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The Issue With Always Wanting More From People

January 24, 2020

Pattern I’ve noticed… When someone always seems to want more from me, it’s a chore to do things for them. When someone never seems to want more from me, it’s [...]

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ReaLISTic – Are My Lists at This Time of the Year Realistic?

December 6, 2019

Are my lists at this time of the year realistic? There are some extra helpings on our proverbial Christmas plate this holiday season. Things we couldn’t control, prepare for, [...]

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Getting Sucked In – A Small Phrase That Clears Up Confusion

November 29, 2019

There are people who are like exhaust fans for me. Without even realizing it, I can get sucked into their turmoil. What I’ve discovered though is that it’s just [...]

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Flip Phone or iPhone – The Power of Choice

November 1, 2019

Last week I made a decision to bid farewell to my flip phone. I am the proud (?) new owner of an iPhone 11 Pro. (I got the fanciest [...]

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How to Stop Blaming My Husband When the Kids Screw Up

October 25, 2019

When my kids screw up, it’s become a bit of a habit of mine to blame my husband. Allow me to explain… Last Friday morning I slept through my [...]

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The Blob – 2 Things I Need to Fight the Demands of Motherhood

October 18, 2019

Since pausing my professional photography business in March, the children’s activity schedule has monopolized a startling amount of my waking hours. And of course, it’s not the time spent [...]

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Quit Taking It Personally – A Lesson Brought to You by Q-Tips

October 4, 2019

Have you ever heard the acronym for Q-TIP? Quit Taking It Personally Boy oh boy, these days I could use a whole case of those magic little wands of [...]

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Crappy Mom List – 5 Things I’m Never Gonna Change

September 27, 2019

As we know, I arguably spend waaaay too much time fine-shining my life. But this whole ‘focus on what’s working’ thing that I posted about in Open is really refreshing. [...]

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It’s That Time of Year Again – Let’s Blame My Husband!

September 20, 2019

My good friend Kristen is credited with one of my all-time favorite quotes, “Newborns do nothin’ for a marriage.” Now, since we’re out of the newborn stage, I like [...]

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Open – Looking at What’s Right Rather Than What’s Wrong

August 30, 2019

There’s a huge part of me that would love to be jumping back into the blog circuit in a blaze of glory, but I’m running out of steam, people. [...]

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Easter’s Here – Let’s Talk About Resurrecting This…

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Putting Too Much Weight on Weight – Breaking Free from Decades of Shame

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When Something’s Not Working – Maybe It’s Time to Fix the System, Not Me

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Ambition Revised – It’s Not Just a Work Thing

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Who’s Really Teaching the Lessons Around Here? Learning How Not to Get Zapped!

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