{"id":731,"date":"2022-08-07T12:53:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T19:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?page_id=731"},"modified":"2022-08-07T15:17:32","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T22:17:32","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?page_id=731","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-container-1 wp-block-column\">\t\t<div class='wp-block-ap-block-posts apbAdvancedPosts  alignwide' id='apbAdvancedPosts-b96acc7b-3' data-attributes='{&quot;cId&quot;:&quot;b96acc7b-3&quot;,&quot;selectedCategories&quot;:[53,59,60],&quot;isPostsPerPageAll&quot;:true,&quot;contentBG&quot;:{&quot;color&quot;:&quot;rgba(254, 254, 254, 1)&quot;,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;solid&quot;,&quot;gradient&quot;:&quot;linear-gradient(135deg, #4527a4, #8344c5)&quot;,&quot;image&quot;:[],&quot;position&quot;:&quot;center center&quot;,&quot;attachment&quot;:&quot;initial&quot;,&quot;repeat&quot;:&quot;no-repeat&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;cover&quot;,&quot;overlayColor&quot;:&quot;#000000b3&quot;,&quot;styles&quot;:&quot;background: rgba(254, 254, 254, 1);&quot;},&quot;contentPadding&quot;:{&quot;vertical&quot;:&quot;20px&quot;,&quot;horizontal&quot;:&quot;25px&quot;,&quot;side&quot;:2,&quot;top&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;right&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;bottom&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;left&quot;:&quot;0px&quot;,&quot;styles&quot;:&quot;20px 25px&quot;},&quot;border&quot;:{&quot;radius&quot;:&quot;15px&quot;,&quot;width&quot;:&quot;2px&quot;,&quot;style&quot;:&quot;solid&quot;,&quot;color&quot;:&quot;rgba(61, 61, 61, 1)&quot;,&quot;side&quot;:&quot;all&quot;,&quot;styles&quot;:&quot;border-top: 2px solid rgba(61, 61, 61, 1); 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A few days ago I was out, walking kind of\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=854' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-818 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-818'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=818 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>A problem I didn&#8217;t know I had&#8230;<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Aug 9, 2022<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tI like to take long walks first thing in the morning. (Biggie and his diabetes do too, but that&#8217;s another post.) When Joe can&#8217;t join\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=818' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-636 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-636'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=636 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Dream Eggs<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Feb 2, 2016<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp; There&#8217;s a pub in town called The Royal Falconer. When we first moved to our city, we lived in walking distance of this pub,\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=636' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-617 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-617'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=617 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Buh-bye Summer<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sep 6, 2015<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat is your life like today, compared to one year ago? I read my post from last year, where I wrote about starting a new\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=617' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-604 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-604'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=604 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Hot, But Not (Usually)  Spicy<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jul 8, 2015<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tYeah, life got a little hectic. And I got sidetracked. I&#8217;m back now and I want to share something with you. It probably won&#8217;t\u00a0change your\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=604' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-584 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-584'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=584 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>If you care, it&#8217;s gonna hurt<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Feb 15, 2015<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=53\" rel=\"category\">Family Life<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tWhen I was a young mom, my step-mother Nancy gave me a copy of &#8220;The Strong-Willed Child&#8221; by Dr. James Dobson. &nbsp;This book was so\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=584' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-571 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-571'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=571 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>What&#8217;s new?<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jan 11, 2015<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=53\" rel=\"category\">Family Life<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tDo you believe in making New Years&#8217; resolutions? I typically don&#8217;t. I don&#8217;t want to adhere to a particular date in order to set a\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=571' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-491 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-491'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=491 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Thanksgiving Warm-up<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Nov 23, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=53\" rel=\"category\">Family Life<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tBoy, I feel like a fool. \u00a0I remember, back in the spring, when I began writing this &#8220;blog.&#8221; I was so full of myself. &#8220;Just\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=491' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-468 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-468'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=468 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>October-rest<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Oct 13, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=60\" rel=\"category\">Outside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s almost here. I can feel the rumbling, the undercurrent of excitement getting ready to bubble over. Back to school fervor has passed away. Halloween\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=468' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-452 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-452'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=452 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Bloody-freaking-Mary<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Sep 1, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tI&#8217;m alone right now, and I don&#8217;t know when this will happen again, so I&#8217;m going to write! Joe and I made Bloody Marys on\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=452' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-438 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-438'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=438 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Time for something new!<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Aug 30, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=60\" rel=\"category\">Outside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tIf you read this and you are not a Facebook friend of mine, you don&#8217;t know about the new &#8220;thing&#8221; in my life. First off,\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=438' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-410 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-410'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=410 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Back to School<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Aug 8, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=53\" rel=\"category\">Family Life<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp; I&#8217;ve noticed posts from friends on Facebook: school started for some kids this week. Wow! \u00a0Another summer in the can. Zander goes back next\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=410' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-394 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-394'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=394 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Tiny humans<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jul 17, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=53\" rel=\"category\">Family Life<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tSummer has not been good for me, at least not as far as keeping up with a blog goes. There is always something needing to\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=394' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-361 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-361'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=361 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Keepin&#8217; it clean<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jul 1, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tBetween the World Cup, my son&#8217;s water polo tournaments, and my husband&#8217;s work schedule, I am NOT accomplishing my tasks. No blog, no cooking, no\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=361' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-347 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-347'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=347 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>World Cup Woes<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jun 21, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=53\" rel=\"category\">Family Life<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s been almost two years since I canceled our Fios service. We were spending $150 a month to watch television, plus another $130 for phone\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=347' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-318 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-318'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=318 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>A trashy idea?<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jun 18, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=60\" rel=\"category\">Outside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tWe have been living in our house for 8 years now. As finances permitted, we&#8217;ve done the landscaping &#8211; front yard first, and last year\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=318' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-284 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-284'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=284 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Sour Patch Dishes<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jun 10, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tSay what? You know the candies, the ones covered in sugar? But they&#8217;re so terribly sour\u00a0that they actually erode the skin tissue in your mouth?\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=284' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-257 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-257'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=257 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Last week of school!<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jun 9, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=53\" rel=\"category\">Family Life<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tYay! and, Ugh&#8230; How many of you feel this way about summer vacation? I will be honest: the most appealing aspect is NOT having to\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=257' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-229 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-229'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=229 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>It&#8217;s a Miracle!<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jun 4, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tThat might be a bit of an exaggeration for what I am about to share with you. However, I seriously urge you to take heed\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=229' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-207 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-207'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=207 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Those buggie bugs that bug you<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jun 3, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=60\" rel=\"category\">Outside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\t&nbsp; There is nothing worse than putting time and money into a garden project, just to have an army of aphids appear and destroy your\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=207' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-201 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-201'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=201 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>It&#8217;s not easy, continued<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>Jun 2, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\tThis post is continued from the May 31, 2014 post, &#8220;It&#8217;s not easy being green.&#8221; Did you watch the video? Here it is again: &nbsp;\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostReadMore'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=201' target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class='apbPost apbPost-77 apbPostDefault '>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class='apbPostFImg apbPostFImg-77'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class='apbPostText'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='apbPostTitle'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?p=77 target='_self' rel='noreferrer'>It&#8217;s not easy being green\u2026<\/a>\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostMeta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-admin-users'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href='https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?author=1' rel=\"author\">Tina DeSoto<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-calendar'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span>May 31, 2014<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='dashicon dashicons dashicons-category'><\/span>&nbsp;\n\t\t\t\t<span><a href=\"https:\/\/smartasheck.com\/?cat=59\" rel=\"category\">Inside the House<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='apbPostExcerpt apbInnerContent'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8230;but it IS easy to grow squash, and use them as greens. Read on! 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