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Moving On To Other Blogs

by Shannon on 4.24.11

This is my last post on Mom Improvement, so I hope you will join me on my other blogs:

And, as always, on Twitter.

Thanks for reading!

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Review and Giveaway: Total Transformation

4.2.11

The Total Transformation program, created by behavioral therapist James Lehman, teaches you simple techniques you can use to help your child solve his or her problems without resorting to disrespectful, abusive behavior.

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Karate Kid

2.25.11

Today my girl tested out of the beginners class and now has her white belt in Tae Kwon Do. I love watching her strength and focus. She makes me so proud.

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I Use To Like Weather

2.3.11

I used to love snow. I spent my college years in Oswego, NY, where I became very familiar with the term “lake-effect snow” and never had a problem driving in it. Now I’m older. I have two children – and a collision with a tree on a snow-covered road – under my belt. Now it’s just not so fun anymore.

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What Are You Shipping?

1.2.11

What happens when I declare to my family, friends and anyone who reads my blog that 2011 is my drop-dead year for making the changes I’ve been talking about for 10 years? It could be a wonderful success. It could be an embarrassing, depressing failure.

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A Skype Conversation

12.29.10

A Skype conversation between me and my 6 year-old daughter.

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Hello, My Name Is Scarlett

12.23.10

But here’s the funny thing about names: Some names get attached to pop culture. Others get attached to religion or ethnicity. Sometimes you love or hate a name based on someone you knew in your past. But no matter how YOU feel about your name, odds are that other people don’t feel the same way at all.

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Travel 2010 – 2011

12.22.10

I love to travel. I think about traveling all the time. I plan fantasy vacations. I love hotels. I don’t even mind airports that much.

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Oh Yeah, That Reverb Thing

12.21.10

Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead?

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Five Minutes

12.16.10

Imagine you will completely lose your memory of 2010 in five minutes. Set an alarm for five minutes and capture the things you most want to remember about 2010.

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11 Things In 2011

12.13.10

What are 11 things your life doesn’t need in 2011? How will you go about eliminating them? How will getting rid of these 11 things change your life?

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Wisdom

12.10.10

I spent a lot of time this year planning for change. Change can’t always be made cold turkey. (Another wise decision I’ve adopted.) Changes need to be held in your pocket, turned over and over, looked at in every which way, and set upon various shelves of your life to see where they fit best.

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Beauty and The Beast Within

12.9.10

What’s different about you makes you beautiful? I’m different because I’m intense, moody and a perfectionist … Not how many would describe beauty. Which kinda makes me sad. Who says beauty has to burst out of a person in laughter, sparkles and rainbows?

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Community 2010: Online, IRL

12.7.10

I’d say I broke even in the community department for 2010. I built my personal, in-real-life community. I’ve made new friends, deepened friendships, and reached out to friends from my past. But my online community is sorely lacking.

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Teaching Writing

12.7.10

I like the idea of encouraging my kids to just write. Get the ideas out, then edit, edit, edit. I’ll teach them to be concise, to use valid points to support their ideas, and to make sure their writing flows logically. But outlines? Topic sentences? I’m not convinced.

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Today

12.6.10

Living with a “should have” mentality makes you a prisoner of the past. Life is much more enjoyable and productive when you move forward. Act, don’t react. Do what you can now and let go of what you should have done yesterday.

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How The Cake Boss Made Me Feel Alive

12.3.10

Yes, the Cake Boss made me feel alive. I can’t say enough good about this guy. He makes an excellent role model for my son.

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