A Mother, By Any Other Name…
My mother always makes a big deal out of being a mother. She is a mother with a capital M. In fact, she considers it a sign of disrespect to spell mother or mom without a capital M. Even now, … Continue reading
Tag Archives: children
What I Did During My Summer Vacation
weI know; I recognize the irony. It is a week before Christmas and I’m just getting around to telling you what I did during my summer vacation. Here’s what happened: I had intended to spend the summer creating a few … Continue reading
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Tagged A Place and a Time, children, css, Montana Public Radio, Old Friend from Far Away, parenting, Renee's Reads, soccer mom, summer vacation, The Write Question, travel, web site design
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The Summer I Have Imagined
My younger daughter had her last tee ball game on Tuesday, my older daughter’s last spring soccer practice is tonight and her last game is Sunday. Next Wednesday is the last day of school, and we are officially gearing up … Continue reading
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Tagged basketball, Bitterroot Wellness Center, blogging, book reviews, children, Intutive New-Trition, Irish dance, library, life philosophy, McGrath Editing, nutrition, organizing, parenting, planning, summer, summer reading, swimming, time management, web site design
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Nothing But Fun
As I mentioned in a post last week, some friends took us to the Coeur d’Alene Casino for my birthday weekend. We left on Friday morning and returned on Saturday afternoon and I enjoyed every minute of our mini-getaway. I … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness
Tagged activities, children, Coeur d'Alene Casino, eating out, enjoyment, escape, food, fun, hotel, learning, parenting, pleasure, road trip, yard sales
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What’s Not Working: Organizing Children’s Books
This post has moved to A Place and a Time. Being a former librarian, my family tends to accumulate books. Having a lot of books in the house is good. Having more books than you have room for on your … Continue reading
Posted in A Place and a Time
Tagged bookcase, books, children, children's books, Leap Frog tag, library, organizing, reading, recycling, TJBeary, yoga Book Exchange
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Forms of Violence
On National Public Radio this morning, the announcer reported that 49 bodies were found by the side of the highway in Mexico. “What follows in the next four minutes will be disturbing…” he said, and I promptly flicked the radio … Continue reading
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Tagged agreeableness, anxiety, appreciation, children, criticism, injustice, introvert, loving-kindness meditation, National Public Radio, parenting, personal responsibility, sensitivity, violence
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Memoir Mondays: Growing Up Fast
On Monday evenings I meet with a group of friends and we do writing exercises from Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend from Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir. Each Monday, this blog will feature a reworking of one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged appearance, children, dress, earrings, fashion, marketing, memoir, Natalie Goldberg, Old Friend from Far Away, parenting, party, play, role models, writing
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Why It’s Bad to Be Busy
Ask someone how they’ve been lately, and chances are you’ll get some variation of, “Busy!” Most people announce this proudly, as if their cluttered schedule is some kind of reflection on the depth of meaning in their life. I would … Continue reading
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Tagged activities, busy, children, doing less, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, down-time, exercise, family, meditation, napping, nutrition, quiet, relaxation, Richard Carlson, scheduling, sports, stress, time management, work-life balance
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What’s Not Working: Organizing Jewelry
This post has moved to A Place and A Time. Every year our local historical museum hosts a used art, jewelry, and antiques sale. It’s a great place to get art and jewelry at discount prices (in fact, I’ve gotten … Continue reading
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Tagged antiques, art, bracelets, children, clearing out, de-clutter, earring hanger, earring holder, earrings, jewelry, jewelry box, jewelry chest, jewelry hanger, jewelry organizer, necklaces, organization, organizing, rings, sale, Stevensville Historical Museum
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Paying Myself First: My Screen-Free Week 2012
I was introduced to Screen-Free Week by the New Road Map Foundation and the Center for a New American Dream, both of which I discovered through Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez’s wonderful book Your Money or Your Life. I did … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Artist's Way, blogs, books, cell phone, Center for a New American Dream, children, chores, compulsion, creativity, email, Facebook, family, housekeeping, Internet, Joe Dominguez, magazines, marketing, media, media deprivation, New Road Map Foundation, newspapers, pay yourself first, play, quality time, radio, reading deprivation, screen-free week, social media, technology, text, time management, Vicki Robin, Your Money or Your Life
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