- Julie Bonn Blank -

Crazy Christmas – Finding Joy in the Midst

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This season has been crazy so far and I have been feeling more than a bit overwhelmed this week. I’m sure that many of you are too.  I participated in #NaNoWriMo (Writing 50k words of my novel in the month of November- WHY do they have it in November?!) and am close to wrapping the book up. Until it does… View Post

Hello Fresh! Super Fast! Super Fresh! Super Worth It?

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I am enjoying my experiment with Hello Fresh. (follow that link for $40 0ff). And I am also learning several new cooking techniques. Some of my original goals have definitely been met and overall, I have been super impressed with the service and the food. The items arrive ON-TIME (which UPS seems to struggle with in my area at times) and… View Post

Distracted Driving- Is It Really a Problem?

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I was privileged to hear presentation from Ben Pohl recently on Distracted Driving on 1/26. In 1997, Ben was driving his VW Bug with four good friends when he became distracted with socializing and crashed the car. They were not wearing seatbelts. Ben was thrown out of the car and received the worst injuries. Not expected to live, he was in a… View Post

Ooh La La Land!

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What makes a movie great to me? Well of course, there has to be the standard stuff: great writing, great acting, great production, good music/sound effects and more. But what truly makes a movie great for me is its impact on my life-even days later. I have to tell you that “La La Land” fits into that category. Each year,… View Post

Touring Zonta: the International Headquarters

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My first introduction to Zonta was through Anna Weselak, and I was incredibly pleased to learn that they STAND up and MAKE a DIFFERENCE in women’s lives, all over the world. Although when the organization began in 1919, it’s was largely focused on “women’s rights”–when I toured the World headquarters, visited and listened this week, I heard from current members that… View Post