A few days ago I stumbled across a poignant blog post on Facebook. The essay, written by a hospice nurse, recounted the top five regrets people in their final days had shared with her over the yea
I stopped “growing up” years ago. Now I’m in the process of shrinking toward my 40's. However, I still remember growing pains. Not the emotional pain of growing up - the BFFs who barely lasted a week or the boy who didn’t like you back because you were too tall.
According to Working Mother’s Top Ten Moms of 2011, Michelle Obama ranks as one of the ten most powerful moms in the world. As much as I respect Working Mother magazine, and delight in Michelle Obama (along with most of the world), I beg to differ.
This past year wasn’t one that I was anxious to see end. 2011 was an extraordinary period in my life:
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I said goodbye to my thirties and warmly embraced the big 40.
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I want to share with you something that I came up with when I was pregnant with my first child.
I sat in Friday night traffic for an hour dropping my oldest daughter off at a sleep over last week. Upon arrival I turned to give her a hug and kiss goodbye, “Call me if you need anything” I said. But poof, she was gone before I could complete my sentence.
*Warning: Mild spoilers about The Descendants*
They live with us and see us at our best and our worst. They note when we’re curled up in a ball and ill, and when we’ve just gotten up in the morning, cranky, because we haven’t yet had our requisite cup of java. They witness our behavior when we’re happy and, in our lightness of heart, embarrass them by singing aloud all the wrong lyrics to pop songs, but only after having had that cup of java.
Julie Cole is the co-founding VP of Mabel’s Labels, the leading provider of labels for the stuff kids lose!
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My dad turns 80 next year. He is a bull. Looks like mafia. Avid golfer and talented haberdasher. Drinks scotch every night and sneaks smokes when my mom isn’t watching. He is also one of the best things that ever happened to me.
