Be The Hero In Your Story I am not one who has ever claimed to be perfect. I don't believe in the idea of perfection and I think that all of our differences and quirks are what make us who we are. Funny people aren't "perfect." Smart people aren't "perfect." Athletes aren't "perfect." We are who we are because of what makes us stand out from the crowd. When you think of continue reading...

My family and I are huge fans of America's Got Talent. It's a fun show that always has us hooting or wowing or shaking our heads, but it is inevitably bonding. We watch it every week, twice per week while it airs in the spring and summer, and we never miss an episode. If we have a conflict on one of the nights, we are sure not to read anything about the episode until we watch continue reading...

How To Encourage A Positive Attitude About School Negative thinking is like a great big wall that shuts you down from moving forward in life. This concept holds true for adults and kids alike, but is also extremely relevant for students. No matter how old you are, having a positive attitude can be a significant difference between success and failure. Even though a positive continue reading...

5 Ways To Ease Your Child's Back To School Anxiety After all of the fun that kids have during the summer - the lazy days spent relaxing or playing or even the excitement of getting new school supplies or back to school clothes - the nerves can settle in as the first day of school approaches. This is typically true for all kids, but can be especially anxiety-inducing for those continue reading...

Strong Selfie sent a box to my daughter for review. All reactions, opinions, excitement, and bags under my eyes in the video are my own! I am all about empowerment. I love opportunities to empower other people or be a part of other people sharing ways to empower ourselves. A company that I was recently introduced to - Strong Selfie - is about that as well, but specifically continue reading...

When we are babies, we learn the most basic words first. Mama, dada, up, yeah, no - all of the little words that incorporate meaning and help us to begin to explain what is happening within ourselves and our relationships to things. We learn about the people who love us, the surroundings that we are in, and all of the little steps that come after - both literally and continue reading...

How To Build Confidence And Overcome Self-Doubt Every human being has moments of self-doubt. Those destructive thoughts that overwhelm your mind and make you lose what little confidence you have left. If you have found that you are constantly doubting your abilities in life and struggling with self-confidence, then you’re in luck. There are ways to help yourself through these continue reading...

Today is my 14th wedding anniversary. My husband and I have been together for almost 18 years and have been friends for 28 years. We met the first day of freshman year of high-school and were friends for ten years before dating. It is a special day for me, as hopefully all anniversaries in our lives are (birthdays, graduations, engagements), but also one that l tend to ponder continue reading...

So much has been written about love. We all have favorite songs and movies, photos and drawings, notes and memories that revolve around love. Whether that love is something you've experienced for yourself, had and lost or have seen in others, I think most of us have a good idea of what love is - or what it is supposed to be. The thing about love is that there are all continue reading...

How To Start Living In The Moment We all think about the past and hope for the future. We look at photographs and read old texts, daydream about what could have been and what we hope will be. But, be careful. Living mostly in the past or the future will only rob you of the ability to enjoy the present moment. While each of us carries baggage from various events that have continue reading...