I hope you enjoyed my video introduction. I’m trying something new with my blog posts in the hopes of giving them a bit more personality by adding a video intro to each of them. Please let me know what you think. Do you prefer the video intro or would you…
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Growing up in a large family, our house was pretty much chaos 24/7. I think my mom liked it that way. If the house was too quiet she seemed uncomfortable. She slept with the television on just for background noise…come to think of it, the television was ALWAYS on, not…
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Remember the last couple of weeks before New Years when everyone was chatting it up about all of the great things they were going to accomplish in the new year? Remember that? Yeah, me too. I was one of those people with a list of resolutions this and goals that…what the…
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It’s currently 12:32 a.m. By all accounts, I should be in bed. I have 5 teens/preteens to get up and out the door in roughly 5 hours. Why, then, am I writing a blog post? Well, when the spirit strikes you listen…that’s what writers do. I’ll make this one short…
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I have had an incredibly difficult time focusing on tasks lately. I could be suffering from a case of undiagnosed ADD, but more likely, I just have too much stuff going on in my head. This condition is commonly referred to as “Overwhelm”. Millions of people suffer with overwhelm every…
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What if today was your last day? What would you do differently? Who would you call? What would you eat? What would you wear? How would you choose to spend your last 24 hours? When you read that first question, I bet a million things ran through your head…most of…
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I have been feeling quite nostalgic lately. We have been slowly cleaning out the garage which means going through box after box of random crap we’ve accumulated over the years. I’m finding baby pictures of my friend’s kids…who are now driving. I found my old college graduation photos and program…
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I am a former homeschool mom. I have been around the block a time or two on both sides of the Homeschool vs Public School debate. Making the choice about how your children receive their education is not an easy one these days. We have tons of options…homeschool, public school,…
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I am taking some time this morning to follow the advice of one of my most treasured friends, Richa Badami. Richa has a theory, I guess you’d call it, that she calls Pausing for Power. Pausing for Power means taking time to reflect, to breathe, to slow everything down and…
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As a working mom, I often times find that my biggest struggle lies in finding a good balance in my life. I am a “people pleaser”, so it is important to me to make sure my clients are happy, my children eat home cooked meals and have help with…
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