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Shake It Up – in the Summer the Routine Has to Change

June 22, 2018

Grumpy Gretchen is rearing her ugly head in anticipation of another summer like last year. The summer of ’17 was spent carting kids around and listening to them fight [...]

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A Lesson Every Dad Should Teach His Kids

April 20, 2018

Today is my father’s birthday, which has me reflecting on one of the many lessons I’ve learned from my dad. Dependability. In friendship, professionally and within our family, if [...]

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Humor Is Serious Business: 3 Things to Ask So I Don’t Take Life Too Seriously

April 6, 2018

This week, I was thinking about humor. The serious business of humor. Why is it a serious business? Because having relationships is essential and it’s just no fun being [...]

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What to Remember When I’ve HAD IT With My Children

March 30, 2018

This weekend I was blessed with the opportunity to give a talk at a convention. One thing that stood out to me was that, on Saturday night, I was [...]

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The Best Thing I Can Do to Stop Nagging Others

March 23, 2018

SON-OF-A-MONKEY’S-UNCLE! I really thought I had this nagging thing licked. I swear I’m telling you the truth when I write that my husband would not consider me a nagging [...]

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Throw Money – The Solution to Almost Every Problem

March 16, 2018

If you live in New England, you know that every March you have to brace yourself to take those last few hits Mother Nature’s got in her before she’s [...]

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Responsibility – Teaching Everyone in My Family How to Be Happy

March 10, 2018

While away from the kids at a family wedding last weekend, I was struck by how much deeper I can love others when I’m in a positive headspace. When [...]

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Why Devoting More Time to My Kids is a Horrible Idea

February 16, 2018

Several weeks ago the quote, “You can have it all, you just can’t have it all at once,” crossed my path again. I thought it might be a reminder [...]

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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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Fend for Yourself Day

December 22, 2017

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Even the most joyous holiday season can knock the wind out of my sails. Of course, there’s always the physical drain from running around and hosting, but I think [...]

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