin King 

8 Reasons I Didn't Go to the Office Christmas Party

8 Reasons I Didn’t Go to the Office Christmas Party

The Grandmother Diaries - Memories and Deaths

The Grandmother Diaries: Memories and Deaths

Value the Air You Breathe

Value the Air You Breathe

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Highlighted Works

Divorce/Coparenting

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  • Over Ten Years In: Divorce is Still Exhausting

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: January 10, 2019
  • How Doctor Who Would Respond to the Goblin King 

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: December 12, 2018
  • Unpacking Emotional Baggage – A Love Story

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: June 1, 2018
  • Normal Coparenting…vs Me

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: May 25, 2018
  • Sorry…Not Today

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: December 13, 2017
  • I Just Wanted to Leave…

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: November 29, 2017
  • My Destination is No Longer Set by the Way the Wind Blows

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: November 15, 2017
  • When Does a Bully Become a Lost Cause?

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: October 23, 2017
  • I’m a Horrible Mother

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: October 16, 2017
  • 3 Things a Resourceful Single Mom Can Do For Extra Cash

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: October 2, 2017

Travel

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  • Value the Air You Breathe

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: October 5, 2018
  • The Best Galleries and Museums in the World

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: April 4, 2018
  • I Would Have Loved Paris in the Springtime…but…

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: March 9, 2018
  • Must See European Museums

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: October 9, 2017
  • A Romantic Trip to Québec City

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: September 18, 2017
  • Canadian Galleries and Museums

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: September 11, 2017
  • Bucket List Archeological Travel

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: September 4, 2017
  • Dream Big, Win Big

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: August 28, 2017
  • 10 Reasons To Visit Orlando’s Universal Studios WITHOUT YOUR KIDS

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: June 7, 2017
  • My Fantasy Vacation

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: November 20, 2016

Grandmother Diaries

  • The Grandmother Diaries: Memories and Deaths

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: October 13, 2018
  • #NaBloPoMo – Childhood Attachments

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: November 1, 2016
  • Finding the Black Sheep

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: October 17, 2016
  • Time for Rest

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: May 23, 2016
  • The Grandmother Diaries:  My “Great” Aunt

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: January 18, 2016
  • My First #NaBloPoMo Post is a #TToT and I’m So Thankful

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: November 1, 2015
  • The Grandmother Diaries: My Kids Are My Life

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: October 14, 2015
  • The Grandmother Diaries:  Neighbors and Friends

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: September 28, 2015
  • The Grandmother Diaries: Simple Memories

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: September 21, 2015
  • The Grandmother Diaries – A Chance Encounter

    By: Live by Surprise
    On: August 4, 2015

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