A Papayalicious Giveaway...2010 Weekly Planner...and the winner is Linda G. (no relation).

Mrs. G. won one of these visually cool and charming Papaya! organizers last year in another blogger's giveaway. She has enjoyed it so much this year that along with buying a 2010 edition for herself, she ordered another one to offer up to a lucky reader.

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Full Confession Friday . . . Get it off your chest!

Come on...you know you want to.

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Skating for the Lord (by Mrs. G.)

Mrs. G's Catholic grade school was sometimes as confining as the securely fastened top button of the regulation white, peter pan collared shirt...

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G-spot: The Importance of Being Honest, Earnest (by Kizz)

Guidepost: Today I use anatomically correct terms for body parts both inside and out, I speak about transsexuals and I swear twice. I have included one medical drawing of the female sexual organs that is not safe for work. All other photos and links are safe for work.

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The Interloper Complex (by Mary M.)

This time of year, heading into the holiday season, always reminds me of a situation I know most of us have been in, a set of circumstances universally taken on by men and women alike, a whole that comprehends an intricate number of parts: I’ve dubbed it the Interloper Complex.

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Flexitarian Friday: Party On The Cheap, Save Your Money For Booze (by Melanie)

Whether you're hosting or bringing something to share, this Blue Cheese Salata dip-type-thing will be a hit, I guarantee it, and tastes great with white wines...

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Some Enchanted Evening

Tracy of Texas sent in this snapshot...

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The Place To Be (by Kizz)

The New York City Marathon course wends through all five of the city's boroughs. People who have run marathons in different locales tell me that New York is easier not because of the terrain but because of the spectators...

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Blink (by Urban Cowgirl)

We squeezed past them, and from behind his hulking shoulder, she shot me the briefest of glances. A glance that screamed help me...

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My Hijab is for You, Too (by Samia)

Why do you wear the hijab? Muslims and non-Muslims alike have asked me the same question countless times.

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