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When Is It Your Season?
Getting Real With Amy Larson It seems that in the Spring, my wanderlust is at an all-time high. One year in particular stands out. I was knee deep in diapers, bottles and…
Paula Deen Ate A Cheeseburger
Getting Real With Kathy Winn Stop The Presses!! Paul Deen ate a cheeseburger. On a cruise. A woman with diabetes is eating poorly on a cruise ship. It’s unbelievable! My response? Who cares.…
Hiring a Babysitter – 10 Tips from the Pros at Care4Hire.com
Hiring a babysitter can be a confusing task. There are so many things to consider as you face the task of selecting someone to care for your children in your…
Massage for Good Health
Getting Real With Lisa Van De Graaff, LMT For many of us, massage is a decadent indulgence we afford ourselves only when on vacation. As over-worked mothers, we fantasize about a…
When Holidays and Birthdays Compete
Getting Real With Veronica Ibarra When your birthday falls close to a major holiday often times your birthday theme seems pre-selected for life, and there is no guarantee that you’ll ever have more…
Overcome Mom Guilt by Connecting with Your Kids
Sometimes other things besides being a mom have to take the priority (like client demands that pay the bills and keep a roof over our heads) but I find ways…
Blessings in the Wrinkles – The Tale of a Recovering Perfectionist
Getting Real With Lisa Van De Graaff The other night, in one of those 3am fits to find the perfect sleeping position (and to resume my fanciful dream that was interrupted…
Summer is the Time of Fire
A balanced fire element will reap the rewards of spring’s labors with long summer days spent enjoying the companionship of loved ones.…
You Shouldn't Use the TV as a Babysitter, Right?
by Shadra Bruce Let’s face it, whether you’re a single parent or just home alone with the kids, there are times when you simply need to take a break. When the…
Monday Night Are For Making Friends
by Shadra Bruce I grew up for the most part in Boise, Idaho. Not the biggest city in the world, but big enough that there was always plenty to do,…
The Importance of Trusting Others with my Kids
One of the things I struggle with most as a mother is relinquishing control and trusting others with my children.…
It’s NOT McDonald’s Fault!
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey It seems to me, that lately there’s been a huge backlash against various food products. The cases I’ve heard a lot about lately are: McDonald’s being…
Winter Zen
Getting Real With Lisa Van De Graaff In Oriental Medicine’s Five-Element Theory, it is the time of water. Water is our essence, our life force, and our sense of will. The…
Power of Social Media
Marketing certainly is not what it used to be. It is certainly unlikely, if not impossible to attend any sort of marketing class or seminar that does not address the…
Holiday Blues
The holidays as I was growing up were always full of family. There were always lots of people around and so I guess that is part of what I am…
Are You Handing Your Kids to Predators?
It’s easy, these days, to forget how much of the information we put on the Internet is accessible to everyone. I don’t like thinking about what kind of risk I’m…
The Toy Purge
Getting Real With Wanda Morrissey Toys, toys, and more toys! There were days when I felt like I was drowning in toys. Toys in the living room, toys in the bedroom…
Life Is Precious
We have all been through personal tragedies and loss of loved ones at some point in our lives. Let this be a small reminder to be thankful for today and…
Busy Life
Our lives seem to get busier and busier as each day passes us by. We have everyday life, work, children, homework, sports, family and friends, household chores, and the list…
