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First of all, thank you all so, so much for reading and sharing my post earlier this week on ways to make your kids feel crazy loved! I really (like, really!) appreciate all of you who commented or shared or pinned...And a big welcome to any new visitors because of that piece! I'm thrilled that …

Continue Reading about Weekend Reading for Design-Minded Women

It's been a couple weeks since we got the ball rolling on this, so I'm sure many of you have already noticed, but the blog has a fresh new look! In May, I shared the refocused direction my writing would be going, and now I've got the design to match it. It all just feels good. In case you haven't …

Continue Reading about Welcome to the New Let Why Lead + A Giveaway!

We seem to be on the one-out-of-two track, where one one day of our weekend is glorious (good attitudes, good food, and adventure) and the other day is not so much. (Lackluster attitudes, tired parents and kids, not enough adventure.) I think it depends on how much planning we put into our day and …

Continue Reading about SUMMER IN SAN FRANCISCO | WEEKEND RECAP

Is it just me, or is the perfect lasagna recipe hard to come by? I've tried a bunch, and this one is it. My husband (the insane person that he is) doesn't really like lasagna, but he LOVES this one. He says it's the only one he'll eat. I hope you like it as much as we do! Ina Garten's Turkey …

Continue Reading about THE ONLY LASAGNA RECIPE YOU’LL EVER NEED

Popping in to share what I've been into lately! Reading I've finished The Rosie Project, Eleanor & Park, and Looking for Alaska. I enjoyed them all, but I wish youth lit, in particular, didn't have so much sexual overtone. What is up with that?? I also read Notes from a Blue Bike: The Art …

Continue Reading about What I’m Into – July Edition

We had just finished volunteering at a school for the day and had driven several miles away when our rickety bus broke down. We all piled out and stood around in groups, waiting to see how bad the damage was. Within minutes, I felt little arms encircle my waist from both sides. There were no …

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