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What To Do If Your Kid Hates ‘Healthy Stuff’…

'What's that? .... I don't like those ...I'm not eating anything that has vegetables in it! If you are a parent, no doubt you've heard one of those declarations and I'm sure a few other 'rules' that kids create for what they will and won't eat. Yes, my kids too. [read more]

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The Cool Mom’s Club

I actually sometimes felt bad for my kids, and a little embarrassed that I quite possibly wasn't as fun as some of the other moms. After many days of feeling faulty, I came to the conclusion that I was experiencing the effects of peer pressure- a desire to be a part of the popular crowd. [read more]

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Let’s Just Not….

‘Now don’t panic….’ Really?! How am I not supposed to panic after someone starts their sentence with those words. ‘What is it?!’ I immediately start to panic. My husband went on to tell me that he had gotten a job offer….(so far so good)….it would last 10 weeks….(not terrible so far)….and it was across the country in [read more]

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The Trouble with Being a Stay at Home Parent

I’ve always wanted to be a stay at home mom. I think the idea of it spun into a fairytale in my head. Spending lazy days with my beautiful children, creating a warm and relaxing home for my family, cooking and baking delicious treats in the kitchen and doing clever crafts with the kids. It all sounded like something that I’d love. And [read more]

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Getting Back on Track

When I moved to California after living in New York for 8 years, I was thrown way off-balance. The people I had talked to on a daily basis…the familiar streets and scenes… were all gone in the blink of an eye. It had taken me 8 years to figure out how I worked in New York. I had no idea how I worked in California. To be fair, [read more]

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Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthier

I know a few things about what my kids like and don’t like to eat. My daughter doesn’t like the veggie breakfast sausages, only the bacon. She doesn’t like cheese….unless its on pizza, shredded, or mixed into something. I know my son will have 4 helpings of something he’s into, but I’ll have to work for [read more]

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The Dust Made Me Do It

There is something about certain kinds of dirt that can send me into an obsessive fixation. It’s not so much the smudges, marks, or stuck on kind. I mean, yeah, that kind bothers me too, but I can let it go. I’m talking about the kind you can sweep up into a pile. It mocks me as I lie on my exercise mat while doing my Pilates DVD. I [read more]

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