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Art vs. Reality: Spring Cleaning Part 4
Plants add so much to our homes, providing an element of natural beauty as well as cleaning the air our precious children breathe. In...
Melanie Nicholas
Mar 18, 20161 min read
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Art vs. Reality: Spring Cleaning
by EB Nesbitt, guest blogger EB Nesbitt Cue the “Leave it to Beaver” soundtrack. It’s that beautiful time of year again! Windows are...
Melanie Nicholas
Mar 8, 20161 min read
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Bathwater Blogs merchandise coming soon!
Those of you who know me … Raise your glass to the morning workout! How will you stay hydrated during the summer? Fellow blogger Sarah...
Melanie Nicholas
Feb 8, 20161 min read
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Ho, ho, ho: I’m gettin’ materialistic for the Hubs
Cousin Kagan's stocking Made by Aunt Peggy, using Grandmother Rushing's Santa pattern. Note the subtle eye difference. Stocking Kit This....
Melanie Nicholas
Oct 17, 20154 min read
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Why is Cecil’s death so much more outrageous than the death of African children?
For lack of anything else to do Wednesday night, I decided to stir the proverbial pot a bit. In Zimbabwe, nearly 100 out of 1,000...
Melanie Nicholas
Aug 2, 20154 min read
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On the Catwalk: My #Summer40 Wardrobe Capsule
You NEED a chambray dress for spring and summer! They transition right into fall with a cardigan, boots and tights. This image is from...
Melanie Nicholas
May 9, 20154 min read
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National Sibling Day About Gene Sharing, Belonging and Comparing
Editor’s note: This first appeared in the Midland Reporter-Telegram in 2013 My brother Bodie and I on my great-grandmother’s back...
Melanie Nicholas
Apr 10, 20153 min read
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GOODly women: Newest series on The Bathwater Blogs
It happens to all of us – something comes along to makes us ask questions of ourselves. The words roll through our heads: What can I do?...
Melanie Nicholas
Feb 18, 20151 min read
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Dance fitness: I don’t have the rhythm!
(See a Cupid Shuffle here) Line dancing photo taken from www.the-campus.org.uk Like so many others, I found myself at the gym in January...
Melanie Nicholas
Feb 16, 20155 min read
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A tribute to my sweet friend Jim McClatchy
I had the good fortune to meet him six and a half years ago at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. I started working there part-time...
Melanie Nicholas
Jan 21, 20153 min read
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Do GOOD, Be KIND, LOVE
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Melanie Nicholas
Jan 8, 20151 min read
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2015: Year of My Evolution
The Hubs and I are celebrating 14 years of marriage this year. And it’s crazy, I didn’t think I could love him more, but somehow, every...
Melanie Nicholas
Jan 4, 20153 min read
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Walking in Memphis: My Spice Girls ride again
The Spice Girls in Memphis A Girl’s Trip was long overdue. You would think it would be a little bit easier for my Spice Girls to get...
Melanie Nicholas
Dec 20, 20144 min read
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Tree Beauty in the Eye of the Beholder
I resisted the urge to “fix” the Christmas tree my children decorated for their grandmother. She thinks it is perfect! My mom retired and...
Melanie Nicholas
Dec 5, 20143 min read
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Fear, dignity and Brittany Maynard
There have been quite a few things opined about her situation. Some champion her decision, others are borderline hostile toward her. One...
Melanie Nicholas
Nov 10, 20142 min read
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My Top 10 Mom Cheats
Here they are: “I know you are tired. So very, very tired. But all you have to do is hold on until that baby is 5. Everything changes at...
Melanie Nicholas
Oct 20, 20143 min read
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Let’s Get Oily
What are essential oils? These highly concentrated oils provide the essence of a plant’s flavor and smell, and can be very useful around...
Melanie Nicholas
Sep 20, 20143 min read
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Old lady shorts, cords and undies
My sporty knit shorts from LandsEnd.com When the Hubs and I got married, we went to London and Ireland for our honeymoon. We packed...
Melanie Nicholas
Aug 11, 20144 min read
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Cheers to the best water bottle ever!
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Melanie Nicholas
Jul 15, 20141 min read
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With a spoon: The Fire Extinguisher Grill
Here is one of the uniform options we considered for the master chefs. We ultimately chose the yellow turnout pants with red suspenders....
Melanie Nicholas
Jul 13, 20144 min read
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