I’ve lost and found and changed the point of this blog so many times that it almost seems silly to keep it up. However, I think it’s a good example of the way a mind changes as it works through itself. The goals of the blog have changed as I have changed and they’re changing [...]

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I just finished reading a memoir that was a quick read but one that was really interesting. I love memoirs because they give you insight into someone else’s way of life but also tend to provide things that you can relate to in order to make the story feel like your own. That’s exactly the [...]

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One of the things that I love about being in my hometown is that it’s a good time for me to go to the movies. I don’t go out to movies all that often when I’m in San Francisco. This is due mostly to the cost of seeing a full-priced movie there (actual cost plus [...]

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After having ceased personal blogging for several months I am about to resume all three of my blogs. There will be once weekly posts on my writing blog (Real Words) and my San Francisco blog (San Francisco is Sexy). There will also be fresh new regular posts here on Diary of a Smart Chick. I’ve [...]

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Two of my blog posts were recently included in a great Blog Carnival called Advice for Women from Women. My first post was about how each business is part of a collaborative process of business. I think that this is something that women inherently understand better than most men do. My second post was a warning [...]

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I’ve decided to start doing something new in July. I’m going to add photos to this blog. I take a lot of pictures. I take pictures of the things that I’m doing and the people that I’m with. I take pictures of the flowers that I buy for my home and the projects that I’m [...]

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Just a quick note to let you know about a new feature that will be starting up here on Diary of a Smart Chick for the month of July. I’m going to be doing daily book recommendations. I read a lot of books. I usually read mutliple books at one time and I try to [...]

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I’m happy to see that a favorite post of mine from this blog was included in the We’re Not Kids Anymore blog carnival. The blog carnival is about health, diet, fitness and nutrition. The post is about the need for patients to advocate for themselves. I really think that this is important so I’m glad [...]

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One of the posts that I wrote about in the not too distant past on this blog was about serving drinks as a career. There are a lot of pros and cons to being a bartender but it’s definitely one job choice for a lot of people. Employment is a big issues for a lot of [...]

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Diary of a Smart Chick is a blog that I started to put together in 2008. I wanted to create a place where I could write about my top twelve areas of expertise - the smart things in the world that I find most interesting to write about.
Originally, my plan was to have incoming news feeds from [...]

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