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7 Painless Ways to Get Your Children To Help With Chores
On average, women spend over 2 hours per day on household activities. Considering that we already have a full day being a professional and mom, how can we possibly find the time to handle chores like cooking, cleaning, taking care of the pets, and gardening? We have to get our kids (and husbands!) more involved. This isn’t just beneficial for us since it helps with time management, it’s also great for our children. “Chores are magical!” says Dr. Deborah Gilboa, a family physician, author, and parenting expert, in her popular TEDx talk “The Expectation Gap.”Dr. Gilboa is a supporter of assigning children chores because they teach kids about gratitude and…
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The Power of Gratitude and How to Make it a Part of Your Daily Self Care Routine
Do you have a self-care routine? I know it’s difficult as a working mom to actually find time to tend to our own needs and take a much-deserved break. But, since there are a wide-range of benefits with self-care, such as improving your productivity, self-esteem, and immune system, it’s time that you make self-care a priority. At the same time, when you think of self-care you probably think of exercising, meditating, getting a massage, reading, or catching-up with a long-lost friend for lunch. While all of these are great examples of self-care, I feel that there’s a practicing gratitude should also be included in your daily self-care routine. As Dr.…
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3 Ways Women Wreck How They Feel About Their Bodies
Women are MASTERS are tearing ourselves and others apart. And we do SO much to keep ourselves young, fit, slim, and shapely in just the right way. We spend billions of dollars in the beauty industry to have straight hair, long lashes, flat stomachs, and big butts. I am not judging this as I am right there with you ladies. But what I am not into is wrecking how I feel about my body. I have practiced tearing myself apart for the better part of my life while attempting fad diets, running 18 miles, and restricting my eating. These are not awful things. But, if its out of a motivation…
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9 Simple Ways to Improve Your Health, Wealth, and Productivity
Are you struggling to achieve even the simplest of goals like saving money or becoming healthier? If so, I want to share with you nine simple ways that you can improve your health, wealth, and productivity — no matter how busy how you are. 1. Write your behavior down. This is perhaps the easiest, yet most tedious, place to start. As Jean Chatzky, an award-winning financial journalist, author and motivational speaker, writes, “As you go through the day, write your behavior down. If you’re looking to save money, you track your spending. If you’re looking to shave pounds off the scale, you record what you’re putting in your mouth.” The…
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5 Ways to Keep Intimacy Alive in Your Relationship
Intimacy in relationships is such a tough thing to maintain when you are in a long term relationship AND when you have children hanging off you throughout the day. We all have super busy days with lots of hustle and bustle. Often times those things that feel good in the relationships take a back seat. I hear couples say they have no time for date night or to have sex. They are too exhausted or stressed to take time to invest in their relationship. If this has happened to you then please hear the following warning: your relationship will not last long if this happens frequently and persistently. Relationships are…
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Aligning Your Values to Your Career: Meaning Making Machine – Memories Quantified
Today we have a guest post from Heidi Lowe. Heidi runs the Heidi Lowe Gallery in Rehoboth Beach, DE and I asked to write this us for a couple of reasons. First, Heidi is a super-awesome and talented entrepreneur. Having her describe what she does, along with her process, shows how we can take our skills and passion and turn that into a successful business based around our core-values. Secondly, I love what she does — creating unique jewelry that captures people’s emotions. I think it’s a great way to remember the good times, but also help cope with pain and loss. So, without further ado, here’s Heidi…. People ask what…
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8 Reasons Why Moms Make The Best Entrepreneurs
Starting my own business was one of the most nerve racking and rewarding experiences in my life. It was definitely a risk that has thankfully paid-off. While there are still times when I get stressed out, I never regret my decision to become a business owner. The same can be said about becoming a mom. In fact, I believe that if I weren’t a mom I wouldn’t have ever started my own business — let alone maintain a successful business. That’s because being a mom has given me the bravery, vulnerability, strength, and level-headness to succeed in business. That’s just not unique to me. I believe the same can be…
