Category: Media Mom
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Meal Planning for Kids: LaLa Lunchbox to the Rescue
Okay parents let me know if you can relate. Here are 3 things that really annoy me: Annoyance #1: Packing kids’ lunches This is so frustrating. I try to be all super mom and buy healthy, yummy foods and customize each child’s lunchbox to their liking and then when they come home I find that…
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Drop in the Bucket List
Drop in the Bucket List Printable I always loved bucket lists. There is something that just excites me about dreaming, planning, and setting goals. However, for some people bucket lists can stir up negative thoughts. Thoughts like, “It will never happen”, “I can’t do that”, “Yeah, I wish”, etc. I had a client that…
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50 Things to do When it’s Cold Outside
Need something to do when it’s cold outside beside complain? Here are 50 ideas that will make you feel good and help you appreciate the weather: Disconnect from electronics Declutter and get organized Tackle a junk drawer Go through clothes Redecorate or rearrange a room Watch home movies Go through old photos Organize photos and…
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Ideas for Thanksgiving Family Fun
Family fun is ALWAYS at the top of my mind. I am a kid at heart and I truly believe that just because we grow bigger and older, it doesn’t mean we don’t want to have fun anymore. We all play various roles in our families and you could say mine is finding fun things…
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Tips for Talking to Teens
When talking to teens, there is one important thing to understand: We are NOT the same!So often, we think because we are in the same family we think we should understand each other. This is so far from the truth. The quicker you understand that each and every one of us is unique, the easier it…
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Two Easy Ways to Do Good and Feel Good
If you want to be happy, be more helpful. Doing good makes you feel good. It is that simple AND it is backed by science. Our society equates happiness with getting things, when in reality we all feel better when we are giving. However, so many people say they don’t have time or money…
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Feeling Stuck? Here is How I Get Unstuck
Feeling stuck? Congratulations! That means it is time for a change. Feeling stuck sucks. We get depressed, anxious, feel like we aren’t getting anywhere, etc. However, you can use this stuckness to help fuel your transformation. Feeling stuck holds a higher purpose than what people give it credit for. It means that we have stopped…
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5 Simple Steps to Start Eating Healthy
Whenever I talk to my clients about eating healthy, these are some of the common responses I get: “I don’t have time” “It’s so overwhelming”, “It’s too expensive”, and “I don’t know where to start”. I can relate because I used to say the same thing. When I started my transformation, I knew I had to…
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Change Your Life by Writing a Letter to Your Future Self
On March 13, 2010 I received a letter in the mail. The letter was from me to me. I had written it about two months prior not knowing it would end up in my mailbox. I vaguely remember writing it during a group session at an inpatient treatment facility in Tuscon, Arizona. I…
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Take the No Technology Challenge!
Chaos can come in so many different forms. If you are a parent and you love technology like I do it can hit you in a lot of directions. Let’s just start with this number below on my computer…15,907 photos and videos! What?!?! And I haven’t even transferred the 1,551 that are sitting on my phone!…