Maddie's Mom Writes

Sharing my journey to an intentional life

One blog post at a time.

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  • Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    Self-regulation and Emotional Comfort

    I just read how most young people today consider emotional comfort to be a basic right. And that many of them feel that the people around them should be cognizant of that and take an active part in providing it. Well, it wasn’t stated quite that frankly, but that was…

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  • If You Can

    If you can, then you should. If you should, then you must. If you must, then you can. I woke up in the middle of…

  • Murphy’s Law

    Over the years I’ve had a lot of experiences with machines of all kinds. Some have been pleasant and some have been decidedly not. The…

  • Was my Grandmother a Tart?

    With the arrival of spring, the weeds are popping up all over where I live. We have a lot of different kinds of grasses. Some…

  • It’s so Frustrating

    Quite some time ago, Costco stopped carrying their huge cans of tomato puree. The can was so large that I only needed the one can…

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Getting outdoors. One of my favorite things

I’m Dianne, the creator and author of this blog. I started blogging in order to promote my novels. But I discovered I really enjoy reaching out to the world through my blog. I’m curious and I seek answers to all sorts of things. Writing about what interests me helps me to explore the world and all the people in it. I especially enjoy the comments from readers and how they illuminate the topics under discussion.

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