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Stock Your Fall Mocktail Bar

Earlier this year, Penn and I got sober curious and decided to cut back on drinking. We wanted to cut back and get curious about why we were reaching for alcohol at the end of the day.  We still enjoy…

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Turning Kids Dreams Into Entrepreneurship

I like to think I am a recovering ‘snow plow’ parent. You’ve heard of helicopter parents that hover over their children, right? Well, snow plow parenting may be worse. Instead of just hovering, you remove all the obstacles for your…

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You Know What Should Come Back… 

Recently, I was trying to make plans with a group of friends and it seemed nearly impossible. It takes so long nowadays for all of us to find a time, day, or month, that works for everyone. I miss the…

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Practicing Being Present

If you’re new around here, hi! I’m Kim and I walk through life with a bit of anxiety. I sit in awe of people like my husband who can just… chill. He doesn’t dwell on mistakes of the past and…

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I Was Wrong, It Doesn’t Get Easier

When our kids were toddlers mid-tantrum, parents would walk by and warn, “Just wait until they are teenagers! You’ll wish for these problems!” I was left assuming they’d turn into hormonal mutants who skipped school and snuck out to parties.…

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Changing How We Talk About Death

I remember sitting with my grandmother at the end of her life. She was in a hospice house and the nurses and volunteers brought her a menu of food selections. It was around 8am breakfast, but the nurse urged her…

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I’m Pretending it’s Fall

There’s a dead tree in our backyard. (Stick with me here).  The leaves are starting to die and fall from the branches. So while we’re in the middle of an intense heat wave, I stare at that tree and watch…

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Helping Kids (And Us) with Failure

They say pressure makes diamonds, but how much pressure is too much for our kids? I am constantly wavering about being proud of my kids for good grades and feeling overwhelmed with how much work they have to do. The…

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