I once ziplined over a gorge in Africa. I made a running start and flew headfirst, arms outstretched, with nothing but a hundred feet of air below me. (Aside: This is the same girl who was nervous to talk to sales clerks in high school.) Now I write here, a few times a week, from the comfort of …
8 Ways to Foster Siblings Who PLAY Together
Alternate title: How to Encourage Sibling Bonding :) I mean it when I say I can't think of anything I have enjoyed more about motherhood than watching our children's relationships unfold. Eighteen months apart, our boys have never really known being without each other. When someone asks the …
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8 Quotes for Your Chalkboard: L-O-V-E
With Valentine's around the corner, I've been filling our family chalkboard with words about love! Interestingly, I noticed when searching for love quotes that I disagree with a ton of them! Maybe that would make a good future post—Quotes About Love that I DON'T BUY (& Why). That said, I did …
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New Year’s Resolutions
I gave myself most of January to pin down my goals for the year. They're pretty simple; not many are even quantifiable. But I think they'll help me move in the right direction in 2014! I may even pop back in at the end of each month with a quick progress report. I mean, SOMEone's gotta keep me …
3 Gripes with Motherhood + 9 Strategies for Beating Them
I notice that the same few things continually put me on edge as a mom: nonexistent personal space, constant noise, and bedtime burnout. (You too?) Today I'm sharing three strategies for dealing with each—for a total of nine sanity-saving ideas. I don't manage to do any of these all the time, but …
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3 Things I’m Going to Do All Wrong in 2014
1. Keep working a job I don't like. As some of you know, for the last five and a half years I've managed our building of 53 condos. It is a part-time job I can do from home, with my kids, but it wears on me. It also makes a huge difference for us financially, because of the high cost of living in …
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