The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness.  When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe.  You relinquish that position to your children. -Jessica Lange

I read on Wikipedia today (love Wikipedia by the way) about a term called Psychological resilience.  Its basically about an individuals tendency to cope with stress and adversity. It is most commonly understood as a…

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** I'm not good at getting lucky.

** Child labor is more expensive than it used to be.

** A little piece of me dies every time people "REPLY…

Awesome Italian cookies my grandmother used to make! ...and they are super easy! Give them a try ladies!

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Hey Mommy bloggers! I have been drinking Robeks freshly squeezed juice before the nutrition month...

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We sleep with a fan on. It's not for the breeze (I don't even think it is pointed at the bed), but for the quiet sound it emits. Our son sleeps with a music player shuffling through some hand-picked soft music. I am not sure how all of us got used to sleeping with a little bit of noise, but that's a different post for a different day.…

I honestly don't know where the time has gone, but apparently, I blinked, and my kids are old enough to have the "sex talk" in school.  I know -- crazy, right??!!!!  Yep, the wonder of the ol' reproductive system has currently been the hot topic of fifth grade…

It's really tough when you start out doing anything new. It can sometimes feel like you want to throw in the towel and just quit. You might be starting an online business, writing a book, growing your blog or even just thinking about what direction to take. 

Because I have BEEN there...and I know how to break through. 

1. Write or market to one person. 

While it might seem scary to pick one specific person to be your target reader or target market, if…

I was involved in a major hair catastrophe last night.



I'm not sure where the urge came from but suddenly over the weekend I decided that I would dye my hair.  It's been five years since I did that, right after Kate was born.   



I picked out a pretty shade of dark brown with a hint of auburn in it.  That's mostly what I wanted, was a darker shade, with a tiny hint of natural red. 



What I got was a…

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Spent some time in PA this weekend with 300 other women for an awesome retreat! Check it out!

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My husband and I played tag this weekend with our son and niece. Playing tag as an adult is completely different than how you remember it. For starters, a big chunk of the fun is watching children react when they realize you are chasing them: They fall down in fits of giggles, try to direct you to tag someone else and even run toward you just to become "it" next. I also learned that my husband still tries to chase after me, which after…

Early last year we started investigating the idea of adding a second cochlear implant because we were having issues with my daughter being able to hear us when we were…

Did you know that you can teach your child how to sort by color without spending a ton of money?  Look around your house and you can easily find a wide variety of items that you can use to teach your child their colors.  For example you can use cereal, gummy bears, articles of clothing, blocks, construction paper, and a variety of other object around…

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