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Back in October I applied for a 2nd job as a copywriter to supplement my photography income. Updating my resume and submitting several writing samples, coupled with fearing not being experienced or creative enough for the job was really nerve-racking. When I apprehensively tapped the ‘enter’ key on my laptop – sending my cover letter [...]
I really enjoy mixing up some batter or dough and baking it right away with my kids after school. Then they do homework, I work, and we smell the delicious treats we’ll soon sample after our focused effort. These fantastic muffins provide dairy, fruit, fiber and protein in 1 healthy, tasty snack item. Grab 2 [...]
As I enter my 4th decade, I find it harder and harder to spend time with my dearest friends. All our kids are involved in 2+ activities and being active parents we’re also overextended between work, parenting duties, volunteering and our own extra curricular activities. Who KNEW how easy college made it to associate with [...]
As much as I don’t like to “label” anyone, I feel o.k. with my self-diagnosis of being ADD. I enjoy it much of the time, but today’s social media isn’t helping me AT ALL! I feel like I’m continually partially involved with many things which makes me a bit anxious at times. Between volunteering and [...]
Whenever I speak with older people, I hear the same message “If I could go back in time, I’d clean house less and follow my dreams to be a “fill in the blank”….. and travel more too. Last week, my ex-husband took my kids on a 9 day vacation. That meant I had 9 days [...]
Trying to model, practice, teach, preach & exude BALANCE for my kids sake is definitely reminding myself; who knows how out of whack I’d be if I didn’t have kids! My goals being to nurture their creativity, to enjoy their stages through childhood & simultaneously to introduce manners & useful tools that are accepted by [...]
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I grew up skiing so weekend trips to the mountains were important to me. My daughter was not so inclined to deal with uncomfortable ski boots and cold weather. There was a … [Read More...]
Achieving MORE in the least amount of time is an perpetual concept in the back my mind. If I don't adapt to being more creative at fitting in all the fun things I want to … [Read More...]
Wildflower Triathlon has tempted me for 10 years, but this year a friend won an entry and gave it to me! Since it's $100 to enter, "free" was the push I needed to actually … [Read More...]
Back in October I applied for a 2nd job as a copywriter to supplement my photography income. Updating my resume and submitting several writing samples, coupled with fearing … [Read More...]
You say you don’t have time to volunteer, but YOU DO... LOL! I turned my volunteer time into a good story here and wrote a blog post on it... just think of what fun you … [Read More...]