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What on Earth IS Personal Development?
Personal Development for Moms. Stay at home moms, working moms, work from home moms — it doesn’t matter! I am a sucker for self-help books, and love browsing at the local book store, or the section in...
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Super Cute dress for School Events, Galas, and weddings.
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Thoughts on Facebook, Social Media, and how your data is used online
Facebook has been in the news an awful lot this week. And I’m pretty sure you are *dying* to hear my thoughts on it. I use social media daily for my work. I wouldn’t be able to do my job correctly...
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Playroom DIY Decor before and after
We had Spring Break this past week and had planned on taking an 8-day driving trip to Oregon to see friends and visit some college campuses. Instead, a stomach virus hit the house and I canceled...
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Spirulina Supplement — how and why to take this super food
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A Year of Slow Living
2020 is the year to Slow Down. or at least the year that I “announce out loud” that I have Slowed Down. I actually have been slowing down quite a bit since the end of 2017 — which was the turning...
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It’s Not Your Job to Make Other People Happy
The Year of Slow Living It’s not my job (or yours) to make other people happy. But oh, how I try!! We just got back from dropping our oldest back off to college — she has clean laundry, snacks for...
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Back to Work, Back to School, Back to the Real World
January 6, 2020 I have a 10-year-old today. My baby. Double digits. This means that I am now a mom of three pretty much self-sufficient kiddos, which is fantastic in many (many many many many) ways,...
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10 Things You Can Do to Take Care of Yourself and Your Family
March 2020 What a weird and wonky world we are living in right now! We are definitely in unchartered territory right now and everything seems out of control and spinning and spiraling way too fast....
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4 new books — my Pandemic Project
August 2020 This year has not gone according to plan — for any of us. Alexander would call 2020 a no good, terrible, very bad year. I hate that there has been so much suffering and stress and...
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Happy for the Rest of Your Life
Hello there amazing people, When I was growing up, my dad used to sing a lot and make up lyrics (he still does, and I find that now I do, too) — and one of the songs he used to sing pretty darn often...
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Shiny Object Syndrome
Hello there, wonderful person. I’m so happy you are here. When you spend as much time on the internet as I do, it’s really hard to not get distracted by all of the shiny bouncy offers and THINGS that...
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10 Things You Can Do Right Now to Have a Calmer, Peaceful Life
December 21, 2020 Hello there, wonderful people. It’s the height of the frenzy and the franticness to “get it all done” right now — please know you are doing an amazing job and all will be just fine. I...
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Morning Routines for the Busy Mom who is also a Normal and Regular Person
Good morning to the most wonderful people on the Internet — I hope all is right in your neck of the woods. As most of you know, we added Sheldon the basset hound to our family over this past summer...
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Prioritizing Sleep for the Busy Mom
I love sleep. I *day dream* about sleep. One of my favorite fantasies is that I have checked into a super fancy hotel and handed a bathrobe and fuzzy slippers (super clean and bright white) and I’m...
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YOLO and FOMO and Goal Setting
FOMO and YOLO They are real, and aren’t something that you can ignore — especially when it comes to following through and achieving your goals. Everyone has this, everyone does this, and everyone’s...
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Calibrating Your Inner GPS
I get this question a lot: How do I know I’m on the Right Path? The absolute best news, ever, is that even by just ASKING this question, you are farther along than the majority of the world’s...
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Living in the Present. Easier Said than Done, but still possible!
How to Live in the Present, a Guide for Normal People Live in the present! Make every moment count! Quality, not quantity! Have an Attitude of Gratitude! Oh my. Sometimes, when you are on a...
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Planning for the Off Days
Hello there to the most amazingly wonderful person in the history of the universe. I am so happy that you are here, and you are reading this. We sign up for a whole bunch of email lists as we meander...
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A Careful Reemergence
We have all been in a holding pattern for the past 15 months or so — and the world is opening up again. Is it time? Are you ready? I’ve had the extreme honor and pleasure of chatting with quite a...
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