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What Me Worry? I’m a Mom, it’s my job!
This summer, my last college graduate is home doing what many recent college grads do, hunting for a job. (She’s a telecommunications/marketing major if anyone is hiring!) As I watched her cross the stage to get her $100,000.00 piece of paper, I couldn’t ignore the movie playing inside my head of all that’s passed and…
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Success Driven by Passion
I have always believed that in order to be successful, you must be engaged with something you’re passionate about. That goes for all aspects of life, not just work, but everyday life. Keeping passion alive is what makes every day an adventure. How I love adventures! Some say that optimism is inherited while others…
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AT&T – Too Big To Care
When I started my business over 20 years ago, shortly in to ownership, I changed my phone and wireless service over to AT&T. Since then, I have been a loyal customer. Very recently, my daughter and I upgraded our phones. When I got my bill, there was an “upgrade fee” which in my humble…
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A Different Perspective on Food
I had the good fortune of attending an event in Chicago, Farms to Forks which is three days full of lectures and food demonstrations geared to educate attendees about the power of health-promoting foods and the reality of health-harming foods. During the course of the weekend I was able to hear Dr. John McDougall, Dr.…
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Why Women Explain and Men Don’t
How many times have you had to cancel on someone and when you called to leave a message, you explained every last detail? “I’m sorry, but I have to cancel my appointment today. My son has a cold and his teacher called me to say that he’s now got a fever. He’s been dealing…
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Women and Value- It’s Time to Realize Your Worth!
It’s been going on for years. The disparity between pay for women and men continues. According to a report from the American Association of University Women, one year after receiving their diplomas, women earned 82 cents for every dollar men earned. In an article found in Wikipedia, “In 2010 the median income of a full-time year round…
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Good Friends = Good Health
When I was a young mom, I had little time for anything other than sleeping and an occasional warm meal. With four kids running around, time was no longer my own and nurturing friendships was out of the question. But here I am, I survived toddlers (I had four kids in six years), middle…
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Boston- This Runs for You!
As runner’s crossed the finish line at the Boston Marathon, the last thing on their mind was to duck and cover. They were focused on crossing the line that would mark a personal victory. A victory that came from months and for some years of training and dedication. The feelings of success, exhilaration, accomplishment all…
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Weight Loss Season Hype- Don’t Get Sucked In
“I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore!” This quote is from a very famous 1976 movie called, Network. I was a teen when this came out and I recall seeing Peter Finch brilliantly deliver that famous line as Howard Beale. Now it’s my turn to use it. It’s April, spring…