The other day my children were, let’s just say, not getting along in the most ideal fashion. And it was only the first week of summer. During yet another meltdown over something vitally important like, why does she have to order sprinkles on her ice cream JUST LIKE ME, or, Why can’t I sit in the …
Is it just me or has the Summer Relief begun? Right before the Summer Reality hits? Then join me for a week of no posts. Yes, each summer I give my children the gift of the one-week slough; meaning, we sleep in, we relax, we don’t jump into any major projects. No, we simply recuperate …
[The following is an excerpt from The Life is Too Short Collection by Connie Sokol, see purchase links below.] “Do you ever feel that, as a mother, you are an Enduremeister? Often I see mothers believe that we are the only ones who can get something done, and because of previous experience supporting that fact, we continue …
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[The following is an excerpt from The Life is Too Short Collection by Connie Sokol, see purchase links below.] “We all know speaking positively is powerful. But do we realize how powerful it is in marriage? Renowned marital therapist Dr. John Gottman teamed up with mathematicians to record the number of positive and negative interactions …
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Talking with friends the other day, we all lamented the craziness of this month. “Why the enormous relentless year-end push for closure?” we asked, when, quite frankly, WE WILL BE BACK IN THREE MONTHS DOING THE SAME THING. And another friend questioned, what’s with Money May? She told about paying out all kinds of cash for who-knows-what, and …
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If you missed Connie’s KSL segment on “Moms Helping Moms” you can view it on Studio 5 with Brooke Walker, CLICK HERE. Or, on KSL’s Motherhood Matters blog, CLICK HERE. AND, don’t forget to download your FREE printable 50 Fun and Free Things to do with Kids this Summer from Emily and Juli at Oh Simple! Click Here to Download NOW: 50 fun and …
Recently, my son turned two. And though he adores Curious George, and craves Thomas the Tank Engine, ultimately he is obsessed with Buzz Lightyear. For his birthday our family journeyed to one version of toddler mecca—The Disney Store—and indulged him with a foot-tall action doll. From the get-go, this was a tender treat of vicariously …
[The following is an excerpt from my book The Life is Too Short Collection. Kitchen table wisdom for women, wives, and mothers for only $3.99 kindle or $12.03 print.] “Women deal daily with emotional burdens that can bring us low and drain our mojo. Try losing one of these behaviors, and gain instant energy. ….Find your …
Last Saturday my children gave me truly the best Mother’s Day gift I’ve ever received: a Mom’s Day Off. ALL DAY. [Warning, this post will sound suspiciously of braggin’ on my kids. Considering how often they are used as examples of my motherhood experiments, I feel I owe them one…Read on at your own risk.] …
If you missed Connie’s segment on “7 Rituals for Daily Happiness” you can catch it here: (CLICK HERE) or on the KSL Motherhood Matters blog (CLICK HERE)
