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Mandatory Relaxation
Last week was the first time I checked out in awhile andI must admit that it took me getting sick to collapse into relaxation mode. I have been going full throttle for some time and my body finally gave in.Thankfully it wasnt a full-blown flu, but just enough to make me housebound. The funny thing was that I actually enjoyed it!
Interview 4 Inspiration – Melanie Adey of Whimsical Creations
Interview 4 Inspiration is a new series. Here you will find a series of questions answered by inspirational people. People who have inspired me in one way or another, either through knowing them personally or through their work. I believe people are the best sources of inspiration; therefore it gives me great pleasure to share a little more about them with you in a series of questions.
Should You Get Your Kid “Tested”?
I couldnt but help include myself in a conversation I overheard between a friend and her husband discussing their three year old boy who just COULDN’T sit still. Definitely reform school for him further down the line. I mean, lets face it, if hes got ants in his pants now, what are we looking at ten years from now? Better nip it in the bud now before this dark streak is allowed to fester. With my ounce of experience of kindergarten teaching and fifteen years of parenting, including raising a male child of the same sub-species as the aforementioned (homio-cantsitstill-sapien), I tried to assure them that all would be fine. The perpetrator of the crime was only three. Still, they were unconvinced of my suggestion of a little behavioral therapy and were choosing to go ahead with the directors suggestion of GETTING HIM TESTED.
Weekend Vacation Ideas in California
Sun-drenched beaches. Swaying palms. Deserts awash in a kaleidoscope of colors. California has no shortage of interesting destinations. Given that its terrain is so varied, one getaway can be quite different from the next.
My Celebrity Summer
Twenty years ago, when my darling husband and I were first in love, we lived in Manhattan. He spoke often of his wonderful childhood summers in nearby East Hampton, New York.