As we traveled cross country on our 2600 miles, 10-day family road trip to Ontario, Canada we found our smart phones indispensable in making our trip a little smoother. With the assistance of GPS capability, a map app, the RoadAhead app and…

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I’m a warrior, a road warrior. Well, among other things. Really. Just hear me out.

Being a family of six limits our options when it comes to travel. Heck, being a family of six limits us financially in several respects, because as you can guess six times any dollar amount usually equals much more than most people can afford.

 

Hence, over the last few years this family has become a band of road warriors, trekking it across…

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The dictionary defines guilt as “a feeling of responsibility or remorse for some offense, crime, or wrong, whether real or imagined.” Real or imagined, that sounds about right. Might even be more accurate, at least helpful, if they added a footnote, “Warning: Duration of guilt known to last several years. Atonement not guaranteed.” Now that’s the kind of guilt I know. Come to think of it, I didn’t know there was another kind.

 

It’s taken me a while, but I’m fairly proud of…

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Do you have a GPS navigator in your car?  I don’t because I’m a woman and I always know where I’m going.  And if I don’t, I ask…or use a map.  This ancient method has never failed me yet.

However, as a man, my husband is often lost.  He refuses to ask for directions and the only map he has in his truck is a map of Texas, which really doesn’t help him when he is driving through South Dakota.  So, it is probably a good thing he has GPS navigator in both of his…

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Clarity is amazing, when it hits you. I have been working so hard on my business which I truly love, but sometimes I feel like I am working backwards. The other day, it hit me that I needed to make some changes because my business was growing quicker than I realized. If I was to keep up with the pace, what and how was I going to do it. Then, the big CLARITY hit me like a ton of bricks and I just started doing the happy dance. It was amazing because when it hits, it provides you with an outlook… Continue

I used to sit and watch my friend's kids with envy....not envy...maybe jealousy was the word. This was back in the TTC days when the Hubby

and I were trying, I was charting and taking my temperature and on a high

protein, no caffeine , no fun diet trying… Continue

Almost this time last year when we went to Hunky Hubs Company picnic J

Myster wasn't even crawling yet. This Company Picnic was on my birthday

last year, this year they pushed it to September and decided to do it in

Sedona. So while I've talked about the drive down to Sedona being a… Continue

Travelling of any sort is always a crap shoot for me. Aside from the logistics of 4 kidlets, (although, with everyone out of “babyhood”, I have finally become adept enough at packing that I can leave behind the kitchen sink!), the Griswold moniker is well earned…I seem to encounter “adventures” that fall outside of the typical. Moreover, MY typical usually falls within…

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“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” Proverbs 3:5-6

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Now that I have gotten settled back in from MY incredible road trip, & have a moment or two before my own stolen towels need to be tossed in to the dryer, I know you’re all anxiously awaiting the results of my cheer weekend…right Cheryl??!! Surprisingly, despite living a mere 4 or 5 hours away from…

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Over my daughter’s spring break I decided to take her on a road trip, not to the beach, nor skiing in the mountains, but back to my hometown. I grew up in a small

farming community in east-central Illinois.yes""> Look Tolono up on a map, you might find it just south of

Champaign. It is a 7-hour drive,

so Elle and I packed up Sarge and headed east.yes""> We had ample tunes and conversation to keep us awake and

alert for the…

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I should have my own parking space at JFK and LaGuardia. Many industries are like mine, you need to get on a plane to see a customer, work a trade show, evaluate a factory, research a new opportunity, train a sales force or just be present at an industry networking event. There is little you can do about the distance from your family but there is something you can do about making your trip comfortable and productive! I will break it down from booking the trip to arriving home…..

First and… Continue

took to writing little articles for AC :
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