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Welcome, Wednesday: What to do if your don’t like your kid’s teacher…
Seems like a funny time to post commentary on not liking your kid’s teacher. However, I’m thinking about it today as the school year draws to a close, because, this year I wasn’t enamored of CL’s...
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Thankful Thursday: SCHOOL’S OUT FOR THE SUMMER!
Celebrating with some chicken salad sandwiches, chips, hot cocoa, and a handsome barista who told us we’re cute (CL & PJ, simmer down, Jim; CL seriously tipped him 30 cents after I told her that –...
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Monday Musings*: Why I hope our girls grow up to be like their father
Happy Father’s Day! Heere are some reasons I hope my girls grow up to be like their dad. Like the color coordination of the girls’ dresses and the gift bag? That’s how we roll. 1. He’s brave and stands...
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Quick – Maxi skirt thoughts needed
First, go read about how great my husband is and the influence I hope he will have on our daughters. Now, I’m seriously considering investing in another maxi skirt. However, which one to choose? The...
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Yoga Pose Tuesday: Standing Straddle Forward Bend (Prasarita Padottanasana)
I have been blogging up a storm, no? This is some of the high quality procrastination you can expect from me in the coming weeks. For today I have written in my calendar: “Work on article revision, you...
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Welcome Wenesday: My favorite “lighter” banana bread recipe
I love muffins and quick breads but don’t often indulge because they don’t quite read “dessert” but are a bit heavy on the calorie – to – nutritional- content ratio for a regular b-fast/snack option....
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Frothy Friday: Fashion & Food (UPDATES)
Food: We last we met about food (banana bread), I referenced some “Mexican” Sloppy Joes. They were (according to those who ate them), scrumptious. Want the recipe? Remember, this dish was all about...
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Miss me? On painted nails and sidewalks ending
Promise to back to blogging soon. Moving/travel madness has taken hold. Until then, take a gander at two thing: 1. My nails (this color is in honor of my Mini making it to CA safely). The car is...
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Monday and Mindfulness: Empirical Evidence (DOES IT WORK?)
Haven’t talked research lately, and thought it was time. That’s what you come here for, right? Not banana bread recipes and Maxi skirt commentary (holler if you want an update on that, BTW). So, I’ve...
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Yoga Victory!
Remember when I wrote about a few disgruntled parents trying to keep yoga out of schools in Encinitas, CA? Well it went to court and the judge (John Meyer is his name, how unfortunate for him) said...
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Thursday: Thanks a million
Here’s some things I’m happy about today…may you be so inspired 1. Dancing to hard-core rap with Poppy (by hard-core I mean Electric Company cast members rapping about phonics) 2. California salads....
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Wondering on a Wednesday…
Today has me thinking about some things: 1. Can you patronize prostitutes and consider yourself a feminist? (Elliot Spitzer thinks you can) 2. Am I still of an age to consider how to improve my pool...
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Thinking on a Thursday…To push or not to push (yourself or others)
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how much push yourself or your kids. None (or very few, surely) of us want to be a tiger mom. BUT, kids also don’t always know what’s good for them. Neither do...
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Be brave, be bold, Monday on a Tuesday
Not claiming that posting my “promised” Monday post on Tuesday is brave or bold, yet is it? Consider that, friends and readers (who are, of course, friends). So, pushing or not pushing. Ever heard of...
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Relievers, stress and otherwise…
I’ve been thinking, I can list off a whole bunch of stress relievers/coping mechanisms I “use.” True. There are loads of good ones: Running. Yoga. Dog walking. Breath (of the focused, intentional...
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What we did for Yoga Pose Tuesday
Today is Wednesday, I recognize that. If that I’m posting about Yoga Pose Tuesday on Wednesday bugs you, what I’m going to describe as our Yoga for yesterday is REALLY going to chafe. However, here are...
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What makes you…
proud? Your work? Your academic achievement? Your friendships? Your fitness? Your cooking skills? Consider as I craft a post on this for tomorrow. Until then, admire a picture of CL with her new (two...
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Pride: It’s okay to have some (and admit it)
When working with middle and high school students I told every group at some point, “I don’t care how smart or good looking you were born, you had nothing to do with that. The question is, what are you...
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Frothy Friday: Bags and what they say about you
Truth is, I have no idea what bags say about the user. I buy one every couple of years from Queen Bee Creations…here’s my current one: It’s called the “trucker” and is designed to hold a loptop and...
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Doing the right thing
Spike Lee, I am not. However, I am pleased when folks are awesome. See this cute photo? He did not need to be prompted to get in the photo; there was some enthusiasm there I was out for my run, and...
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