Surprise Song
If you get a surprise song… Be happy Enjoy the concert longer Be grateful Relax and listen Here, you expect it…but if you’re just on the street, and someone breaks into a surprise song – that you not only know Read More …
Tag: parenting
Momming It
Momming it is hard… You never finish. You may think you’re done, but you’re not. You may think you are ready (or more likely that you are not quite, ready for this.) You may never get to do ALL the Read More …
Has to Fit
Those things you have on your list for your business, your volunteer time, your family life, the things you have committed to tackle (yes, the list is long I know!) That is why each and every one of them has Read More …
Not So Bad
Looking back, years later, “that costume you made was not so bad“. Never, ever, would there be words loved less if spoken. Especially, said to a mom, by a post-teen girl. Sigh. Happiness. Also, probably, looking back, on the topic Read More …
One Chief
In projects and leadership roles, there has to be one chief… Well, at least one, maybe more, but there has to be at least one. Someone has to be in charge, follow the plan, make decisions when things go awry, Read More …
Patience Matters
Having patience matters. In parenting In work In friendships In renovations And… In construction estimating Really. You just have to take a breath, pause, count to 10. Then, get another estimate. You never know how much patience matters until you Read More …
Establishing Independence
The teenage years are not the first time kids start establishing independence. Though, as parents, it seems that they do start in earnest then, doesn’t it? No, if you think back, it starts the moment a baby starts to crawl, Read More …
Bring Us Together
The things that bring us together can be, by far, the greatest parts of our lives – even if they are not the most perfect, amazing or fun aspects of living life. Family. Early childhood friendships. College. Work colleagues. Parents Read More …
How Long is Too Long
When sending your kids away, how long is too long? It could depend on their age. It could depend on your parenting style. It could be where you are sending them… Are they a toddler and they are going to Read More …
Talk About Kids
When you are a kid, and you talk about kids, it is probably not a good thing… We’ve all been there. It’s rough. From 3rd or 4th grade, into tweens and becoming a teenager, it’s especially awful today with the Read More …