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Accepting Summer as it is

By Elise | Published: July 6, 2011

Summer is not my favorite season.  Hubbie is super busy and stressed at work.  I try hard to do my own work at home, stay calm, stay balanced, take care of myself, and make sure the kids have a good time during their school vacation / don’t yell at each other all day long. (Notice [...]

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Complaining, Greasiness and Space for Peace

By Elise | Published: June 9, 2011

Just in case you think I’m perfect, let me reassure you that is not the case – at all.  I have been complaining to myself about my massive to-do list for the past week.  Also, I’ve been complaining to everyone else I see.  Basically, I’ve been spending a lot of time feeling overwhelmed, frozen, and [...]

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Summer Blues

By Elise | Published: June 7, 2011

Grouchiness has overcome my home.  I am grouchy.  The children are grouchy.  It is hot. I am working on accepting all of this as part of the summer process.  Accuweather.com tells me it is 93 outside at this very moment.  The thermometer in my backyard registers 110 in the sun and 98 in the shade.  [...]

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The To-Do List Gets a Makeover for Summer

By Elise | Published: June 3, 2011

As a Soul Coach, I am always encouraging my clients to celebrate what gets done and let the rest go.  This is a radical concept, and even though it feels really good to do, it can be hard to put into practice. If you are like me, in the morning you make a to-do list [...]

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Relaxing into May Mothering

By Elise | Published: May 5, 2011

It has been a busy week here.  Fine Arts Day was all day Tuesday at Kindergarten.  I spent most of the day with my hands in a bin of soapy water cleaning out paintbrushes.  Each class got to paint their own trash can – which was really fun.  The trashcans looked terrific, and the kids [...]

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George Costanza’s Jerk Store and The Zoo

By Elise | Published: May 1, 2011

Last Monday, my family and I went to the zoo.  It was a beautiful (shockingly rain-free) day, and we had a really terrific time…mostly.   Towards the end of our day, we were riding the zoo train back to our entrance.  Because we were in the back seat of the train, my little boy got [...]

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Funny Sad

By Elise | Published: April 28, 2011

After my kids and I spent an amazing week TV free and happy, my daughter has become really sick.  We have been on the phone with her doctors every day for 4 days.  We have been seen in the office twice in two days.  We have been up every 3 hours overnight giving breathing treatments [...]

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No TV for a week – Day 4

By Elise | Published: April 21, 2011

Last night wasn’t great.  I freaked out a little on my dear hubbie.  I’m not sure why either.  The kids played outside for almost 5 hours yesterday, so it’s not like they were really even bugging me.  We ate dinner, we went to Home Depot and picked out paint to match my son’s giant fish [...]

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No TV for a week – Day 2

By Elise | Published: April 20, 2011

I am not kidding when I tell you this.  My 10-year-old daughter has decided she likes her life better without TV and wants me to cancel our cable.  It’s been 2 days. Here are some of the highlights from my day: “Mommy you’re right.  Music fills the void like TV, but I can still play [...]

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Cold Turkey – No TV for a week – Day 1

By Elise | Published: April 19, 2011

I am a believer in the mission of the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood.  This means that I agree with their mission, that it is wrong to advertising to children who have no media literacy skills.  It sucks that we are the only Western country that is cool with this too.  Arg! Side note:  [...]

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