As a teenager I remember the year I finally convinced my mom to get up around 3:00 a.m. to drive to Houston for the Black Friday sale. Mervyns was giving away snow globes to the first 100 people in line, and I really wanted one. We got to the store way before a line had…
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How to Quit Your Job with Grace & Class
Discover 5 ways to make quitting your job easier.
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No Formal Training Required – A Journey to Marketing Success
Growing up, my dream was to be an elementary school teacher, but after a foreign exchange trip to Germany in high school, I declared my major in college would be international relations. I dreamed of working for the United Nations or being an ambassador for the United States to a foreign country. I had planned…
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5 Ways Letting Go of Fear of Failure Will Push You Towards Success
Imagine how different your world would be today if you hadn’t snubbed your nose at things you initially thought sounded “too good to be true”. Life is full of people who pushed the limits – tried the things others dared not to try – and came out on top. Consider your smartphone. A mere decade…
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Who Knew That It Really Won’t Be Like This For Long?
It’s been a long time since I woke up at 3:00 in the morning to check on my little girl. She’s three and a half now, and for over a year she’s been sleeping through the night. It’s a blessing. There was a time in my life when the only thing I was praying for…
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5 Lessons Learned from My Life as a Polar Bear
Six years ago today, I crawled out of bed, loaded up my car for the local Fair Parade, with a polar bear costume in tow, and completed the hottest stint of my marketing career. I dressed up as a polar bear and walked the entire parade route, handing out balloons to little kids while my…
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4 Simple Steps to Making Guilt Free S’Mores When You’re on a Diet
Fall is here, and that means campfires and backyard campouts at our home. Campfires mean roasted marshmallows, and roasted marshmallows mean S’mores. Seven weeks ago I made a decision to go on a much needed sugar detox and diet. I’d put on 27 pounds in two years from poor eating choices and a lack of…
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Mastering the Art of Work-Life Balance as a Working Mom
They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and I am starting to believe it. But maybe not for the reasons you’d expect. When my daughter was born three and a half years ago, I struggled to find the balance between being a new mom and being a working mom. Like many…
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Life Lessons Learned at the County Fair
Attending the fair is an annual tradition at our house. Since my daughter was born, we’ve taken her to our local Four States Fair. Yesterday marked the fourth year she has made the pilgrimage, and as I watched her shine throughout the excitement, I pondered how much we learn about life at an early age….
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6 Easy Ideas for a Backyard Campout with a Toddler
My husband surprised my daughter and me by putting up our tent in the front yard last night. For about two months now, she has been begging to sleep outside. But it has either been too hot or raining (mostly the later). Her first outside camping experience came Easter weekend this year. We put up…
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