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Twitter: @JackiePettus
Jackie Pettus is the founder of Habitudes.info, a web service offering household record keepers, charts and checklists that are stored "in the cloud." Notoriously organized, Jackie created Habitudes with know-how gained from 32 years worth of "household management" experience. Jackie is the mother of three and lives in San Francisco.
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We have a big family. Years ago we ... Read more...
I grew up with lots of Swedish traditions during the holidays, but my favorite was the making of the Glogg. For some reason, dad was always the one to set the sugar cubes aflame. Maybe 50's moms weren't allowed to play with fire. There are dozens of recipes for glog ... Read more...
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No one can accuse me of being a slacker. I believe "Anything worth doi ... Read more...
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Last week I went to one of those tech networking events. It was a "launch" party for an all day confe ... Read more...
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One day when retrieving messages from our home answering machine we found a five minute recording of my husband's sister and brother-in law talking while they were at Costco.
It was a "butt call" - the speed dial button on one of their cell phones h ... Read more...
I always thought I was a good parent. I have three adult children, 34, 33 and 28. Compared to some of my friends, raising them was a piece of cake. We rarely argued. There were no drugs, alcohol, wild parties, car wrecks, illness, pregnancies or, sadly, in mor ... Read more...
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