One of the things I love most about blogs is that they chronicle a journey.
Maybe it’s a journey through motherhood, cooking or photography.
Today’s blogger shares her own, personal journey.
Meet Joanne of Suburban Life Journal
On March 1, 2011 I walked away from a job in scientific research. Three days later I wrote my first blog post. It wasn’t meant to be a replacement but the first step on a new journey. Suburban Life Journal is my place to reflect on family life and life in general. If I’ve recently tackled a craft, recipe or DIY project, I’ll share that too. I am a writer, lover of nature, backyard frog chaser and a closet cryptozoologist because I love mystery and believe life is boring if we think we’ve discovered it all. I reserve a day to write about something totally off the wall or out of my niche on Fridays in my Departure Fridays link up feature. Hope you like what you see and decide to stay awhile!
Owning Dogs: Important Things My Kid Has Learned
Departure Fridays: Champ
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Joanne! happy SITS day! I began blogging soon after leaving a 15-year career, and was a step in my new journey as well. Can’t wait to visit your page!
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I tried to leave a comment on your blog but it just kept erasing it, no matter what profile I chose! So here it is, related to your dog post!
We have one small dog and luckily, save for one expensive pair of michael kors shoes in the first month or two of having him, we’ve been chew-free. Unless, of course, my daughter leaves the remains of her lunch in her backpack, or I leave the bag of groceries on the laundry room floor while I grab the rest and he smells that turkey sandwich… We all forget and we all learn
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