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5 Pieces of Advice for Mothers Who Run Businesses from Home
By on May 16, 2012  |  Comments 0

5 Pieces of Advice for Mothers Who Run Businesses from Home

I’ve been remiss in posting on this web site. My business is in a growth phase and my workload has increased until I’m able to establish processes and pass some of the responsibilities to my team. Last week Benchmark Email contacted me and asked if I would guest post on their blog in honor of [...]

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Bad Romance on International Women’s Day
By on March 09, 2012  |  Comments 0

Bad Romance on International Women’s Day

I’ve been trying to craft a post in my head the past week knowing that International Women’s Day was upon us, but it never got from my head to the blog. When I saw the following video, I knew I had to share it. I am neither an avowed Republican or Democrat. I’m new to [...]

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12 Ways to Be a Better Parent in the New Year
By on January 02, 2012  |  Comments 1

12 Ways to Be a Better Parent in the New Year

It’s a new year and many of us consider our personal goals or our career goals, but have you considered your parenting goals? Here are 12 parenting tips that will enhance your relationship with your child this year. Be consistent. No matter how tired or fed up you are, consistency is key for long-term parenting [...]

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I Don’t Like My Children Right Now
By on December 09, 2011  |  Comments 1

I Don’t Like My Children Right Now

The following article was from a column I wrote and was published in the Wasaga Sun on July 30, 1997. I don’t like my children right now. Now that you’ve finished gasping and thinking terrible things about me – I’ll explain. I love my kids. They’re the best thing that’s happened to me, but at [...]

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My youngest son after eating soot from the fireplace.
By on November 03, 2011  |  Comments 0

Hypothetical Children Behave Best

The following article was from a column I wrote and was published in the Wasaga Sun on July 16, 1997. Growth Spurts I was a better parent when I didn’t have children. My hypothetical children never tantrummed in public. They were incredibly polite. They were never out of control. They didn’t climb on the dinner [...]

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5 Pieces of Advice for Mothers Who Run Businesses from Home

5 Pieces of Advice for Mothers Who Run Businesses from Home

I’ve been remiss in posting on this web site. My business is in a growth phase and my workload has increased until I’m able to establish processes and pass some of the responsibilities to my team. Last week Benchmark Email contacted me and asked if I would guest post on their blog in honor of [...]

Bad Romance on International Women’s Day

Bad Romance on International Women’s Day

I’ve been trying to craft a post in my head the past week knowing that International Women’s Day was upon us, but it never got from my head to the blog. When I saw the following video, I knew I had to share it. I am neither an avowed Republican or Democrat. I’m new to [...]

12 Ways to Be a Better Parent in the New Year

12 Ways to Be a Better Parent in the New Year

It’s a new year and many of us consider our personal goals or our career goals, but have you considered your parenting goals? Here are 12 parenting tips that will enhance your relationship with your child this year. Be consistent. No matter how tired or fed up you are, consistency is key for long-term parenting [...]

I Don’t Like My Children Right Now

I Don’t Like My Children Right Now

The following article was from a column I wrote and was published in the Wasaga Sun on July 30, 1997. I don’t like my children right now. Now that you’ve finished gasping and thinking terrible things about me – I’ll explain. I love my kids. They’re the best thing that’s happened to me, but at [...]

My youngest son after eating soot from the fireplace.

Hypothetical Children Behave Best

The following article was from a column I wrote and was published in the Wasaga Sun on July 16, 1997. Growth Spurts I was a better parent when I didn’t have children. My hypothetical children never tantrummed in public. They were incredibly polite. They were never out of control. They didn’t climb on the dinner [...]

One Long Hard Look in the Mirror

One Long Hard Look in the Mirror

I read two excellent posts today that I wanted to highlight because the same considerations have crossed my mind. The thought process usually begins with “What the hell are they thinking?” and ends with me shaking my head and trying to ponder how so many archaic sexist attitudes are still considered the norm in our [...]

Scrubbing The Sticky Floor

Scrubbing The Sticky Floor

Failure is a means to spur us on to create something better. Something more successful. When I realized my marriage failed to provide me with what I needed to be a happy, whole person, I spent a lot of time thinking (much of it in bed) trying to determine what I could have / should [...]

TED Talk: Reinventing Feminism

TED Talk: Reinventing Feminism

Sometimes the models of a meaningful life are in our own kitchen… You can catch presenter Courtney Martin and many other smart writers over at Feministing.com

Where Would You Be?

Where Would You Be?

One night President Obama and his wife Michelle decided to do something out of routine and go for a casual dinner at a restaurant that wasn’t too luxurious. When they were seated, the owner of the restaurant asked the president’s secret service if he could please speak to the First Lady in private. They obliged [...]

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day

“Fathers, like mothers, are not born. Men grow into fathers – and fathering is a very important stage in their development.” David M. Gottesman The sexiest, most interesting men alive, are not the ones with six packs for abs, nor the men who are driving flashy cars and carrying thick wallets. They’re the fathers who [...]