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5 Jobs I’ve Done (And Never Want Again)
Today we’re joining up with Nicole at Moments That Define Life. She has a Listable Life linkup each Tuesday. One of the prompts for today was to write about five jobs that you’ve done. I’m on a quest...
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Bathroom Humor
My daughter’s parochial school spent a week focusing on how the students could be of service to others. I thought this was a perfectly harmless theme. Famous. Last. Words. One of the activities of...
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Confessions of an accidental life coach
I’m a life coach. I’m a life coach. I’m a life coach. Yep, no matter how many times I say it and where I put the emphasis, I wonder what the hell happened. I was supposed to be a very rich, highly...
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Home and Away: The Follow Up
I promised I’d do a little follow up after surviving the ten days with my hubby away on his first big business trip so here I am! I had no idea if I’d be writing something humorous or serious and in...
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Good Mothers
Today we welcome back one of our favorites, Risa Nye. Here’s a little about Risa – and when you have a chance, check out her other posts here and on her own site as well. You’ll enjoy the reading! Risa...
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Summer Weather Placebo Effect (Or Witching Hour Still Happens)
Right around that first fleeting bit of warmth in March, Facebook and Twitter blow up with messages about how “everything is better in the summer.” I love to be outside as much as anyone, but I’m not...
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Can we add “Super Human” to our resume?
The recent media attention given to the Paycheck Fairness Act brought to light some important measures of how time spent raising children is valued by our society at large. No matter what you feel...
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It’s The Little Things
My life often feels like a circus, a zoo or whatever other metaphor you can come up with. It’s busy. Often chaotic. With 2 small children dashing around the place, there’s always someone asking for...
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly And The F-Word
Tonight my daughter disagreed with a comment on Dancing with the Stars and yelled, “What the F-word?!?!?” The Good: She did not say the actual F-word. The Bad: She knows the F-word. She can use is...
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The Difference Between Me And Him
Last weekend, after being inspired by some friends who recently came to visit, my husband and I decided to take turns looking after the children so we could each have a lie-in. I use the term ‘lie-in’...
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Work: the next chapter
Photo credit via FreeDigitalPhotos.net / adamr Working for a small, growing company means that things change quickly, and often. It’s exciting, and it monotony is not something we have to worry about....
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Car travel with kids: Organization tips
Photo credit: iStock It’s Monday, which means I’m over at EverydayFamily today! If you’re like me, spring and summer gets you excited to head out on the road – And yes, I love driving with my kids....
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Note to self: Stop trying to sound cool to the babysitter
I instantly aged myself last weekend – I tried to sound cool to the babysitter. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m not that old… But to a 16-year-old? I remember (vaguely, through a thick net of cobwebs) how...
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Preschoolers and public tantrums: I asked Dr. G.
Photo credit: iStock Austin, who is almost four, has gotten very skilled at the public temper tantrum lately. While I know what tactics work well at home, because Austin uses his volume level as one of...
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How to organize your life around what fulfills you
Photo credit: iStock The theme in April at EverydayFamily is organization. I immediately knew I wanted to talk with Theresa Sullivan of Wayfinder Advisors. Sullivan is a professional coach whose...
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A silver lining during spring snow
Photo Credit: Flickr / Renee_McGurk In Chicago, we have a little bit of a problem every spring: We get antsy for some sunlight and warm weather, which causes us to have selective memory about what...
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Keeping up with family albums
Photo credit: Tracy Jensen I hope you had a great weekend! It’s Monday, which means I’m over at EverydayFamily, and continuing our April theme of organization, I’ve got some tips for keeping up with...
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Working at home? Tips to set up your home office
Photo credit: iStock Working at home is becoming more and more prevalent for parents these days. Having spent the past several years using a home office first part- then full-time, it took some trial...
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Change and mental tug-of-war
Hanging out with my favorite people For a while now, this site has mainly been a hub to send you over to my writing at EverydayFamily and Chicago Parent. That is not my intention for IBC. I have missed...
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At Chicago Parent: The itch of a new season
Photo credit: Flickr/ Michael Lehet I’m over at Chicago Parent today talking about my least favorite part of spring. Anyone who has a child with eczema will know exactly what I’m talking about! Swing...
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