Able Enough
All your adult life, as parents, you wait for the day when your kids are able enough to do chores. You start out small. Put away your toys. Put your laundry in the hamper. Clear your plate. Bring in the Read More …
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One More Thing
Just when you think that you have done everything…every thing on your list…there is just one more thing to do. Laundry Make lunch Make breakfast – or coffee – or both Go Shopping Read e-mail Take notes Pay your bills Read More …
Rapid Fire
If you want to keep someone, under the age of 10 busy, just keep it coming, rapid fire. What is “it” you ask? Any of these should work: Ice cream – their favorite variety of flavors. Toys – any kind. Read More …
Everyone on Vacation
Everyone on vacation should be relaxed, rejuvenating, recapturing their youth. Everyone not on vacation should be jealous of them. Unless, they can’t do anything until their clients get back. Take this time to review, redo, revise your plans. Take early Read More …
Summer Daze
When you have a weekend before a holiday, it is so tempting to just take the entire week off. If only we could. If only we were kids again. We really needed to do it…especially as it was preceded by Read More …
Just Smile
They say you can be happy if you just smile. It is true. Plus; when you are on vacation, you should be happy. Even if… it rains. the kids bicker. it is hot. the lines are long. the wine is Read More …
Embrace the Change
It is not easy to do and even though I used to tease my parents to embrace the change – sometimes you have to take your own advice – especially when you are reminded by someone else. It is easy Read More …
Life Doesn’t Change
In the short term, life doesn’t change. It’s been 36 hours since I left town, and 48 since our graduate – well, graduated. The kids didn’t know I was gone They work at their own pace (from home work to Read More …
Cute, But…
How often have you looked at something, or – let’s face it – someone and thought, wow, cute, but… I can’t raise a puppy; believe me, I tried. How many strappy sandals do you need; other than one pair black, Read More …
Big Kids’ Table
So, you wanna sit at the big kids’ table? Put on your big kid pants and deliver on what you have committed to doing. The big kids’ table comes with responsibility and in the real world, earning the money, paying Read More …