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I often find myself saying “KISS”, both to myself and to others. It’s one of my favorite acronyms and I strongly believe in the KISS principle. It literally stands for “Keep

Mine is.....Intentional. That’s my word of the year. Have you declared a word of the year for yourself or your family?  Or a theme? One year, I declared that our

This is normal! As regular readers will know, I have my hands full with four school-age children, including my special angel Ellie. Taking vacations is always a challenge, and the idea of

I’ve had a rough week, as lots of different “issues” have been coming up. You name it, I feel like I’m dealing with it, both at work and at home.

I am a huge believer in girl power and the notion of women helping women.  I totally believe in the power of community and I know that it indeed takes

A few weeks ago I took my Molly (12) and Gavin (10) to see an inspirational talk put on by Jen Groover and Vince Papale called, “Empowered to Be Invincible.”

There’s a famous quote by the musician Billy Preston, “If you can’t be with the one you love, love the one you’re with,” which inspired Stephen Stills to write the

Sometimes it’s the little things that get you excited. I’m not a big TV watcher, but I am a big fan of TED Talks. Lately I’ve been really excited that we got

I saw a great speaker last year that shared lots of useful parenting advice and research on raising children. She interviewed well-adjusted, confident teens to learn how their ideas and