Tag: self help
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A Year Later
It has been a year since I took the leap and launched this site and released my book: 1313 Magnolia Way. If I am being honest, it didn’t go at all how I thought it would. Some things turned out greater than I could ever imagine, while other things didn’t go at all how I…
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Letters in a Window
For Christmas this past year, I gave my four oldest daughters a trip to New York City. We spent 4 days wandering the city and seeing all it had to offer. But, one of the things that touched my heart while there, was a shop in the World Trade Center. It was called The Strangers…
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New Year…New you?
January is over and we have had a month now to start tackling the new resolutions we came up with for 2023. Some may be easy to stick to, while others may be challenging. Some you may have already decided were just ludicrous and determined that it must have been the champagne talking when you…
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Is it really the most wonderful time of year?
Despite it being my absolute favorite time of year, the holidays have always been a really tough time for me.
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Can you give Mommy a minute?
Girl’s night out? ABSOLUTELY! First, I need to arrange the babysitter, bathe the baby, get the kids fed, find something to wear, do my hair and make up, and get out the door before the baby screams for me. Sound about right? Why does it feel like planning time for yourself is as time consuming…
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#NoFilters
I look at old photos or even my Facebook Memories, and I often don’t recognize the person I was all those years ago. Besides the fact that every picture we took back then was filter free and yet we still managed to look great, I sometimes don’t recognize that vivacious and carefree woman in those…
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What if…
I learned a while ago that life will pass you by if you are constantly stuck in the what if mindset. By that, I mean that you question every choice you need to make, rather than living in the moment. We do it often without even realizing that we are. Probably because we have become…
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The Great Wall of Niccole
How big are the walls around your heart? When was the last time you let your guard down and let anyone in?
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Is It Bullying Or An Excuse?
When do we stop calling it bullying and look at it for what it really is?
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Parallel Lives
Growing up, my siblings and I always seemed to favor going to my mom’s parents’ home, more than my dad’s parents’. I guess it was because my paternal grandparents (Grandma and Grandpa) seemed more stern, and kids were more or less seen and not heard when at their house. Whereas, my mom’s side of the…
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A Good Dose of Vitamin Sea
After weeks and weeks of planning, the time was finally here for our family vacation. This year, I decided to take my four younger kids to the US Virgin Islands. None of them had ever been on a plane before, much less out of the States, so this was big for them…and for me. Last…
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Driving Ms. Crazy
Ever been so consumed by daily schedules and family calendars that you could just lose it? As a single mom of six, you can imagine how many times I’ve been on the verge of insanity over the years. For me, my life is comprised of getting up each morning and ensuring my youngest gets out…
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Oh The Horror….
When I first hopped onto the online dating scene many moons ago, my profile must have seemed like a short novel. I included every detail about me, and even outlined what I was looking for and what I didn’t want. Yet somehow, that never seemed to sink in with 99 % of the guys that…
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We Hurt Because We Hurt
Because of something personal this past week, I felt that this week’s post would be best taken from something discussed in a chapter in my book… It is okay to feel hurt. It is okay to let it all out. But it is not ok to hurt others because you are hurting. If you need…
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When Do You Start Saving Yourself?
At what point in life do you stop being everyone else’s hero, and be your own?
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The Island of Sin and Scars
I have never been one to go sit in a restaurant and eat by myself, or go to a bar alone to meet people. Unless I’ve had a couple glasses of wine or a stiff drink, chances of getting me to open up and be a Chatty Cathy are quite slim. But I want to…
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