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Nikki Newman: Ten From GEM – One Year On!
3Around this time last year I was adjusting to life in a brand new place – Doha, the capital city of the state of Qatar. It was thrilling, eye-opening, exhausting and challenging.
One of the biggest challenges was being in a new land with a 7 year old and neither of us having any friends. With the other limitations of intense heat and Ramadan, we spent days and weeks REALLY struggling for things to do. We rediscovered something called imagination and got very creative with things we could More >
TEN FROM GEM: MY NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
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It’s the final TEN FROM GEM for 2010 – and what else could we talk about than New Year’s Resolutions!
I was with Casey the other day and over a slice at the local pizza joint we actually got to talking about New Year’s resolutions. Casey is 14 and even though we talk about eating healthier, we’re not so good in practice. So her resolution is to try to eat healthier and she laid down some ground rules. Then she looked at me and in the way that strikes fear into the hearts of Good Enough
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TEN FROM GEM: BEST MOMENTS
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Hey everyone!
Hopefully you’re not TOO stuffed from all that turkey and pie!
It’s time for another Ten From GEM and today I have a really special one for you. Since it’s almost the end of the year now’s a great time to look back and remember all the great things that have happened in our lives – so here’s my Ten Best Moments ever! I have a lot to be grateful for – and I’m sure you do too. So you know the drill – start sending over your Top 10’s too… and let’s get this conversation going!
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TEN FROM GEM: BEST GIFTS
1The other day, Casey asked me if adults still got excited about Christmas. Of course, when you’re a kid once you hit Thanksgiving you’re in the home stretch; by the week before the big day, you can barely sit still. So I told Casey that while I still was excited, it was for different reasons (time off, time with family, etc) but that basically, since I can pretty much buy anything I want or need for myself, there are few surprises left for the adult me on Christmas morning. You should have More >
TEN FROM GEM: BEST DECISIONS
3Hey everybody!
It’s Sunday and you know what that means. It’s time for Ten from GEM!
Before I dive in, just a quick reminder on how this works. Each week we take a topic, I give you my ten choices in the category – and then we put it out there for you guys to do the same. Over the last few months we’ve covered everything from books and songs, and holiday destination and heroes.
So today – how about something really meaty – your BEST DECISIONS ever? What are the choices you made that you
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TEN FROM GEM: FUNNY PEOPLE
9Hey all, it’s that time again!
Time for me to share more of my favorite things (take that Oprah!) – and for me to check out some of your lists too.
You know the Ten from GEM drill by now; I list the 10 things I think are really groovy (did I just say that?) about a certain topic and then you respond with your own favorites. Today, we’re taking on Funny People – those men and women who’ve kept us all laughing over the years.
Your lists don’t necessarily have to be stand up comedians – just
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