Shannon Lane
I am southern woman born and raised in North Carolina. I developed a love or passion even for writing when I was a young girl. My grandmother and I would write each other letters and she saw right away that my way with words stood out among many other children my age. Without even trying I soon found myself writing documents for my mothers job that won her a great deal of respect in her department of customer communications. That is still our little secret. I have two adorable children that are blossoming into little writers right before my very eyes. I always thought they would excel in math but low and behold they love to written word just as much as I do. I have a degree in horticulture that has gained me many wonderful jobs and has kept my name circulating in the community as the one to call with any type of lawn or garden issues. Both horticulture and writing are my sole income as I freelance each venue. I tried my hand at working for my local paper once but I soon realized that my creative gifts were being snuffed out and I was being asked to just simply write what I was told to write and to do in a style was much like every other person on staff. I need to stand out and to have room for complete creative expression.
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Dating a CharmerIt has been my experience that the charmers are not only charming me
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What Exactly is a Helicopter Parent?Are you a helicopter parent?
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You Cannot Spoil an InfantHolding your baby and giving comfort is not spoiling your infant. There is a time for them to self sooth but there is also a time to hold and sooth -
When Things Do Not Go as Planned in the Delivery RoomYou may have planned to give birth the old fashion but that does not always happen. -
Children and Religion: Fragile Handle with CareWhen a child is being raised they are a blank canvas to the views and opinions around them. It is so easy to lead a child in the way of the parents because that is all they know. -
Mixed Company JokesI have a few jokes that you can carry anywhere and tell to anyone without offending them. -
Critical Versus Creative ThinkersWe all a very different and unique personalties but of forms of thought fall into two basic catagories -
Getting Ready for Spring in the GardenGathering and planning lead to an award winning landscape everytime. Don't waste time and money when you honestly do not need to. -
Elderly Abuse. It is Where You Would Least Expect ItA sad sad fact among us today is the reality of elderly abuse. It happens in public and in private care situations everyday.
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Establishing a New Garden or Landscape with Very Little MoneyYou can design a million dollar landscape for twenty bucks if you know how to propagate and harvest.
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Caring for Ground CoversWhen growing and caring for ground covers you have to be careful how you water and fertilize.
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Why Ladybugs Are Our FriendsDo you have ladybugs in your garden? Don't worry they are our friends.Do not get out the chemicals to get rid of them. Ladybugs are natures way of control other insect that damage our plants.
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What Exactly is a Toxic PersonIt takes all kinds of people to run this world but that does not mean that all those people will exist in harmony
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Is There One Right ReligionWho is worshiping the one right higher power? -
How to Spend a Rainy Day AloneTurn off the TV and use your rainy day for something productive.
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Birth by Induction Seems to Be a Growing TrendMo and more women are having their babie by birth induction.
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When Your Delivery Does Not Go as You PlannedYou plan for a perfect delivery but sometimes your plans change. It does have an emmotional toll but your brand new baby will help those emmotions seem better.
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Should You Stay in an Unhappy Marriage for the Sake of the ChildrenWe are only human ad tha mean that we sometimes make mistakes. One big mistake that many of make is marrying the wrong person.
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Parents Returning to SchoolNot all clsses have to be on campus
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Preparng Your Soil for a Vegetable GardenOrganic is certainly the way to go
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Avoid the CharmersLaughter often covers up deeper issues that you should be aware of
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Important Topics to Cover on the First DateI have covered three very important topics that should be covered on a first date. -
Being Single and HappyAre you tired of consulting your better half on anything you want to. Are you fedp with canngyourself to suit someone else?
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Saving Your Marriage Through Near DivorceEver heard of the old phrase that absense mkes the hear grow fonder? Well in many situation a near divorce can bring the love once shared back into persective.
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Things to Avoid After a Break UpSad songs are not the only tings to avoid after a break up
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The Importance of Learning to ReadWil all of the technolgy today do we really need to read?
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Dating Issues with the Single ParentShould you introduce your date to your children soone or later?
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Monogamous RelatioshipsMonogamy is a big step. Two devoted people will find that they wll need to work on monogamous relationship to keepthe passion
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How to Mend a Broken HeartCan you mend a broken heart? Only time can mend someones heart.
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Getting the Most Out of Your Single LifeRelationships can be nice but so can being single is you look at the right way.
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How to Creat and Calming and Effective Bedtime Ritual for You ChildChildren will go to bed easier an sleep better when they have a calming and effective bedtime ritual.
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How to Plan the Perfect 1st Birthday PartyThe most impotant birthday you will ever plan is your babys' first one. Everybody will want to be there so oder a big cake.
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Advantages of Distance LearningOn-line schools have tripled over the past ten years making it possible for so many people to continue their education
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How Birth Order Helps Determine Our PersonalityBirth order is very important for each and everyone of us. Our personalities are predetemined according to where we fall in our family line up.
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Introducing Solid Foods to Your Babys' DietIt is very fun to watch your bby explore new tastes and textures of food. Letting them taste things like lemons or pickles is to funny to watch.
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How to Teach Your Baby to Sleep Through the NightIf you let your infant sleep all day then you are just asking for a boken night. Routine and shedule are every thing when teaching your baby to sleep through the night.
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How to Lay SodSod is a track of pregrown grass seed that is laid in your landscape like carpet for instant stand of turf.
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When to Prune Trees and ShrubsPruning can be done any time of year. It is more difficult to prune in the winter because you can really tell which parts of the plant is dead but if you are pruning for size then season does not matter.
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How Writing Everyday Can Change Your LifeIf you wake up everyday and all you can think of writing then yu are a writer. Bring he ideas out of your mind and write them. Expand of the ideas everyday and before you know you are the writer you have alway wanted to be.
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What to Do when Your Baby Will Not Stop CryingYour baby has been fed and changed and properly burped. After allof this he or she is still crying. Here are a few tricks I have learned over the years.
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Boosting Self Confidence in Your ChildChildrendo indeed need displine but what they ned more is praise. When you prasie a child they will do more to gain more prasie. Every body needs praise.
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How Family Game Time Can Increase Your Childs IntellegencePlaying games can increase your childs intellegence through concentration, awareness, and vocabulary. Scrabble is one of the best educational games a family can play together.
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How Can Moms Who Write Manage Work and FamilyMoms who write from home for a living have thier own set of challenges. Schedule is the most important word in a work at home moms vocabulary. Routine is the next most important word.
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Early Childhood Educational ToolsTools for education can be almost anything your child comes in contact with. Music is a key educational tool and should be introduced early and continuously through out the early childhood developmental stages.
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Great Gifts for a New MotherNot all baby gifts need to be for the baby. Sometimes the mothe is the one ho needs a gift.
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Why Should You Prune Your Plants?Many plant will suffer and die due to nt being properly pruned. Old flows or vegetables plants that are not pruned can still the energy fom the plant that is needed to promote new grow. -
The Best Things About Being PregnantBeing pregnant is an absolute blessing. Your body goes throuh sme of the bes changes youwill ever experience. Feeling the baby move, shoppinor tiny little cloths and eating a little more than usual is so much fun.
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Is Love Really BlindLoves does not make you blind to someones faults it just makes those faults become a small partof why you love them. Love simply makes you blind to the other things around you.
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Talking to Your Child About SexThe best place to start when talkig to your cild about sex is their Doctor. Read up on a few different approaches before you sit down to explain this natural part of life.
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Reasons to Mulch Your Vegetable GardenMulching the garden helps promote water conservation and natural insect control.
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Living with Bi-Polar DisorderLivng wih Bi-Polar disorder is very possible when the rules are acknowleged and enforced. A few common mistakes are made that mania episodes. Learn what they are and how to avoid them. -
What Exactly is Early Childhood EducationMost people view early childhood education as something that happen in a school or preschool setting. That can not be further from reality. Children start to learn from the moment they are born.
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Learning Through Play and It's Growing PopularityCan your child actualy learn while playing all day? Does learning through play offer any structure all at? -
Effects of Divorce on ChildrenAre you worrying about what a divorce will do to your children? Do you feel like you have to stay in an unhappy marriage for the sake of the children? You may want to look at your situation in whole different way.
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The Best Growing Environment for Azalea ShrubsIs your azalea looking tired or droopy? You may need to transplant your shrub to a new location. When planted in the right place the southern azalea is a very low maintenance plant.