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  • How Do You Handle Anticipation?

    Welcome Melanie for another weekend post! Melanie was ready to run with a version of this post at this time last month but something happened which caused us to postpone it! Can you guess what happened? As I sat anxiously anticipating..


  • Why is Pretty So Important?

    Yay! It’s time for another fun Saturday post with Melanie! She always leads a lively debate! Check out Melanie’s renovated blog here! Take it away Melanie! Are you on Pinterest? I’ve been using the social site more and..


  • Why Do You Smile?

    Smiley Melanie is back with another Saturday post! If you are following her blog you know at least one reason she has to smile! Melanie has other reasons for smiling and she wants to know what your..


  • Do You Budget?

    We welcome Melanie Thompson back for her second Saturday post! We had a lot of fun last time when she talked about reading! She’s got another interesting topic for us! Take it away Melanie! I have always..


  • Why Do You Read?

    We welcome Melanie Thompson back for her second guest post! I loved what Melanie did on her blog so I asked her to come over and start the conversation here! She poses a deeper question here; not..


  • Are You Listening?

     We are happy that Melanie [Smiley Melly] is honoring us with a Guest Post today. She has been a valuable member of the Life,for instance community since we began in November. We appreciate the contribution of her..