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Have lasso. Will love again — my personal dating after divorce story Part I

By Queen of Quirky | Published: November 6, 2009

Some days, I look back and it all seems a bit like a dream. <==== Here I am in 2005 — right around Valentine’s Day to be specific. My ex-husband and I were going to enjoy a night on the town and a free room at the Marriott downtown that I had won at a work [...]

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Punching my demons in the you-know-where and filling my glass (of wine) half-full

By Queen of Quirky | Published: November 4, 2009

Warning: lots of cheesy “get real” lingo to follow, including but not limited to terms such as “loving myself,” “self-talk” and “co-dependency.” I can’t help these things. I had three years of therapy in college and I know Betty would be proud…  I’ve been mulling some things around in my head for a while and debating whether or [...]

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Golly Gee, it's a Quirky Blog

By Queen of Quirky | Published: October 2, 2009

One of the hazards of having an online persona is, well. It’s online. I absolutely love my blog, but I know that what I write is out there for EVERYONE to read. I guess that sometimes everyone includes my ex-husband and his family. I recently learned they were making fun of my post about my [...]

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Bourbon, wine, cream, mushrooms & pork – need I say more?

By Queen of Quirky | Published: September 30, 2009

When I returned from blogher food, I was itching to get back in the kitchen.   And with so many new food bloggy friends to inspire me, the options were endless. But the buck stopped with Elise’s of Simply Recipes Porkchop with Mushroom Bourbon Cream Sauce. After a horrific day which involved several lenghty calls to the North Carolina [...]

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He will be my Mr. Quirky

By Queen of Quirky | Published: August 3, 2009

It was an amazing weeekend. The fiance and I caught up on sleep. Oh delicious sleep that I have been missing for seven days now. It was loverly. We also caught a funny/touching movie  with our friend Steve. The weather in Kansas City was so beautiful that when I suggested grilling out after the movie, the [...]

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