I once had a mompreneur of 3 little ones ask, “What’s the use of planning when my plan never works?” I think we’ve all been there. When you are a working mom, especially one that works from home, it seems that your day is often at the mercy of your needy toddler.  Kids are anything [...]

‘Tis the season to make New Year’s Resolutions. The beginning of a year is a wonderful time to review, reflect, and refine; a time to look forward to a brighter, more abundant future. Unfortunately, many people are going to fail at their grand resolutions long before they turn their calendar to February. Why is that? [...]

Will you be one of among thousands who will make a New Year’s Resolution this year? For those of you committed to success, here are some helpful tips so that THIS year you can make your resolution a reality.
1. Write your resolution: This involves actually sitting down (or you may stand if you prefer) and [...]

Growing up there were just some things that we were expected to do: help clean the house, weed the garden, practice our instrument, and play on the community soccer team. I didn’t love to do my chores, but I did them. Practicing the piano was tolerable  so I did that. But when it came to [...]

Joy isn’t a word we hear very often nor is it something we feel as often as I believe we’re intended to. Joy is more than satisfaction or pleasure which are often dictated by circumstances out of our control. Joy is a conscience, daily choice to see the good in ourselves and the world around [...]

Raise your hand if you dislike the word balance.  For many working moms, balance is a dirty word that stirs an array of negative emotions. Why? Because they feel like life balance is an unrealistic and unachievable ideal. However, I’d like to suggest that the reason for this may be because your working (or not [...]

Story goes that not so long ago a group of researchers came together to study how kids respond to odd situations. The first study subject was a little boy about the age of seven. He went into the large, empty room and in the middle of the floor was a pile of fresh horse manure. [...]

Do you remember Stuart Smalley from Saturday Night Live? You know, he wore those tacky 80’s sweaters and at the beginning and ending of each segment he would look himself in the mirror and say, “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and – doggonit – people like me.” As a youngster, I remember thinking this [...]

We all have embarrassing moments, but some are worse than others. This one is definitely ranked in the “worse” category for me, especially since it could have been prevented. During my high school and college years, I taught piano lessons on and off to pay the bills (and of course because it sure beat flipping [...]

Do you know anyone who is a champion blamer? You know who I’m talking about - the perpetual victim that has the uncanny ability to tag everyone else for all the misfortune and unhappiness in their lives; everyone except themselves, of course. Chances are you’ve known or currently know someone that fits that description. [...]