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Ease, Joy and Humor Journal
Let’s capture those little moments in life where we are gliding, just for a second. I will update this journal each night with small, cheerful moments. Feel free to contribute your moments of joy, humor and ease in the comments below! (Listen to my podcast about this Journal here.) 9/5/2023 9/4/2023 9/2/2023 9/1/2023 8/21/2023 8/20/2023…
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I had to stifle my laughter…
“Mom, that car is named after a horse.” “Mmmhmm. You’re right, honey.” “It’s named after a $*cking bronco!” 😳😳😳 “Sweetie, it’s called a BUCKing bronco.” Does parenting look different than you ever imagined? Join Mom Flies Solo creator Michele Fiala for a FREE Live Webinar, Parenting Through the Unexpected.
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Best Piece of Advice I Ever Received. Period.
This is the 4th part in my series on the best advice I’ve received. Friends, we have arrived at #1 in the countdown. Drumroll please… The best piece of advice I’ve ever received is: Build a life from which you don’t need a vacation. (I’ll add that I strongly support taking vacations anyway…😉) But how…
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Best Piece of Advice I Ever Received, Part 3
And the runner up for Best Piece of Advice I Ever Received is….. “Don’t negotiate against yourself.” An acquaintance (with whom I was involved in a transaction) gave me this advice. She delivered the advice delivered off-handedly while passed each other on a run. Bells instantly rang in my head. Those bells reverberated through me…
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Best Advice I’ve Ever Received, Part 1
This is the first part of a series on the best advice I’ve ever received. Over the next four weeks, I’ll write about statements that have altered my life and inspired me for years. Although it’s impossible to rank their importance, I will attempt to count them down, Casey Kasem style. “And coming in at…
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All the Memberships
I’m the kind of mom who buys all the memberships. Science center, botanical garden, zoo: if you can name it, I will buy a membership to it. I know a family who buys only one membership per year. They go to that place once a month for 12 months and then buy a different membership for the…
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Interdependence Day
Today is the 4th of July. It is a great day because I woke up healthy. Three years ago, I feared that I might not. I was in the emergency room, listening intently to the young doctor who had just examined my CT scan. “You have five masses in your abdomen,” she stated perfunctorily. “It…
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Maximize your Vacation by Packing Smarter
I consider myself lucky to have travelled a lot for my career to a lot of beautiful locations. But one thing I haven’t done much is to travel for vacation. I used to joke with friends who told me about their trips: “Vay – what – shun? Nope. Sorry. Never heard of it.” But recently my family…
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A Pride Month Story
“Could you hand me those Barbie dolls?” my son asked. “Sure,” I replied, trying to hide my surprise. Not surprise that he would play with Barbies—even my brother had one that he would carry everywhere while he trailed after me. But until now, my son had completely neglected these dolls. Suddenly he was asking for…
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Excuse Me: I Have an Announcement to Make
How old does your child have to be before you remember not to declare loudly, “I’m going to go pee in the potty!” when you are with a group of adults? #askingforafriend
