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My Road to Recovery

This is the second article in a three-part series where one man goes bare naked. He exposes himself while chronicling his journey from loving husband to violent abuser, his road to recovery, and his key insights for shining light in the dark places where family violence lurks. It takes guts.

Tricia | June 30th, 2008 | Continued

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My Journey into Violence

You do not need to bleed to be humiliated and abused. The following is first in a three-part series where one man goes bare naked. He exposes himself while chronicling his journey from loving husband to violent abuser, his road to recovery, and his key insights for shining light in the dark places where family violence lurks.

Tricia | June 23rd, 2008 | Continued

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Here’s The Scoop: The Secret is in The Sauce

First on our list of must-have scoops are creators of The Secret is in The Sauce (SITS) … Tired of the status quo, two women took matters into their own hands and tapped the essence of “girl power” and the viral characteristics of blogging to quickly create a sorority and a motto that the recipe for success is support.

Tricia | June 16th, 2008 | Continued

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Turn the Car Around. We’re Having a Baby

It’s time to go home. Dogs in their kennels, child in his seat, cooler packed and engine started. It was 5 a.m. and we were literally waving goodbye when my brother-in-law called. My sister was in labor and had been at the hospital through the night.
“Well,” I thought. “This could still take a long time. [...]

Tricia | June 4th, 2008 | Continued

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Grass is Greener, Even in Mommy Land

There’s this wonderfully warm community of “mommy bloggers” out there and I’ve spent the last few months getting to know many by reading and clicking, reading and clicking. I’ve been surprised at how many bloggers are stay-at-home-moms and maybe the reason I’m finding so many is because there’s this linked world of blog roles where SAHMs [...]

Tricia | May 24th, 2008 | Continued

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About Shout

The why behind the blog
In the middle of the night, Tricia was searching for her mojo and trying to avoid a chocolate binge. She thought, “I really need to rediscover my writer’s voice.  I’m not a Dear-Diary-kind-of-girl, but after spending the last several years writing for everyone else, I need to start writing for me. I need to [...]

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Ratting Out the Neighbors

It seems like everyone in our neighborhood was kicking-off their July 4th celebrations at our community pool party. We had a DJ, free food and fun games for the kids. I’ve never seen our pool so full of people, and not only were most families planning to spend yesterday pool-side, they were planning to spend [...]

July 5th, 2008 | Tricia | 5 comments | Continued
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I Failed the Marriage Test

I scored a whopping 14 on the 1930s Marital Scale. I’m not sure if this means my feet are firmly planted in 2008, or if I just suck at the wife thing. I was going to show the results to my husband and ask/hope for reassurance, but then I remembered how damn honest he is.

July 2nd, 2008 | Tricia | 18 comments | Continued
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What’s Your Party Dream?

Q. If you could throw a fabulous party and didn’t have to think for a minute about how much it would cost, where would you throw it and who would you invite?

June 28th, 2008 | Tricia | 12 comments | Continued
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Sunshine for Lunch

We rarely eat at fast food restaurants so it’s not surprising that my four-year-old doesn’t know about the children’s menu at McDonald’s. But a few months ago we met my son’s playmate for lunch under the big arches.
I ordered my little guy a Happy Meal and when he heard me place the order, he hugged [...]

June 26th, 2008 | Tricia | 10 comments | Continued
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Bottoms Up

I’ve been struggling with a problematic back that’s put the screws on my normal exercise routine for the last year. My doctor recently recommended swimming, and I dove into a water aerobics class. It’s been fun and I’m starting to feel a little stronger, but something happened today that added an unexpected element of laughter [...]

June 25th, 2008 | Tricia | 3 comments | Continued
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A Personal Rant & Not For Sale

When I was a kid I thought I would make a difference. I wanted to give a voice to people who don’t have one. I wanted to end child abuse, hunger, domestic violence, rape and illiteracy. I wanted equal rights and freedom to prevail across the globe and I expected to participate.
I’m skilled as a [...]

June 24th, 2008 | Tricia | 6 comments | Continued
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An Award and a skirt!

I’m really excited to join the group of bloggers over at skirt! magazine. I’ve been reading skirt! since it arrived in Atlanta two years ago and it’s one of my favorite guilty pleasures. Their community of bloggers includes some great writers and question-posers, so if you have a minute, take a look around.
To see [...]

June 22nd, 2008 | Tricia | 6 comments | Continued
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Delay and Thanks

My husband is recovering from a 30-year corporate gig, and apparently some habits die hard. The other day he said, “Tricia, you really need a focus for your blog.”
“Why?” I asked
You’re all over the place with topics. I really think if you were to focus on just one or two topics, the blog would be [...]

June 20th, 2008 | Tricia | 8 comments | Continued
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