Ah, the holidays. They’re supposed to be “the most wonderful time of the year”, but they often fall short of our lofty expectations. The effort to make things magical (especially for our kids) saps our energy and stresses us out. What if it were possible, though, to enjoy your holidays again? To sail into January with your sanity intact? I’ve…
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How to Stay Sane During the Holidays
How to Create the Cancer Binder That Every Patient Needs to Stay Organized
When I was in breast cancer treatment, one of the things that surprised me was the staggering amount of information I had to process and keep track of. I needed to remember dozens of appointment dates, my countless questions for the doctors, my test results, and my doctor contact information among 1,000 other things. Coordinating all this info was tricky. …
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Mamas, Here’s How to Use Trello and Why It Will Change Your Life
Do you ever find something wonderful and just want to shout about it from the rooftops? That’s how I feel about Trello. Since I was a kid I’ve been a compulsive list-maker, but I could never make my lists work for me. My shopping lists were at home when I was at the store. My to-do lists didn’t actually help…
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Ready to Get Fit? Here’s How to Exercise with Kids in the House
Before I had children, I had an awesome exercise habit. I’d leave my workout clothes right next to my bed, and as soon as I opened my eyes, I’d put them on and head to the gym in my apartment complex. Once I had kids, though, that all changed. When I opened my eyes in the morning, it was typically…
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65+ Ideas for Your Fall Family Bucket List
I’m a big believer in bucket lists. Here’s why: life moves by at an unbelievably fast rate. We often have a kind of vague notion that we’d like to be doing amazing things for ourselves and our families. We get swept up in the day-to-day, though. We change the diapers, sweep the floors, buy the groceries, and time slips away…
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