Category: Song of the Week
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200 Later: Progress on the Journey
200 It’s a big number. No one lives to be 200 and many blogs never live long enough to have the 200th post published. It’s a really big number. Yesterday was my 200th post on Naked Girl in a Dress. It’s not the number that feels so significant though; it where I am compared to…
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On How I Can Be Impossible (According to The Boyfriend)
Running on the National Mall one cold morning in December, The Boyfriend asked me what I wanted for Christmas. The conversation went something like this: The Boyfriend (TB): What do you want for Christmas Kelly? Me: Wow, that’s a tough question. I can’t think of anything I really want. I am grateful for all that…
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A Weekend Full of Surprises. Except Love, Actually
It is hard enough dating as a single mom, but add in dating someone who travels extensively for work, it can be frustrating at times. When The Boyfriend is in town, we work our schedules to ensure we have a lot of quality time together. It helps, but seeing each other three days in a…
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You Had Me at Abnormal
I experienced a you-had-me-at-hello moment with my boyfriend recently. The words uttered by my boyfriend would not be taken by many as romantic and loving; some could consider it as an insult. Here’s what he said: “I don’t want a normal woman. I want you.” For me, it couldn’t get any better than that. In…
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A Change in Season: Welcome Fall
The change in a season after many months of the same weather is something I look forward to with anticipation. The scenery and temperature changes. There is a shift in produce available locally and cooking changes as a result. We change what outdoor activities we do as a family. And, in fall and winter months,…
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My Five Best Decisions in Life
Schmutzie, blogger and web designer extraordinaire (she created this site’s masthead), recently wrote a post with the five best decisions she has made in her life. It was a great piece that was actually inspired by Karen Walrond, who tweeted her five best decisions. Late last night after I read Schmutzie’s top five, I started…