3 Simple Steps to Start Your Day
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3 Simple Steps to Start Your Day

How to Reset Routines to Reflect Your Priorities

Summer is just around the corner and for families, that means schedules and routines change. Transition periods, like the end of the school year or start of a new season provide a natural time to refresh daily habits and refocus on what is important. Establishing a daily rhythm…

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Comma Confidence
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Comma Confidence

Have you ever felt inadequate or like an imposter? I have to share a secret with you: I’ve never felt confident using commas in writing (and yes, I’m a writer and author. But I believe in having a good team around me and one of their strengths is commas, so they help me edit work). My uncertainty with commas has been like a little haze in the background of my brain and finally the fuzz got buzzing loud enough that I took an action step.

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Failure & Forgiveness
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Failure & Forgiveness

In the town where I live, there is a large paint spill in front of a humble strip mall people drive by all day long. It’s evidence of a mistake where poured paint meant for striping and guiding drivers into correct paths accidentally spilled into a bright splattered mess startling drivers with a double-take. I’ve often wondered why…

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