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De-cluttering Project: Day 22-25 Ways to keep yourself from finishing your de-cluttering project...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:47:00 +0000

It's official, I'm the best procrastinator in the world. The positive in all of this is that it has given me lots of ideas for my writing such as this wonderful list of 25 ways to prevent yourself...

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De-cluttering Project: Day ??-We Interrupt This Program...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:21:00 +0000

to de-clutter. I've had alot on my mind recently. More and more I have set my thoughts on what my life should look like and how I'm going to get there. This project of de-cluttering is only one of...

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Day 13-Decluttering Project-Why I Hate Happy Meals...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:23:00 +0000

So I've been moving right along with the de-cluttering. I actually took a few hours the other day to clean out the three bookbags that I often carry with me to ensure that I never miss an...

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Day Seven-A slight detour into the world of marital infidelity...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:50:00 +0000

I was in the middle of trying to come up with more that I could write about the de-cluttering process when I stumbled across this little gem: An article on Life Script about why men cheat. Aside...

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De-Cluttering Project-Day Four...There's this and then there's that...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:56:00 +0000

I'm noticing how difficult it is to try and do serious de-cluttering when you have a husband and a five year-old. Perhaps this is why the clutter started in the first place. I don't remember having...

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De-cluttering: Day One=Procrastination

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:46:00 +0000

As promised, here are some photos and a few words about my progress on the big De-Cluttering project that should have started yesterday...note, I said "should have started." It looks harmless...

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Searching for Al Green...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 13:08:00 +0000

For about six months now, I've been turning my house upside down trying to find my favorite cd. It's an Al Green compilation of his greatest hits and it's one of the best cd's I owned. I've asked...

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Getting Organized...the project!

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:25:00 +0000

I would love to be one of those highly organized people who has a place for everything and has everything its place. Unfortunately, I am the type of person who has a place where things should be and...

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What I actually said was...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Fri, 08 May 2009 22:16:00 +0000

One thing I really hate is when a person reviews or otherwise gives you feedback about your book that doesn't even match up with what happened in your story. Now, just to be clear, I don't have any...

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I don't have all of the answers...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:23:00 +0000

but I've got a few of them. I recently came across an article in one of the online newsletters (Writers Online Workshops) to which I subscribe about the "Five Hard Questions You Must Answer to...

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What do you say to that?

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 12:27:00 +0000

It seems that there are some people out there who just don't understand how to be tactful and appropriate and that they have decided to bring their ignorance to my table. Generally, I try to respond...

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You like square whats?

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:47:00 +0000

I am a big fan of Spongebob Squarepants. Any mother of a five-year old is most likely aware of his existence in the everyday life of their child. What I am not a fan of, however, is the use of...

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Writing patiently...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:19:00 +0000

I used to get so worried when I wasn't writing every day. I had books in my head and ideas scribbled all over the place, but I was making no concentrated effort to organize these thoughts. After...

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The Best Advice I Ever Got...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:21:00 +0000

came from the book, The Right to Write by Julia Cameron. In her book, she said, "Put the drama on the page..." or something along those lines. No matter how it was phrased, it works. She was...

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FOX News needs a spanking...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 12:32:00 +0000

for reporting this morning that spankings actually make children more aggressive. I can't see how that's possible unless parents are just hitting their children without doing any other parenting...

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Keeping the Faith...available September 25th!

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:12:00 +0000

I'm so happy to announce here on Benston Blogs that my third Rona Shively book, Keeping the Faith will be released by Stonegarden.net Publishing on September 25th! This is the first novel-length...

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An Interview with J.A. Konrath...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:00:00 +0000

Author, J.A. Konrath was kind enough to add Benston Blogs as a stop on his Blog Tour. He stopped by today to answer a few questions for me. For those few people out there who don't know, Konrath is...

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Rihanna has lost her damned mind...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:56:00 +0000

It was recently announced that Rihanna has decided to go back to Chris Brown. All I can say is that this is not OK. If these two want to fade into the distance with their ridiculous behavior,...

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Bloggers aren't journalists...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:31:00 +0000

Didn't we know that already? In the latest edition of WebPro News, there is a story about how the House has decided that bloggers do not count as journalists and can therefore be forced to disclose...

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Delayed reaction...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:49:00 +0000

There has been alot to talk about, but unfortunately, my blogging slows down a bit when my daughter gets sick. I've been home with her for several days now and she is still coughing her pretty...

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The Media strikes again...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:08:00 +0000

Once again, I'm disgusted by the media's lack of sensitivity. In the case of pop star, Rihanna, they have now gotten their hands on a picture of what she looked like after the alleged attack by her...

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Time's running out...

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:30:00 +0000

Don't forget that I'll be giving away a special Heartbreaker Prize Package for Valentine's Day and the only way to enter this contest is by commenting on the blog. Each person who comments on the...

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King vs. Meyer

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:45:00 +0000

In a story that made me chuckle to myself, the master of horror Stephen King is quoted as saying, "...Stephenie Meyer can’t write worth a darn. She’s not very good." Oh, way to go Mr. King! Don't...

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Should anyone have fourteen children?

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 19:31:00 +0000

I was reading the news story about the woman in Los Angeles who recently gave birth to octuplets. I'm in total agreement with several of those who commented on her situation by saying that the act...

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Read an excerpt from my upcoming novel for free!

lonestoryteller@yahoo.com (Rebecca Benston, Author, Speaker, Advocate) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:42:00 +0000

Another blurb from Keeping the Faith is now posted at The Rona Shively Stories website! Check it out today! Subscribe to Benston Blogs by Email Add to: | Technorati | Digg | del.icio.us | ...

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