Does the phrase “stress free morning” conjure up an ’80’s sitcom dream scene? And Hey, Fresh Flowers On the Table – Why Not? Thanks to stockpiling sleep all summer, the children awaken early, bouncing from their beds this sunny school morning. After padding down the hall on cute, fuzzy-slippered feet, they courteously await their turns in the bathroom. A short…
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The Elusive Stress Free Morning: Take the Crazy Out of School Days – Part 1
How To Have Stress Free Mornings: Take the Crazy Out of School Days – Part 2
In Part 1, I threw out some ideas on how to have less morning crazy and capture the elusive “stress free mornings” dream from your hair-sprayed, Vaseline-edged, pre-computer-generated-wobbly-edged-80’s-fantasy scene. If you didn’t get a chance to read that post, I’d start there. Or you could go out of order. Whatever. Hey, am I the only one who answered questions randomly…
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An Organized Christmas: Unflake Your Santa Act – Part 3
There’s Not Enough Alcohol In the World To Blot Out That One. Oops. If you just stumbled upon my blog, you caught me mid-series. How embarrassing! Kind of like the time my son flung open the hall door to our elevator-adjacent hotel room while I stood, mostly nekked, in the middle of the room. To the shock and (I assure…
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An Organized Christmas: Unflake Your Santa Act – Part 2
Hello! If you just found me, please join us for an intense, philosophical discussion on the meaning of Christmas, modern commercialism, and why Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is only a good movie if you watched it the first time as a child. Which I did not so IMHO it’s super boring. Wait, that’s a future post I’m planning. Just thinking…
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An Organized Christmas: Unflake Your Santa Act – Part 1
Gift-giving. So, yeah – maybe it’s not the point of Christmas but…I’m betting trying to play Santa sucks up a lot of your Christmas energy. And maybe a little of your Christmas spirit?(*1) Before you go thinking I’m the Grinch, I’m not (although I’ve been told on occasion my heart is a bit on the snug side). Not Wally O’Crazy….
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