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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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iProblem – How Technology Messes With My Mind

March 2, 2018

Perfectionism: Maintaining Personal Serenity

While I don’t have a smartphone, I do have an iPad. This week I learned about propinquity from the meditation app Calm. Propinquity is a concept in psychology that [...]

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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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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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Crazy Stupid – All Women are Crazy All Men are Stupid

February 9, 2018

G and I have never made a huge deal of Valentine’s Day. However, I do find myself reflecting on our relationship at this time of year. One thing that [...]

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How I Stopped Resenting Other Women

February 2, 2018

Given that this is the month of St.Valentine’s, I have love on my mind. This week, I’d like to reflect on the adoration I have for the simply remarkable [...]

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Me Inc. – 2 Huge Mistakes I was Making When It Came to Support

January 26, 2018

Many of my hours are spent looking at what’s working and what’s not working in my life. In the area of support, I discovered two huge mistakes I was [...]

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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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The Best Thing I Can Do to Stop Nagging Others

Throw Money – The Solution to Almost Every Problem

Responsibility – Teaching Everyone in My Family How to Be Happy

iProblem – How Technology Messes With My Mind

Jenga – Being Nice to Difficult People

Why Devoting More Time to My Kids is a Horrible Idea

Crazy Stupid – All Women are Crazy All Men are Stupid

How I Stopped Resenting Other Women

Me Inc. – 2 Huge Mistakes I was Making When It Came to Support

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

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