“Mom…you don’t have to be perfect!” I sensed a tension in her tone, but I was unsure the reason. Judgment? Disappointment? Recognition of hypocrisy personified right in front of her? My gaze moved from the mirror and landed on this girl standing next to me. This...
What if you are entering 2015 with no resolutions but survival? Or maintaining the status quo? What if there is no big word to live into? Or the word is something you don’t want to share? Like sobriety? Or grief? Just a shout out that if name it and claim it is not...
In a panic about spending, gifts and Christmas? A few last minute basics on keeping Christmas about more than money. Today at MOPS International’s Hello Darling blog, 5 Tactics to Minimize Money Stress Over the Holidays. And a few ideas I didn’t include...
Hi Friends! Happy 2 weeks until Christmas! As we hustle and bustle to get our Christmas ordering, shopping, and wrapping done, how do we help our children not go bizerk over their wish lists for Santa?! At the Hello Darling blog I wrote 5 Ways to Help Kids Avoid...
This feels like one big introduction of friends, a holiday party right here. Because I want you to know these interesting, smart, talented women, and I want them to know you. Some might call this a “Ones to Watch” list, women who are on the rise in their...