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Motivation – How I Stay Motivated to Workout

January 5, 2018

As embarrassing as this is to admit, I actually spent years thinking that a day would come when I would magically want to go to the gym. As if [...]

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All I Want for Christmas I – To Stop Criticizing People

December 15, 2017

Several years ago, I was introduced to a list of suggestions. One of the recommendations from this “Just for Today” reading states, “…criticize not one bit.” Criticize not one [...]

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The Daily Do-Over – When the Facts Change, So Can My Actions

November 24, 2017

Last week, a live bunny rabbit showed up at my house without my permission. Two months ago Chromebooks showed up at my house without my permission. Both things, in [...]

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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire – Why People Lie to Me

November 10, 2017

The crime-rate at 136 Boston Street has risen at least 12% annually over the past decade. In the last month, it seems as though the children have been in [...]

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Hide and Speak – Pretending to Be Who I Really Am

October 27, 2017

After I read the letter in last week’s post to my children, we had a really nice discussion. I used Winnie the Pooh to better illustrate how I was [...]

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Mean Mama – Respect Me or Fear Me

October 13, 2017

When it comes to being a mother, I like to think of myself as being like a body of water. Cool and refreshing, all fun and games, but if [...]

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When Sadness Turns to Anger – Finding Compassion in Grief

September 1, 2017

After putting the last kids on the bus yesterday, I walked into the house and the radio in the kitchen was playing the song Happy. You know, you’re right [...]

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Let’s Break Some Rules!

August 25, 2017

In our family, it doesn’t matter if the car ride is one hour or five hours—we all seem to lose it in the last fifteen minutes of the journey. [...]

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The Dangers of Expectations – Do NOT Pass to Your Running Back

August 18, 2017

OJ Simpson can’t catch a football. Heisman Trophy winner, MVP, Athlete of the Year, OJ Simpson. I was completely BLOWN AWAY to learn this while watching an ESPN 30 [...]

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Reacting – Getting Schooled by My Husband in Parenting 101

August 4, 2017

One thing that used to start my blood boiling was when our children would be crying hysterically or fighting right in front of my husband, and he would continue [...]

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Welcome to my blog turned podcast! Here you can listen or read about what’s on my mind as I try my best to recover from screaming at my kids and nagging the bejesus out my husband.

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