Life Lessons: Karen Moline
Today’s Life Lessons subject is someone very dear to me. Karen Moline and I met years ago, thrust together by an agent who thought we might work well together on a then, unnamed book project. The agent was right; we DID work well together and the result was, Good Enough Mother, The Perfectly Imperfect Book [...]
Read More →Life Lessons: Roberta Lasky
Are you happy at the moment? YES! Over the moon. My husband, kids, me, my mother, my brother and cats are happy and healthy. What more could I ask for? If you could go back and say anything to your 16-year-old self now – what would it be? Do not worry, especially about what people [...]
Read More →Monday Morning Motivation: 3 Ways To Make The Most Out Of The Life You DIDN’T Plan!
Monday Morning Motivation: 3 Ways To Make The Most Out Of The Life You DIDN’T Plan! I’ve been a bit introspective this month, thinking about how far we’ve come over the course of the last year. To say it’s been light years would be a bit of an understatement. We’re on the cusp of [...]
Read More →Life Lessons: Natalie Pabon
Are you happy at the moment? I am happy in my own way. I am content with life and excited about the future, but I still have a ways to go before I hit “happiness” by societies standards. If you could go back and say anything to your 16-year-old self now – what [...]
Read More →Life Lessons: Tricia Oakes
Are you happy at the moment? Not to steal Rene’s moniker, but I’m good enough. Nothing is terrible, but I feel like I’m struggling a lot with the, “Is this it?” question. Degrees, marriage, house in the ‘burbs, kids. Is this it? Trying to figure out how to convert on the goals I have for [...]
Read More →Life Lessons: Sara Varney
Are you happy at the moment? Happy? Yes, but more importantly I am grateful for where and who I am in this moment. If you could go back and say anything to your 16 year old self now – what would it be? “This too shall pass.” At 16 I was clinically depressed, suicidal, and [...]
Read More →Life Lessons: Shelby Knox
Are you happy at the moment? Yes, because I’m finally learning that happiness doesn’t equal perfection. I’m starting to trust that I do know what I want and how to get it and take concrete steps toward my goals. Right now, I’m focusing on loving the stumbles as much as I love the triumphs because [...]
Read More →Our Story Begins: Why I’m Teaching My Kid To Face Reality, Not Chase Reality (TV)
I took a random look this week at my iTunes store. Checking through the list of shows that are most popular on the Apple site was more than a little disconcerting. Show upon show in the menu spelled out “reality” show after “reality” show. I place the word in quotes because there’s absolutely, positively, nothing [...]
Read More →Life Lessons: Kelli Williams
Hi, BlogHers! How excited are you to be in NYC and surrounded by all this phenomenal blogging talent? Well, we wanted to give you guys a chance to meet your fellow BlogHers here. Share a few Life Lessons with women who are taking time out this week to broaden their horizons and see what’s new [...]
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