Back To School Baby Step #6

August 15, 2011

Helping you get yourself and your family back to school without losing your cool one small step at a time! Baby Step #6   Hey Mom… What’s for dinner? This baby step is all about quick and dirty meal planning. Make a list of 5-10 of your family’s favorite meals including 2-3 ‘desperation dinners’ that [...]

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Back To School Baby Step #5

August 12, 2011

Helping you and your family get back to school without losing your cool! Baby Step #5 You’re getting sleepy… very sleepy… Start working your way towards a ‘school’ sleep schedule. This will probably take a few days and you might not get all the way there.  But any little bit you can do will prevent [...]

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Back To School Baby Step #4

August 10, 2011

Helping you get yourself and your family ready to go back to school without losing your cool one small step at a time! Baby Step #4 I know that last step might have been a little more than a baby step- so here’s a really easy one. Inspect last year’s lunchbox and backpack.  Are they [...]

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Back To School Baby Step #3

August 8, 2011

Helping you and your family get back to school without losing your cool! Baby Step #3 Who’s supposed to be where and when? Gather your schedules and calendars and put them all in one place. I’m talking about school calendars, schedules from scouts, music lessons, sports teams, church calendars, etc. etc.  Yours, your kids, your [...]

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Back to School Baby Step #2

August 5, 2011

Helping you and your family get back to school without losing your cool! Baby Step #2 Mommy, my shoes are too tight! Today’s Back to School Baby Step is to check to be sure your kids have at least one pair of shoes that fit. My son has hardly worn anything but crocs the whole [...]

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Back To School Baby Step #1

August 3, 2011

Helping you and your family get back to school without losing your cool! Baby Step #1 Today’s Back to School Baby Step is to make any appointments your kids need before school starts: doctor’s office for physicals, haircuts, etc. You don’t have to do the thing right this minute- just make the appointments!   That’s [...]

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August? Really?

July 31, 2011

Can you believe it’s August already?!? I can’t. And yet… it is. If you’re anything like me, the first of August brings a mixed bag of reactions.  On the one hand- holy cow, summer is almost over!  Now’s the time to squeeze in the last bits of summer fun.   One last road trip, a few [...]

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Disclaimer

July 15, 2011

At the Rally this week, I spent lots of time thinking about my patterns- and especially my patterns around writing.  Not surprisingly, perfectionism is what keeps me from writing all kinds of things- especially the poor, neglected blog. So, with my brains thoroughly scrambled by the wild and crazy Shiva Nata we did, I could [...]

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Sailing Smoothly Into Summer

May 21, 2011

Around our house we’re in the final sprint to the end of the school year.  Concerts, recitals, field trips, assemblies, organizing gifts for the teachers, etc….  It’s gonna be a wild ride for the next few weeks. And while part of me will be so relieved to be free of the routines and schedules of [...]

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Easter Candy Fun

April 22, 2011

We all know what to do when life hands you lemons, right?  You make lemonade.  But what do you do when life hands you half a bag of chow mein noodles? I come from a family (both sides!) that rarely throw things out.  The men in my family are notorious for saving old inner tubes [...]

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