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  • Decluttering for the Summertime: Week 1

    • May 17, 2016
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    • Organization, The Widow Life
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    Typically, there are two times of the year when I really feel compelled to deep-clean: the start of the calendar year and the start of the school year. However, I…

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    On Mother’s Day

    • May 9, 2016
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    • The Widow Life
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    There are holidays you expect to be especially hard after you become a widow. Father’s Day, for sure. Christmas too. But like most aspects of widowhood, reality is often a…

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    When Everything Goes Wrong (and What to Do About It)

    • May 2, 2016
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    • The Widow Life
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    • 1 Comment

    I should have seen it coming. After all, there is no better way to ruin plans than to share them with the world. Last month, I confidently posted about how…

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    Come, Be Social With Me

    • April 16, 2016
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    When it comes to blogging best practices, it seems as though you’re expected to have a Facebook page, a Twitter handle and an Instagram feed where your readers can connect…

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    I spent 12 hours alone at Epcot with a 3 year-old and a 6 year-old…someone give me a gold star.

    • April 12, 2016
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    • The Widow Life
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    True story. And the 6 year-old was under the weather too. Why would I do such a thing? Well, the high school band was going to Disney for spring break,…

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    The Power of Procrastination…to ruin your week.

    • April 1, 2016
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    I have a monthly ritual. It’s nothing too meaningful, but it’s certainly consistent. It goes something like this: the last day of the month arrives, and I am frantically typing…

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    It’s Good Friday

    • March 25, 2016
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    • The Widow Life
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    Today, the Christian world lapses into silence and mourning as we remember the passion and death of our Lord. In the months before and after Tom’s death, I found my…

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About Me

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Maryalene LaPonsie

In a former life, I was a legislative staffer. Now, I am a personal finance writer, mother of five and keeper of memories for my late husband.




Top Posts & Pages

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A Peek Inside My Life
  • When we arrived at the library, this was nothing but a pile of pieces. Nearly an hour later, and this is what we had. Now that we've done the easy part, we thought we'd leave the endless, identical looking green pieces for someone else. Have fun!
  • Depending on your age and perspective, this is either one of the best days of the year or one of the worst. First snowfall of the season.
  • Thought we would walk to the local nature center for their pancake breakfast. Had a bit of a mom fail when I realized I forgot my wallet. But that's ok. It's the journey, not the destination that matters.
  • School field trip to the orchard means we get to decorate the kitchen with apples and pumpkins.
  • Church festival fun means balloon animals for everyone.
  • It's just a matter of time before the clouds and snow arrive so we're soaking up the sun while we can.
  • It's their lucky day. I try not to buy ice cream too often, but Meijer had a ton of toppings and cones on the clearance cart so who am I to deny fate?
  • Morning ambition: make this paperwork disappear from my desk by afternoon.

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