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nataliemyrwold

From the west coast to the east coast.

I am a freelance writer living in the northeast with my husband, three kids, and one dog...

Interests: drinking wine, reading a good book, writing, scrapbooking, rainy days, traveling, embroidery, exploring new places, genealogy, organizing, spending time with friends and family.

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Throwback Thursday: Journal Edition

I stumbled upon a journal note that I wrote to describe our days, not necessarily one specific day, in March, 2004. Here is what I had written: (Can I just side note that I am so glad I did this... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at Rough Draft

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I know people have said similar things throughout history...How did we survive without cars/microwaves/dishwashers/washing machines/sprinklers/disposable pens...etc...???? And I know I seemed to operate just fine before the Internet and Google. We just didn't REALIZE we would crave and want INSTANT... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Rough Draft

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After a long, seemingly endless wait filled with classes, meetings, driving tests, and trips to the DMV (twice)...my oldest finally has his driver's licence. He was ready. I was ready. I thought maybe I would be more, oh I don't... Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Rough Draft

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1. People who eat while driving is kinda disgusting. I absolutely hate driving by people as they chow down on everything from a bowl of cereal to a Big Mac. Eat at home, folks or anywhere but behind the wheel.... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Rough Draft

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I have been writing posts about my dad for a long time now. Birthdays, the anniversary of his death, random memories. I'm not sure there is much left to say after all these years that I haven't already shared here.... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Thursday Throwback

Today we are traveling back to: May 10, 2004 (Mother's Day). Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Update On "The List"

I am definitely a list maker. Lists make me happy and calm. I write lists for my writing projects. I write lists for things around the house I'd like to do. I write lists for crafty type things I'd like... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Favorite Books List

All this talk recently about books and writing and reading and summer to-read lists have got me thinking about my All-Time Favorite Books. Or, at least of the books I can remember STILL being EXCELLENT and OUTSTANDING so many years... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Twenty-Two For The 22nd

This weekend Larry and I will celebrate our 22nd anniversary. Ask him and he'll say it feels more like two hundred and twenty-two. Whatever. Okay, it does sometimes feel that way. Anyway. I thought I would just list twenty-two random... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Throwback Thursday: February 21, 2010

Throwback Thursday takes us back a few years to 2010...and all the way across to the other side of the country. The scenic shots were taken on a day we decided to drive around and snap photos all over our... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Rough Draft

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In The Good Ole Summertime

Part of my Spring Cleaning/To-Do List was to go through papers and crap I took out of the filing cabinet and laid in stacks covering an 8ft. table in the garage. Overwhelming to say the least. One big part of... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Stuck Like Glue

Sometimes I hate cellphones. I hate that I am addicted to them. I hate that they cost a bloody fortune. I hate that I can't easily unplug. However, I do unplug. I don't have my phone at the table when... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Bringing Home The Gold

A couple of weeks ago Josh and two other students in his advanced culinary class participated in a state competition. Their competition involved cooking a three-course meal. The boys had a stack of recipes that they were given months ago... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Rough Draft

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The Books Of Summer

For the past couple of years I have participated in GoodReads year-long challenge of reading a certain number of books. The number you wish to accomplish is completely up to you. I have always aimed for 50 books which comes... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Throwback Thursday: August 4, 2009

I usually just ask someone in my family to pick a month, day, and year and I go and search my photo database for photos taken hopefully on...or at least around...that particular day. These pictures were from a summertime town... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Rough Draft

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We first became involved in Cub Scouts when we were in California and Josh was a Tiger or a Bear or something like that. Whatever the name is for the very first year. When we moved to Idaho we got... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Rough Draft

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I was in the process of doing some outlining and had to dig into one of my file boxes that houses most of my novel ideas and older completed books when I stumbled onto the very first young adult novel... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Rough Draft

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I grew up in Los Angeles. A melting pot of a little bit of everyone. I was exposed to a lot of different people with different religions and colors and eccentricities. I don't remember ever being appalled by anyone nor... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Thoughts On Friendship

A friend of mine told me that we are not friends anymore because "our lives have grown apart...not in the literal sense...more in our values, goals, and commitments." And that she no longer feels our journeys were on the same... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Throwback Thursday

This week the throwback date chosen was: November 15, 2007 Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Josh Goes To Prom

Oops: I had forgot to add photos to this post of his actual prom before it published early this morning. It cracks me up that the whole asking someone and them giving you an answer has to be some detailed,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Rough Draft

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I discovered this on PinCrack and thought it sounded good. Then we tried it. And now we are all hooked. Frozen Grapes: Take a bunch of grapes, wash, and take off stem. Pat dry. Place a single layer of dry... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Thought I would share some photos from Easter: Dying the eggs The kids and their Easter baskets, after they had to find them My table...what I like to call the Casual-Rustic way (stack of plates, basket of napkins with flatware... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Rough Draft

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It has been kind of a whirlwind lately. It all started, really, with an attempt to get myself out of my office, out of my head, and out of my solitary work environment. So, I joined a writing group. A... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Rough Draft

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Throwback Thursday

I asked the kids to give me a month, a day, and a year. They picked: June 30, 2005. (Apparently we did a little bit of crafting and then had our landscaping put in so you will see a lot... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at Rough Draft

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