Self Care

Finding Time for Mom

May 17, 2012
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Where do all the hours go?  We fill our days with activities, commitments and caring for others and often – very often forget ourselves. Making sure you get some breaks to do something nice for yourself is of utmost importance in order to be a [...]

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Weekly Household Quick Tip

May 14, 2012
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Tackling this daily task in the Weekly Household Planner: Exercise We all know how much better we feel when we get a little exercise.  Not only do we have more energy, but we sleep better and our mood tends to even out.  Our bodies crave [...]

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A Mom’s #1 Stress Buster

February 24, 2012
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There seems to be a few consistent factors that tend to trigger mommy stress, including financial strain, parenting concerns and worries, unrealistic expectations of ourselves and our kids, lack of support, too much to do in too little time, relationship conflict and just plain exhaustion. [...]

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Up Your Game in 2012

January 12, 2012
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Face it, some days are easier than others!  As a mom you are constantly giving to everyone else.   As I write this note it is only 9:00 AM and I am already exhausted – I am in the midst of potty training and we have [...]

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Goals, Girlfriends, Guts and Glory

October 20, 2011
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This past weekend I hit a personal goal of mine – to complete a half-marathon. I traveled several hours from home, along with my family who wonderfully support me and are my biggest cheerleaders to compete in the Girlfriend’s Half Marathon in Vancouver, Washington. As [...]

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Getting Out of the Holding Pattern

September 1, 2011
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It is easy to get into a rhythm with our lives that becomes very familiar and typical – especially with a busy family circling around us and hardly enough time for us to snag a few minutes to catch our breath. As I go through [...]

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Get in the Boat!

May 23, 2011
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By Dana Bailey I looked at the calendar and saw six of the seven days for this week full of appointments or events; dentist appointments, orthodontist appointments, sports banquet and biggest of all, my daughters graduation party. And in the midst of it all I [...]

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Finding Your Happy Place

April 22, 2011
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“We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.  We cannot change our past…..we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way.  We cannot change the inevitable.  The only thing we can do is play [...]

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Realistic Resolutions – bite sized!

December 31, 2010
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It is that time of year when you are probably thinking about resolutions for 2011. I have been a little pre-occupied so today is really the first chance I have had to truly give consideration to what things I would like to change during the [...]

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The Bible in 90 Days

December 29, 2010
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I have never read the bible cover to cover……… there I said it!   A little embarrassing for me.  This has been something that has been on my list of things I want to accomplish, but it has not happened.  I fail every time I [...]

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