The new year is hours away… or already here for my family and friends on the other side of the world! I just HAD TO get one more post in before turning the page on the calendar! I was inspired by a thread of tweets started by the prolific Laura Fitton, a.k.a. @Pistachio, who challenged…
Monthly Archives: December 2008
How to Set Priorities
Before another year unfolds, ask yourself “What are my top 10 priorities in life?” Jot them down, rank them 10-1 and be sure they go FIRST into your jar of life.
How to Embrace Change
“Tomorrow the sun will rise… and who knows what the tide will bring.” Great words from Chuck Noland. Ahhh… a new day. Or, more significantly, a NEW YEAR! And WHO KNOWS what the new year will bring! (Bonus points to anyone who can name the movie in which that lovely quote was uttered!) For moms…
How to Make Daddy Freak Out!
Take the kids in for a shearing! BREFORE… and AFTER… Yikes! Okay… I have to admit that I was the one tearing up as the tresses tumbled to the floor. BUT it was my daughter’s idea and she really, really wanted to cut all her hair off. She picked the photo out from the book…
How to Measure Success
Success is an elusive idea. Throughout our lives, we are trained to look to some external measure of success, whether it be a glowing report card or a college/post-graduate degree, a great performance review, or a big fat end-of-the-year bonus. During my career, I felt relatively secure of my success based on ongoing feedback from…
How to Make Holiday Keepsakes
So you’ve just created the perfect holiday card! And you’ve sent it to all your friends. But do you keep one for yourself? Do you have an archive of all your sweet, personalized cards from years past? That was my dilemma. Every year, we display all the cards we receive from everyone else and it’s…
How to Make Memories
This time of year is a flurry of activity! Like everyone else, my camera and camcorder (or whatever they’re called these days) work overtime. My daughter was in a musical, there are recitals for dance/singing classes, holiday performances, family gatherings… the list of “recordable” moments is as daunting as is the sheer number of Christmas…
How to Raise Your Child to be HAPPY
As much as we’d like to wrap happiness up and give it as a gift to our kids this holiday season, alas, we cannot. Happiness comes from within. It can only come from within. No amount of telling our children they “should” be happy for this or that can actually make it so. So how…
How to Make Easy Holiday Treats
It’s like Santa’s workshop at Practical Mommy’s these days. With the help of two very helpful elves, we whipped up batches and batches of holiday treats. I like to get the kids involved in making something special for their teachers. Each of them have FOUR (count them, four teachers) plus “specialists.” Hence, we make batches…
