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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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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Summer Blog Shot Two – Dashboard Lights – How to Tell When I Need a Parenting Break

August 16, 2019

This week, let’s rewind again to another favorite post of Confessioners. This one is about being mindful of our Dashboard Lights! Do you remember this one Team? I’m guessing [...]

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When I Swear at My Kids – It’s Time for MRT

August 2, 2019

There’s always that period leading up to summer when I think, This summer will be different. But then August rolls around and I think, Next summer, NEXT summer I’ll [...]

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3 Things I Can Do to Get and Maintain Summer Serenity

July 12, 2019

One thing I know about myself is that I’m much more likely to touch gross stuff if I have gloves on. A thin layer of plastic separating me from [...]

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Forget It – What Forgetting Things on Vacation Can Teach Us

June 28, 2019

When we go away, my husband often forgets things, and ya know what? It doesn’t phase him in the least. I didn’t even know that was an option before [...]

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Who Says You’re Not Perfect? Not Me.

June 21, 2019

A few weeks ago, I witnessed someone talking to a group of children about making mistakes. In the talk, the cliche “nobody’s perfect,” was used. There I was, with [...]

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2 Ways to Avoid Being a Parent Punching Bag

June 7, 2019

Parenting: Giving Kids Dignity

Do you ever get sick and flipping tired of your family taking their crap out on you? I find being everyone’s punching bag incredibly draining. And while I don’t [...]

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The Wind’s Work – What Mother Nature Taught Me About Self-Acceptance

May 24, 2019

Today’s my birthday and I happen to have the perfect gift for myself. My gift to myself this year is to put down the chisel. My friend Shannon once [...]

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One Way to Stop Blaming My Husband for My Unhappiness

May 17, 2019

For whatever reason, I had it in my head that a great deal of my happiness should come from my marriage. Because of this, when I wasn’t happy I’d [...]

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

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

Summer Blog Shot Two – Dashboard Lights – How to Tell When I Need a Parenting Break

When I Swear at My Kids – It’s Time for MRT

3 Things I Can Do to Get and Maintain Summer Serenity

Forget It – What Forgetting Things on Vacation Can Teach Us

Who Says You’re Not Perfect? Not Me.

2 Ways to Avoid Being a Parent Punching Bag

The Wind’s Work – What Mother Nature Taught Me About Self-Acceptance

One Way to Stop Blaming My Husband for My Unhappiness

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