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Are You Good at Sharing? You Must Be the Oldest

May 4, 2018

No one would say I was blessed with the sharing gene. However, some of my family members’ sharing ability blows me away. With limited scientific research, personally, I think [...]

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ONE – The Most Important Lesson Learned About Working With Others

April 27, 2018

This is my fifth season shooting Yale Men’s Lacrosse and this year I witnessed something I’ve never seen before. Because I watch the game through my camera, I’m afforded [...]

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Gossip and Criticism – This Is What’s REALLY Going On

April 13, 2018

Something I’ve noticed about myself—if I’m gossiping about and/or criticizing someone behind their back, it’s because there’s something in our relationship that I’m not ready to face. It’s very [...]

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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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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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Jenga – Being Nice to Difficult People

February 23, 2018

There are people in my life whose personalities are kind of like Jenga towers. If I need something from them, it’s best to place the request or information in [...]

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This Gal’s Gonna Keep Crossing T’s and Dotting I’s

January 19, 2018

A couple of weeks ago, I had a little breakdown on my way to Baldwin Middle School. Not because I didn’t know one of the children had a student [...]

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Just Try It – Facing My Fears One Spice at a Time

January 12, 2018

Trying new foods and recipes has never really been my thing. When I sit down to eat, I just want to like what I’m eating. I want to feel [...]

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Game Tape – A New Year’s Resolution That Will Stick

December 29, 2017

Recovery: Positive Lifestyle Changes

I’ve always been a sucker for those Year in Review montages that TV stations run at the end of December. Even though I lived through it all, sometimes I’m [...]

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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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