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Just a Number

Just a Number

Last week I was faced with the unavoidable reality of “looking my age”. It was my own fault; I took a photo of myself without a speck of makeup and after working out (gasp!). It was an intentional selfie that I felt compelled to take for a social media piece intended...

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Parenting In Denial

Parenting In Denial

My role as parent in guiding my children through the phases of growth remains hidden in the peripheries of the glory in the big moments of achievement. The sudden realization of the expected parental participation hits me with a who me? knee-jerk reaction.

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Gratitude for All

Gratitude for All

I practice gratitude daily – twice a day - everyday. It is a practice encouraged by virtually every motivational speaker via books, podcasts, and social media feeds. Expressing gratitude is nothing new nor is there anything wrong with the act. So why is it, every time...

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Peaking Around the Corner

Peaking Around the Corner

I am tired. So damn tired. Tired of waiting in line to get in a store, tired of wearing a mask everywhere I go, tired of psycho analyzing every get-together with friends, tired of worrying about whether there will be a resurgence or not, tired of wondering what will...

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I See You. I Promise.

I See You. I Promise.

This wasn’t the topic I was going to write about today. It wasn’t even on my radar to write on such a thing until this morning. Not because I don’t care or think it doesn’t matter… because I really do care and it REALLY does matter. Due to where I have lived and the...

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Full of Pixie Dust

Full of Pixie Dust

Come on, you didn’t expect me to have a blog without at least one post about my Disney obsession, did you? Well, here is my first… and I promise it won’t be my last. Disney freak, Disney-a-holic, Disney obsessed, Dizzie, Mouseketeer, Peter Pans. Those are my people....

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The Yogi Wannabe

The Yogi Wannabe

An ivy starts as a seedling within the surface of the earth. As the seed roots itself deeper into the ground, it begins to slowly sprout upwards and reveals itself as an idea of what could be. The sprout is something that is just starting to form, not yet having much...

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Still Growing

Still Growing

Personal growth happens naturally to each of us throughout life and with very little effort. From the time we are born, through adolescence and into adulthood, the objective is to… well… to grow. Physically and mentally. We go through schooling to assist in

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Let Me Off This Ride!

Let Me Off This Ride!

Wow! What a rollercoaster. A never-ending freaking roller coaster. I know I am not alone in this. Every person I talk to, every social media post I scroll past – everyone’s emotions are all over the place. We are up, we are down, we are heading up and then...

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Waiting to Exhale

Waiting to Exhale

It is day 21 of the COVID-19 self isolation quarantine and I haven’t cried. Everyone around me talks about how they went for a walk or a drive or sat on their couch and “lost it”. Yet, I can’t. Me. The sensitive one. The one who can’t remember a time when I wasn’t...

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Playing the Field

Playing the Field

Weekends spent at the field have been a common occurrence for us for about 12 years. We have had children involved in everything from football and cheerleading to softball and baseball. It is a part of growing up. Sometimes driven by the child. But often driven

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Forget I said that…

Forget I said that…

As a parent, 99% of the time you hope they are listening to you. Not just hearing your spoken words, but absorbing the advice, words of wisdom, life’ lessons, lectures and demonstrations of kindness you portray. You pray that when they are out in this big bad world,...

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