Caffeine, Oh How I Love To Hate Thee

August 25, 2011

It’s never too late to get on that New Year’s Resolution band wagon, is it? That’s a rhetorical question by the way. I’m thinking I need to jump aboard in a bad way. There are a few changes I need to make here at the ranch, like soon. Not the kind that require moving all […]

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Confessions: Some People Are Deeply Disturbed

August 24, 2011

I am thoroughly freaked out. There, I said it. I knew it was possible, figured it was only a matter of time, and I’ve finally seen it with my own eyes. There are some deeply disturbed individuals out there, and I’m not talking about fans of the Beasty Boys or Celine Dion. Though that is […]

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Positive Discipline Book Will Save Your Voice

August 22, 2011

If you’ve been reading for a while, you know I’m a big fan of Amy McCready. A positive discipline advocate, she studied the Adlerian psychology behind this incredibly empowering parenting technique, then found a way to share it with the world through Positive Parenting Solutions. I found Amy and was so impressed with her instruction […]

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Quality Time Idea: Backyard Adventure

August 15, 2011

We can give kids mountains of toys, but the honest truth is we parents are their very favorite playthings. They want our attention; quality time with just us. They want us to be interested in what they do. Taking some time out of our busy schedule to focus solely on our kids is one of […]

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What a song did to me

August 12, 2011

A song played over the PA system as we boarded a flight from L.A. on Tuesday. All I clearly heard was a woman’s voice crooning “I never meant to hurt you…” Having enjoyed some quality me time in the desert as a part of my business trip, my creative juices and desire to write were […]

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The Delicate Balance – making time for self

August 9, 2011

It’s no secret many of us parents struggle to find that ideal balance between home, work, family and self. More often than not, us moms are very guilty of neglecting that last aspect – self. I recently learned how that bad habit can really do a number on me. Shortly after the beginning of the […]

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Managing Expectations

August 1, 2011

This past weekend we decided to take the kids camping for the first time. Camping with kids turned out to be a life lesson in managing expectations. My own to be exact. I have great memories of camping, sleeping in a tent, making s’mores, playing in the lake, taking hikes, sitting around the campfire, and […]

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Confessions: Comparing Yourself to Others

July 27, 2011

Few things are more destructive than the power of comparing yourself to others. This I know. I don’t know if it is my competitive nature or an inherent sense that I’m not good enough, but I invariably see myself falling victim time and again to comparing myself to others. Also, I am rather nondiscriminatory in […]

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