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Exiting the Nest: Don’t Cry Because it’s Over…Who Said That?!
“Don’t cry because it’s over, be happy that it happened,” my older son preached to me nearly every time he saw me for weeks after my daughter left for college. Even if my eyes weren’t filled with...
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Reason, Season and Lifetime: Motherhood and Friendships
High School buddies Julia and Katy I am so excited and honored to be a part of Jessica Smock and Stephanie Sprenger’s upcoming book The Her Stories Project. The piece I contributed is about the...
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Friday Faves!
For the past three years, as most of you know, I have been working on a book about motherhood. The book has taken many different twists and turns. It started out as a book that was more of a “what to...
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A Life Remembered And A Dream Fulfilled
Me and Margie This has been an incredibly emotional and monumental week. Being a writer, there is one thing I am driven to do when my head and heart feel like they are going to simultaneously explode....
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Unscripted Mom is ONE!
Unscripted Mom is a year old. And I am feeling grateful. Just over a year ago, I was filled with fear and uncertainty as I thought about sharing my musings as an official “blogger.” The self-doubt...
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Moms, What Does Self-Care Mean to You? Answer for a Chance to Win a Self-Care...
As I delve further into the rewrite process of my book on self-care for moms, a friend introduced me to the work of Renee Trudeau, who has devoted much of her career to helping moms find fulfillment...
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My Writing Process
I am grateful to the wonderful Jessica Halepis of Nourished Mom for inviting me to take part in the series of blog posts in which bloggers reveal the details of their writing process. Jessica and I...
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The Aging Process— My New Mountain to Climb
My friend Dina and me hiking Pikes Peak “Show it who’s boss. No pain, no gain. Muscle through it. Just do It. Quitters never win” are some of the many messages that the majority of type-A, driven,...
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National Eating Disorders Week–Sharing My Story of Hope on the Radio
Last night, I did something that scared me. As part of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, my lovely and talented friend Jordana Green asked me to join her on her show to tell “my story” of my...
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Spring Meltdowns and New Beginnings
My soon-to-be graduate Since late February when I had the honor of being a guest on Jordana Green’s radio show to tell my story as part of National Eating Disorders Week, I have been on a bit of a...
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The Evolution of The Self-Care Solution
Two decades, three separate attempts, 10 zillion “I can’t”s, five zillion, “I/you never will” (a few of those coming from my beloved, well-intentioned children), and many of them coming from the...
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Rounding the Bend To 2016—Year of Book Release and Turning 50
As I celebrated turning 49 a few weeks ago and my 2016 resolutions are set and in motion (1: better time management and 2: better cooking), I found it interesting to look at my last year’s birthday...
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