The Mom You Wanted To Be
I’m over on my personal blog, Slightly Cosmopolitan but Profoundly Ordinary, talking today about buying cars, the passage of time, and taking kids to college. Somehow, all those things go together in...
View ArticleThe Mom You Wanted To Be – Part 2
Yesterday I shared some of the ways in which I’m similar to and different from the mother I’d hoped I’d become and told you I’d be back today to share what I’m doing with the things I learned about...
View ArticleWin of the Week
A great way to build momentum with new thought patterns and habits is to celebrate victories. So that’s what today is – a celebration of motherhood victories, whether they be big or small. This...
View ArticleStart The Day Out Right
I am not a morning person. I get a second wind around 10:00 at night and could go until 2:00, 3:00 or even 4:00 without a lot of effort. I try to make sure my light’s out by 1:00 every night, but...
View ArticleLiving Your Purpose
I promise I won’t just be linking to videos this week, but I couldn’t say it any better than this. I’d encourage you to take the 20 minutes to watch this talk by Shauna Niequist, author of Bread and...
View ArticleAssume The Best
I’ve been watching with interest the response to Renee Zellweger’s apparent new face. Every single opinion I’ve read has either lamented the loss of her prior face (i.e. why would someone so pretty...
View ArticleKnow What You Know
The first time I read Oprah’s magazine, I remember being completely enthralled with the last page – her “What I Know For Sure” article. It was genius, I thought! Of course, I dutifully tore it out...
View ArticleSavor The Simple
I’m not sure I’ve mentioned it here, but I know I’ve talked about it a time or forty on my personal blog – the fact that my baby doesn’t sleep. I mean, I guess if I’m to be completely honest, he does...
View ArticleWrapping Up and a Giveaway!
Who can believe the end of October has come (and gone…ahem) already? Yikes…not me! Except I love Thanksgiving and Christmas, so November is met with raucous enthusiasm around here because my husband...
View ArticleEmbrace Messy
Let me settle this up front. I AM MESSY. I know it and I hate it and I try and try and try to get everything picked up, but it is not a natural tendency of mine to pick up. My natural tendency?...
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