About Joline
Joline's musings can be found at Cuppajo, never decaf, never an empty cup, the "stage" on which this former actress now performs. Wife to one, mother of two, this actress turned writer loves to share her "caff"inions about everything and anything and has a wacky obsession with customer service, the good, and the bad.Website: http://www.thecuppajo.blogspot.com
Posts by Joline
Christmas Books: Not Just for Christmas
By Joline on December 8, 2009
I adore books. Holding them. Smelling them. Reading them. To me, holding a book is not unlike embracing that steaming first cup of coffee in the morning. I love the feel of it in my hands. I may harbor a bit of a tactile addiction to both {read more}
By Joline on December 8, 2009
One Mom, Two Children, and Jillian Michaels
By Joline on December 4, 2009
I’ve been AWOL from Blissfully Domestic for months now. Blame it on our move back in June. 5 months later, here I am, ready to share a recent “duh” moment that came to me with the help of a fellow blogger, Jillian Michaels – {read more}
By Joline on December 4, 2009
Mom’s Handiwork
By Joline on March 23, 2009
I was recently asked,
Why do you spend money and time on manual scrapbooking when you can just create photo books electronically through several websites?
After all, photo stores and online photo developing sites can do this for me. For less time, {read more}
By Joline on March 23, 2009
Sharing Childhood Experiences With Our Children: A Lesson In Finishing Well
By Joline on March 21, 2009
There are times when the dreaded brain freeze is downright unavoidable – even during auditions.
I was young, 10 or 11, and had been prepped for the audition by a mentor of mine. To assist, she provided me with the song and then rehearsed me on {read more}
By Joline on March 21, 2009
Sharing Childhood Experiences with Our Children: A Lesson in Perserverance
By Joline on March 4, 2009
“Mommy, tell me a story from when you were little.”
This is a frequent request from my daughter who enjoys hearing of my childhood experiences. These requests tend to come right before lights out.
She is well skilled at placing me in the spotlight {read more}
By Joline on March 4, 2009
Reading Chapter Books to Young Children
By Joline on February 27, 2009
My husband just finished reading The Hobbit to our children, who are barely 8 and 4. I’m not sharing this to gloat. Well, maybe just a little.
It is not the first chapter book we’ve read to them. We began when my son was a baby, snuggled up {read more}
By Joline on February 27, 2009
Caring for Treasured Belongings
By Joline on February 26, 2009
I was in the 4th grade when a flying clog taught me the value of respecting the property of other people. Well, the flying clog , and the nearly red-hot exploding head of my violin teacher who upon re-entering the music room after stepping out briefly, was {read more}
By Joline on February 26, 2009
Sibling Sacrifice
By Joline on February 20, 2009
Ok, I realize this may not be quite as dramatic as taking a bullet for a fellow soldier. But through the eyes of a scared 4-year-old boy, that is exactly what his big sister did on his behalf.
Both my kids had their annual pediatric check-ups today. {read more}
By Joline on February 20, 2009
Living on Stage
By Joline on February 19, 2009
Our house went up for sale today.
Did I mention there are children living here?
People do it every day. Sell their homes. Move to a new city. It’s life.
I happen to think that the actual sale and move will be easier than it was to straighten {read more}
By Joline on February 19, 2009
Learning Your Children’s Love Languages
By Joline on February 11, 2009
How many languages do you speak?
Unlike many children today who are already learning a second language by the time they hit pre-school, I have never mastered a foreign language. My first introduction at an attempt to become bi-lingual came in the {read more}
By Joline on February 11, 2009
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