Last Minute
Nothing like a question, at the last minute to throw things off. do you have my keys? where are the tickets? do we have change for the tip? is there a reservation? do all the people have a seat? weren’t Read More …
Category: parenting
Parents Forever
In the category of “taking on life” you are simply parents forever. You are not babysitting them when your spouse is out. You are not sticking around to help. You are not just doing the part-time parenting thing. There really Read More …
The Study and Focus
All it takes is the proper study and focus…to be whatever you want to be. You can save the world. You can live your dream. You can take charge. You can help others. You can earn recognition. You can be Read More …
All Adult-like
Do we have to be all adult-like? Professional and focused. Listening to everyone. Focusing on the future. Working and working some more. Reading the news. Listening to the economic report. Planning ahead. Dressing the part. Watching age-appropriate entertainment. Ignoring the Read More …
Add To Your List
Make sure you add to your list. As you think of things, you have to write them down. Sometimes this is the only way you will be able to figure it out. Be sure to keep track. Check things off. Read More …
Snuggle In
Being a mom is best when they snuggle in, close enough to feel them breathing – so quiet. Little babies who need you so much. Active toddlers who just don’t understand, or are simply exhausted. Then, there is the gap Read More …
Do The Math
In your head or out loud, do the math. No matter what you say, no matter what the answer – make it sound convincing. Yes…that is pretty much all it takes. The people who speak first are the ones who Read More …
Make the Hours Fun
No matter how much time you have, make the hours fun. Take the stress away. Final exams are always rough. Never enough time to study, but also, you can’t cram. You have learned all that you will be able…it’s just Read More …
Help Others First
Naturally you help others first. You have always been that way. Share a snack with someone in elementary school who forgot one or doesn’t like their lunch. Teach them how to tie their shoes because their parents are left handed Read More …
Those Dates
Those dates that sit in your mind, some how special but even though no one else would recall, you definitely remember. As you go through life, there are (perhaps) many significant things that have happened. This date or that. Your Read More …