Do you believe in synchronicity – and not the song by Police, either – the idea! The idea that so beautifully describes what happens when you learn about something for the first time and then SEE IT EVERYWHERE! When I first learned about synchronicity, it was one of those lightbulb moments. Decades later, it’s a concept that still amazes me. Take the blog title for … Read the rest
Happy New Year’s Eve!
New Year’s Eve has been a favorite as far back as I can remember. Even when I was young and spent the holiday babysitting, I would sit with my young charges and we would make lists of resolutions together. Let me tell you, it wasn’t any less exciting for me because I was the “grown up.” I wish I’d saved one … Read the rest
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It’s my second most favorite time of year everyone! Coming in at #2 just after Autumn, it’s….
“2/3 of my children returned to school week!” YEAH!
Sure, I’m happy because there’s a significant reduction in the amount of times I say things like, “you can’t be bored” or “who ate all the ____.”
The primary source of my joy though, is the return of some … Read the rest
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I had the opportunity of a lifetime this weekend:
Yes, my friends and I had a girls weekend.
What a weekend it was! Planes, trains and automobiles with flights from both coasts and a three and a half hour car trip from Chicago before these ladies arrived … Read the rest
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“Out of the mouths of babes.”
We’ve all heard it. I myself have only said it a handful of times, almost always related to something horribly embarrassing one of my children has said in front of an adult.
The implied meaning is, kids speak the truth.
Well, kids speak the truth about big things like peace, friendship and how long to cook a Thanksgiving turkey. … Read the rest
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Hello friends! So, I haven’t posted for two WHOLE weeks. A super no-no in the blogging world, but the bigger fail is the REASON I didn’t blog.
I was too busy listening to my fraudy, self-doubting feelings. The more open I am about them, the more I find I’m not alone. It doesn’t help me conquer those doubts though!
I guess I thought I’d start … Read the rest
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Good morning, friends! I had to spend a few days minutes learning how to insert a tiny bit of code into my blog, so that I could do this:
Ta Dah! No really, click on that cute little link and follow me over at Bloglovin, because holy smokes friends!
Bloglovin is like PINTEREST for BLOGS.
Who knew? I didn’t. Have … Read the rest
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Are you outnumbered once summer rolls around? I know I am.
I’m happy to throw the schedule to the wind and not worry about what theme the kids have to dress for on a particular day. I’m relieved to not find out there’s a science project due the night before the science project is due. But there is one tiny downside…
…the hours of 8:30am … Read the rest
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I’ve professed my love of story-telling podcasts before and This American Life is certainly the grandfather of them all.
The episode, “Need to Know Basis,” didn’t disappoint and really stuck with me. Act two is one of several episodes that deal with college drop out rates and what it takes to succeed. The US has a particularly high college drop-out rate, especially in community colleges. … Read the rest
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You know what’s little and goes a long way? No, not legos on the floor, but that’s an acceptable answer.
Kindness.
Yep, kindness. And it’s free too!
Recently, I read Whitney Hitt’s blog post about how kindness can be practiced on-line, both within the blogging community and in our relationships with the blogs we read. (I “know” Whitney because we’re both members of an amazing … Read the rest
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