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Supporting Friends When Layoffs occur at a company

This week has been rough. I’ve received texts, and phone calls and seen so many friends and colleagues post about recent layoffs. Having been laid off twice in my career, I remember how it feels trying to figure out, “What’s next?” For those of us who are watching in disbelief, I urge you to lend […]

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Talking to Kids About Race

A mother’s reflection: The importance of character over characteristics I made a conscious effort to avoid describing anyone based on race. In my mind, it was to avoid forcing biases on my children, to allow them to see who people are, by how they show up.  At first, I thought it was a great idea, […]

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Devious Lick TikTok Challenge: 3 Things You Should Know

Save your child and pockets, a ton of headaches by avoiding these Devious Lick Challenge pitfalls First, if this is your first time hearing about the Devious Lick TikTok Challenge, don’t be too hard on yourself. Keeping up with these Challenges has been the ultimate challenge.  Devious Lick also referred to as the Diabolical Lick […]

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The Only Popcorn Recipe for Movie Night

Calling all popcorn lovers – a nutritional popcorn recipe everyone will love Pop, pop pop this is a little popcorn recipe love (queue New Edition). I know we all have those childhood snacks that still spark nostalgia. For me, it’s popcorn but with a special popcorn recipe twist of course.   As a kid, for […]

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Review: Play Pits Kids Deodorant

The worry-free all-natural deodorant for kids Summer is almost over but if you live in Florida or any other warm climate, you know the heat will linger for a few more months. With the unrelenting restrictions of Covid, my children spend a lot more time playing in the yard. And let’s just say the return […]

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Realistic Self-care Tips for Busy Moms

Self-Care tips busy moms can practice anywhere Let’s face it, as a busy mom, often times we struggle to maintain a constant self-care routine and even when we are longing for those few moments alone to do just that, it’s rare that it works in our favor. But thanks to some creativity, I am eager to […]

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Re-entering the Workforce: 4 Key Tips for Moms

Whether you’ve taken a break from the workforce due to unforeseen circumstances or you took time off to start or grow your family, reentering the workforce can be intimidating, to say the least.  And leaving the comfort of your home and managing a career and family can seem overwhelming. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be. With […]

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New Reading App: Guilt-Free Screen-time for Your Budding Reader

The reading app that’s fun and educational Keeping my five year-old busy always seems to be the most challenging, especially because I try to avoid plopping him in front of a screen when at all possible. These days, it seems like that’s almost impossible. So imagine the excitement when I found the perfect reading app […]

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What I Learned About Building a Child’s Confidence with Karate

What I Learned About Building a Child’s Confidence with Karate It all started with finding a Karate School near me Wait, there’s a way to do this, you ask? Yes, and it starts by finding a Karate school near you. Let’s face it, it’s a different world from back when many of us grew up. […]

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