Your List (as a parent)
Well. Your list (as a parent) is rarely the same list as the one your kids have. Clean your room. Make your bed. Do your homework. Take time off from your tablet, phone, or computer. Write your thank you notes. Read More …
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Notes and More Notes
Talk to them. Listen to them. Take notes, and more notes than you ever thought you should. Then, you can write a pitch, an e-mail, or website copy. Or, you can write a letter of recommendation along with an e-mail Read More …
Make It Look Easy
You can make it look easy, but that doesn’t mean that you should. Life is hard. Some tasks are challenging. They don’t know what you know. Learning new things takes time. Life changes and then, it can be new again. Read More …
Planned Leftovers
In keeping with the food, or eating topic – the idea of having planned leftovers from take out is quite literally, brilliant. Not only did you not have to cook the first meal, you have bought enough that you will Read More …
More Than a Birthday
It is always more than a birthday. It is time together. It is sharing memories. It is catching up. It is learning something new. It is about sacrifice. It is about all those years that came before. It is all Read More …
Easy Peasy
The professionals told you it would be simple…but they didn’t tell you it would be that easy peasy. Like – literally 10 minutes. No prep. Easy clean up. No aftermath. Thankfully they were right – or, at least I hope Read More …
So Many Things
It adds up. There are so many things needed to start a new life away from home. Of course, it depends on the life you are “starting” and what you will leave behind. Anyone with a college bound kid knows Read More …
All Good
It is all good… No rain. no problems. Celebrate – lots of fun. Definitely all good. ~ Dawn aka Hat Girl
Late Nights and Early Mornings
It is not always a good combination when you have late nights and early mornings. Repeatedly. Without choosing them proactively. Like when you are on vacation and making the most of the time you have…then, it is perfectly fine. A Read More …
Good Weekends
There are many opportunities for good weekends in the summer. All the summer holidays make for good buying events, eating and celebrating with family and friends. Mother’s Day Memorial Day Graduation Father’s Day Graduation parties Independence Day Plus. More parties…birthdays, Read More …