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Mama’s letter to Santa
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Santa, I’m nearly exhausted this time of year so I can only imagine how worn out you must be as you gear up for your […]
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The Rockwood Files: Limping into the holidays
It started with a limp. What we’d hoped was just a muscle sprain in the dog’s hind leg lingered for two months, landing us in the office of a veterinary orthopedic surgeon for x-rays. Those […]
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The Rockwood Files: Tales of a freelance flocker
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 One of the things my dad taught me about the working world is that it’s always good to have “multiple revenue streams.” That way, if one […]
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The Rockwood Files: Retail running of the bulls
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 I’m not a Black Friday shopper. I’m a Black Friday sleeper. While the stores see black on the bottom line, the only black I see is […]
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The Rockwood Files: Moms are people, too.
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 More than 20 years ago, Tom gave me a gift certificate for an hour-long massage as an anniversary gift. I’d never had a professional massage before. […]
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The Rockwood Files: How to love productivity and people at the same time
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 On my desk, there are three essential things – my laptop, a computer mouse, and a no-frills, lined pad of paper. Without the computer and mouse, […]
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The Rockwood Files: Peanut Butter Sandwich Salvation
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 There should probably be a warning on this column because it’s graphic, and if your stomach is as weak as mine, perhaps you should turn back […]
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The Rockwood Files: The annual changing of the closet
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 It finally happened. After a stifling summer in the broiler, fall temperatures dipped to a crisp, cool 58 degrees. And that meant it was time for […]
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The Rockwood Files: A Fun-Size Fable for Halloween
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 October is about restraint. It’s about resisting the urge to buy those giant bags of candy until the day before trick-or-treaters show up to collect it. […]
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The Rockwood Files: Writer puts ragweed on notice
By Gwen Rockwood, newspaper columnist and mama of 3 Dear Ragweed, So you’re back. Again. Back to bully me and 50 million other people all over the world. I’m familiar with your plan of attack […]