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    How to Get More Done

    My daily to-do list is about a mile long. I find that I become very frustrated when it doesn’t seem to shrink after a few hours, but I have to find a way to stop the frustration. Being frustrated doesn’t make it any easier for me to complete all the things that I have to […] More

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    Three Words That Mean Failure

    People ask me all the time how I’ve managed to create as much success as I have. In the four years since I left my job to stay home with my newborn daughter, I’ve had a second daughter, begun a career in writing that has me writing for some of the biggest parenting websites in […] More

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    Remember This When You Have a Bad Day

    Bad days happen to good people. The best of us find out from time to time that the world does not always work the way we want it to. Our kids act up at the same time, errands need to be run, there’s not enough time to get everything done, people want more from us […] More

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    What Men and Women Think of Fashion

    As women, we know we don’t dress for men. We dress for other women. I cannot even tell you how many times my husband rolls his eyes as I don a pair of leggings and an oversize tunic with ballet flats. He can’t stand the baggy top, but I love the style. Most of the […] More

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    Don’t Raise a Bully

    Bullying is something we’ve all heard about. It’s in the news all the time. Gay men are having hate words keyed into their cars and their windows smashed. Children are being called stupid, fat, and ugly and then going home and killing themselves. Bullying is not a joke. It’s an epidemic that we have to […] More

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    Easy Ways to Bring a Little Peace to Your Day

    It is very rare to have the kind of day that is completely perfect. Even the best days are not without their little flaws. Imperfection is the norm, and the way people handle it is what makes their days good or bad. Being an optimistic, cheerful person, I find that it is very rare for […] More

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    You Can Still Enjoy Weekend Entertainment On A Budget

    Entertainment on a budget does exist for your family.  Being stretched thin on money is no fun and it is even less fun to give up entertainment.  Entertainment is one of the small joys of our lives.  We work hard all week and want to enjoy something fun on the weekends.  You don’t have to give […] More

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    Transition Your Summer Wardrobe to Fall

    Fall is, in my opinion, the best time of the year. Pumpkin patches, sweaters, boots over skinny jeans, the smell of anything pumpkin, cinnamon, or ginger; I could go on and on. Fall is amazing. The cooler temperatures and football season are enough to make me the happiest person around. Did I mention that Starbucks […] More

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    How to Raise Confident, Kind Children

    As a parent, you know that you are a big part of the reason your children will grow up the way that they grow up. Some kids are shy, some are outgoing, and some are kind. Others are mean, some are awful, and others are so bad that no one wants to spend any time […] More

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    Taking The Thanksgiving Challenge

    As the month of November approaches (wasn’t it just March?!) everyone will start thinking about Thanksgiving. They will think about seeing family, picking up the biggest turkey around, what kind of wine to serve with Thanksgiving dinner (and whether or not Great Aunt Shirley will start telling the rest of the family what she doesn’t […] More

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    How To Make Tough Decisions Easier

    Making good decisions seems like an easy task in theory. However, it’s often one of the most difficult things we do during the day, and sometimes we do it incorrectly. I’m guilty of making poor decisions from time to time, just as I’m sure the rest of the world is guilty of the same. However, […] More

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