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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?

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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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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Your Special Purpose

10.19.10

While the minutiae of everyday life is necessary, I also want to have enthusiasm, growth and drive in my life. I want my kids to see me learning every day and striving to be my personal best. What is wrong with working hard to be “present” in your life and looking for something that motivates and inspires you to make your life (and potentially other lives) better?

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Don’t Always Take The Easy Way Out

8.20.10

I’ll never be a hard-ass parent. I’ll never be the type to get up every day at the same time and follow the same routine. I don’t want to be that person. I do want to get better at seeing things through and providing an example for my kids.

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Mom-Improvement Monday

3.29.10

Welcome to “Mom-Improvement Monday.” Each week I’ll be highlighting my favorite blog posts that inspire us to be the parents we want our kids to become.

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Oops, I Did It Again

3.8.10

This is my new home. Join me. Because I love this place. Because blogging is powerful and inspiring and helps us connect and grow. And because I need you all — family, real-life friends, online friends — to support me, as I hope to support you, on the journey to “mom-improvement.”

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Four Reasons I Got Teary-Eyed at Blissdom

2.9.10

This past weekend I was in Nashville for the Blissdom blogging conference and my trip was full of emotional ups and downs. Here are four reasons why I got weepy at Blissdom.

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The Mom In The Mirror

11.18.09

I think a lot about how my children are a mirror of myself. I think this is one of the most profound things about being a parent. I have stood, slack-jawed and wide-eyed, looking at my son and thinking, “I do that. How can I help him NOT to act a certain way when I act that way all the time?” And I am at a loss.

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