This past weekend, I hosted my first ever holiday cookie exchange. I’ve always been a little intimidated by organizing one of these because they seem awfully complicated. For one thing, there’s math involved. Math and I haven’t always seen eye to eye. Despite my initial anxiety, all came together without a hitch. And, more importantly, […]
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Small talk gets a bad rap as painful and a waste of time. For many of us it is the anticipation of having to engage in small talk that causes nervousness and avoidance or a past experience left a bad aftertaste. Must we talk small? Small talk can actually help us form connections in way
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Congratulations to Sue LeBreton, the winner of the Mom to Mom Gratitude Gala & Giveaway! Sue has won a bundle of ebooks for herself and a friend of her choice, including Confidently Connected: A Mom’s Guide to a Satisfying Social Life, Detachment Parenting: 33 Ways to Keep Your Cool When Your Kids Melt Down by
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Have you ever thought it funny how traveling has a way of uniting complete strangers? Despite the so-called Mommy Wars waging across the nation, motherhood can have a unifying effect, too. Heidi Smith Luedtke, personality psychologist, writer and author of Detachment Parenting: 33 Ways to Keep Your Cool When Kids Melt Down, explores this phenomenon. Heidi is
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Today I’m guest posting over at Heidi Smith Luedtke’s blog about why I’m grateful for seasonal friendships. In this post, I share a personal story about how a seasonal friendship has made just as much of a difference in my life as friendships that I’ve maintained for years. I invite you to head over to
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I’m guest blogging over at Lara Krupicka’s blog today. I posted about the value of a little self-gratitude for your spirit. As we head into one of the busiest times of the year, I’d love to hear how you reward your efforts and avoid burn-out. Won’t you head over and visit? And remember, for
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*This is the first week of the Mom to Mom Gratitude Gala & Giveaway! Lara Krupicka is the author of Family Bucket Lists: Bring More Fun, Camaraderie and Adventure Into Every Day Life. by Lara Krupicka A half smile, a tilted head and a crinkling of recognition around the eyes, followed by a cry of
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Wondering how you can help a veteran (or his/her family)? Check out some of the fantastic organizations across the country who help soldiers and their families in my article “11 Ways Families Can Salute a Veteran” in this month’s Rochester Area & Genesee Valley Parent magazine. Wishing all our military veterans, personnel and families a very
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As we head into the hectic holiday season, November offers us a sacred space to reflect on the many blessings in our lives. During this month of harvest and bounty, I encourage you to take time with your family to note the blessings each day yields. Here are some ways to practice more gratitude–and feel
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Try going outside your comfort zone to help you break out of the same ol’ routine. “I’ve been absolutely terrified every moment of my life – and I’ve never let it keep me from doing a single thing I wanted to do.” ~ Georgia O’Keefe This past weekend a few friends and I unleashed our
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