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As I was surfing Pinterest (my newest addiction) and checking out various fashion items, it struck me that many of the clothing styles I truly love, I’d never wear. Why is that, you ask?  I began to ponder, and realized I haven’t dresssed true to my tastes in a long, long time. Heck, maybe ever. [...]

I am a natural born rule follower.  I follow directions, I follow instructions, I obey signs, I obey laws. It’s just who I am and the way I work.  If I think about breaking the rules, I also break out in a sweat. My tween daughter has begged me for a Facebook account for EVER. [...]

I’m an organizer. I have been probably since birth. Heck, I orchestrated a 3 week overdue arrival so I could be born under the sign of fastidious organization, Virgo. When I was a kid, I shared a room with my messy sister. Her side was chaos, full of rejected food and wrappers, dirty clothes, magazines [...]

We’ve all seen the media play out the demise of the Schwarzenegger/Shriver marriage, seemingly with some distasteful glee. Every day there are new articles, new pictures, new details. The public at large seems fascinated with the tawdry dirt being added to an ever increasing pile. While I have never been a fan of Arnold’s (nor [...]

I had a really wonderful Mother’s Day, which included sleeping in while my husband and daughters prepared a delicious breakfast in bed. They also gave me some wonderful handmade gifts, some purchased gifts, and the gift of time. I was able to have time to myself to go for a run, take a leisurely shower [...]

My youngest daughter has been what we’ve called “feisty” pretty much from the get go. She was a quiet baby, choosing to sleep most of the day, for the first few weeks. Then? Watch out. She had colic, but not in the evening. It was all day long crying and screaming, stopping only at night [...]

When I was a young 25 year old, pregnant with my first child, I got tons of advice and encouragement, as you do.  My pregnancy was what my doctor referred to as “textbook.”  Many times when I’d be in his office having my prenatal checks, he’d joke that he wished all pregnancies were like mine [...]

I grew up in a family of readers.  I was read to nightly from as early on as I can remember, and encouraged to read on my own as well.  I began reading simple books around age three and my love of reading grew steadily from there.  My Mom,  my Grandmother and I all read voraciously, [...]

When I was pregnant with my eldest child, I worked full time as a Jr.Preschool teacher in a bilingual daycare. While in University, hoping to attend Teacher’s College, I decided that the age group I really wanted to work with was under age five.  I then continued on to college and received my ECE (Early [...]

The day started like any other, I flipped on CNN as I began to get dressed for the busy morning ahead of breakfasts and school buses. Tears began to roll down my cheeks, as I stood staring at the horrific and astounding images on the screen.  My two girls, like most mornings, inevitably came in [...]