C and I were at Staples the other day and she stopped at a bin of items and pulled one out. It was the store’s “Easy Button”. She placed her pint-sized hand on the red dome and pressed it, causing a prerecorded voice to proclaim, “That was easy.” She pressed it again (and again), and […]
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*I actually started writing this post over a year ago, but never had the courage to publish it. However, since February 22-28 is Eating Disorders Awareness Week and because I have friends and family who have struggled/are struggling with an eating disorder, I wanted to highlight this topic. I still remember the way her big brown eyes peered up at
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The munchkins and I visit the library every week to stock up on (free!) books. During a recent trip there, a book’s title jumped out at me from the shelf and I picked up the graphic novel (that’s fancy for comic book) to take a closer look. The title read “Princeless” with a motto of “Save Yourself” underneath it.
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What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word Costco? Let me give you some suggestions to get the ball rollin’. ~ $1.50 hot dogs (plus soda) ~ churros ~ ice-cream sundaes Yum, yum, yum. 🙂 You can probably tell I love visiting our neighborhood membership warehouse club (as defined by the
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If the title of this post got you a little steamed up, then you’ve come to the right place. 😛 Please note: Before all the parents out there (myself included) start feeling defensive, let’s just put it out there that this post was written in the spirit of healing and restoration, not blame. So, who
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A new year, a new home … kind of. At least that’s what I had in mind after we visited my sister-in-law’s home during Christmas. Let’s just say that her lack of clutter had inspired me to go home and declutter our house. I even spent a few late nights of our trip (blame it
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Happy new year, everyone! Isn’t it crazy how quickly 365 days flew by? I seriously feel like I just closed my eyes for a moment and time traveled to 2015. Blink. Just like that. I think the older we get, the faster time passes. Don’t you agree? And the faster that time passes, the more I wonder
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The family and I ventured out of sunny and warm California this week to come to the midwest. When our plane touched down, C looked out the window and exclaimed, “There’s no snow!!” Oops. 🙁 The trip we had been planning for months so we could visit our relatives and play with snow was not turning out
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A dear friend of mine just sent me a message reminding me to take time for myself during this busy season. My first reaction was, “Time for me, what’s that?!” 😛 But then I took a deep breath and basked in the idea of it. Just thinking about being still and resting and even sleeping (this
“It’s okay to be frustrated. You’re learning something new. I can help you. Let’s try again.” I repeated these words as I held and rocked C in my lap. Just moments before she had been working on her homework packet and I had been cleaning out the guinea pigs’ cage. Her little, high-pitched voice had
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