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How to Enjoy Winter After the Holidays Are Over
What? How to enjoy winter? Are you kidding me? Nope. I have always been a bona fide hater of winter. I spent a solid 7 years after high school in the south, where winters were anything but what I grew up with here in New York. But—what with COVID sucking the joy out of life lately, it's been super important to me to work hard at finding ways to enjoy time spent at home, and since I hate being cold (outside) anyway, I figured I'd do some deep-down soul searching to try to find ways to add some sparkle after the holidays are over. Winters are long, cold, gray, and…
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What does it mean to “Live Your Best Life”?
I need to explain what it means to live your best life, in the way I can only explain it — from my perspective. This was honestly a life lesson I feel like I learned too late. Today's younger adults truly seem to have gotten this one down pat pretty well, if what I've witnessed is how it is. They've truly discovered the balance of how to live your best life while walking a career, relationship, and family path of their own choosing. Oh, and if you're a younger adult and do not feel like you've got this down yet—that's perfectly okay, and keep reading. For me, basic idea is…
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Free Printable Christmas Wall Art – Christmas Bucket List
How about needing some new holiday decor? This time of year, especially after the last almost two years of COVD stuff, it can be hard to get into the swing of the holidays. I personally have found it super difficult to have much motivation this year, with the exception of forcing things for my daughter's benefit. I wanted to create something that would serve as not only Christmas wall art, but a printable reminder of the little things we get to do only this time of year, really. Things that force us to stop and take a breath, enjoy the things we do have and relax together as a family.…
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Mother’s Day 2019
So – my 2019 Mother’s Day was beautiful. Fantastic in that I woke to my six-year-old bringing me coffee in bed. Remarkable in that shortly after that, my dad brought over some chocolate-covered strawberries, and we all enjoyed one. Perfectly perfect in that around noon, my daughter and I left to meet my mom and spend a few hours together getting pedicures and eating Mexican food. Extraordinary in that upon arriving home, my Hunny had made a ginormous dinner, with kielbasa (which made me think (and miss) even more of my lovely grandmother) and not one but TWO homemade pies. With his grandmothers’ recipes. Lemon meringue and strawberry. And I…
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My 4 Steps In Dealing With Stress (Your Mileage May Vary)
It’s not easy, but the truth is, when there are things happening to you in life, that are out of your control, or when things hit you from seemingly out of nowhere, it’s SO difficult to keep a positive outlook sometimes. For the past month, it’s felt like every time I turn around, something comes at me from outer space that just knocks me flat on my duff. An unexpected car repair that I hadn’t budgeted for. An issue with my health insurance that was going to cost me ten times per month or more to cover. Stressing about things to the point where my ‘day job’ work suffered, and…
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Design the Life of Your Dreams (Actual Glitter Not Required, But Encouraged)
