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• Barton on Sea - Exploring the English Coast

  

  There is something magical about a day at the seaside. The fresh air revives you, the waves entrance you and the sunshine warms your heart.Living in Hampshire... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Transitional Limbo Drives Me Batty

  

  I look up to the sky and wonder. And wait.You know that point in the space of your life where you know that certain changes will be happening soon, but you don'... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Women Changing the World Together - Make an Impact, Skyrocket Your Business (or...

  

  If you've ever dreamed of making a better life for yourself and your family, of making an impact on other women and the world, this is your opportunity. Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Writer's Workshop: Learning to Celebrate Myself Again - 15 Reasons I Am Awesome!

  

  Somewhere along the road of my life, I learned that it wasn't OK to compliment myself or point out the great things about me or speak proudly of an... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Vlog Talk: Disney Princesses - Good Role Models Or Bad News for Your Daughters?

  

  I say... well, you'll just have to watch to find out what I say. And perhaps sing. Find out! Then, tell me what you think!Or, go make your own vlog and link up... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Dragons Aren't Just For Boys - A Guide to a Girl's Dragon Themed Birthday Party

  

  Girls like dragons too!Look up "Dragon Birthday Party" on the Internet and you'll find a lot of How to Train Your Dragon, or Knights with swords. That was not... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2013 FAMILY, HOME, PARTIES

• Smoke Relief - Electronic Cigarette Review

  

  My husband has been a smoker for nearly 30 years. It's as much a part of his French culture as food, wine and poodles. A vocal non-smoker myself, our... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Head Lice, Husbands and Harry Potter World!

  

  Yes, it is true! I love alliteration!See that spec? That's a nit! Go read all about it. Head LiceIt's also true that we have recently faced and conquered head... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Introducing... and Saying Goodbye To... Milo

  

  This is Milo. He was my baby long before I had children. He was 5 weeks old when I brought him home.A kitten I had inherited had died a few days before, at... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Silent All These Years - Vlog!

  

  Is there a song that holds special meaning to you? I've loved Tori Amos since Spring Break my senior year of high school (thank you, Laura). Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Mother Matters

  

  I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day and that your children gave you plenty of love and hugs or cards and calls!I saw a video on You Tube the other day with... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Domesticity Sucks

  

  Sometimes. A lot.See, it isn't Parenthood, per se, that gets the gander up of moms worldwide. It is the redundancy, the repetition, the daily drivel (and... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Advice Required - Self-Esteem in Young Girls... My Girl

  

  My first-born will celebrate her 8th birthday next month. It's a landmark age, when she leaves behind her early childhood and takes one step toward adolescence. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Night is Here - The Boy's Bedtime Lullaby

  

  Night is here, Day is doneTime for bed, Little OneQuiet now, Not a peepClose your eyes, Off to sleepI've written a song for each one of my babies and I still... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Big Dreams, Little Dreams - Perfect Fulfillment Found in the Kitchen and Garden

  

  20 Cherry Tomato Plants andI still have more!It's a perfect spring day. The sun is shining brightly, the sky is blue, the bees are buzzing, birds are chirping... Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• Happiness on the Inside

  

  I realized one day that I wasn't happy. No matter what joyful moments appeared in my life, when they faded, so did my happiness. I searched and searched hoping... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• 3 Little Spirits

  

  There is a story I tell my little ones of how they came to me. You see, I’ve always known, just known, that I would have three children; two girls and a boy,... Read more

  Posted on 18 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• A Disconnected Yo-Yo

  

  The past week has been a yo-yo of highs and lows. One week ago my beloved grandmother died. My internet and phone line died the same day. Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• In Loving Memory of My Grams: October 24, 1911 - April 8, 2013

  My grandma died last night. It’s seems somehow stupid to feel such a painful loss when for 10 years we've been saying, “Well, she could go any time, you know.... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING

• My Father is the Son of Any Mother's Dreams

  

  I'm moving slowly today. I am pensive. Lost in thought. Floating back and forth between gratitude and grief. Gratitude for the gift of knowing my amazing... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 FAMILY, PARENTING