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I realized a few weeks ago that I’d fallen into a surprising Wednesday routine: without intending to, I’d been scheduling

My 7-year-old has decided she might want to be a writer when she grows up, so she’s been practicing. In

My favorite session from the Quitter Conference was led by Matt Chambers. Matt’s a husband, father of 6 (including a

My husband and I spent the weekend in Nashville at Jon Acuff’s Quitter Conference. It was a great event with

A few days ago the the sweet Jessi Connolly posted that a mere 500 hours separates us from the kick-off

My friend @hopefulleigh and me, in real life, and posing to optimize your view of all the sippy cups in

Today I’m happy to be asking my friend Annette–a mom of 3 and trained art therapist–what she knows about making

This post originally ran on August 19, 2011. I’m re-running it today because it introduces the themes of Work Shift

When my last Real Simple arrived, it included a fun little spread called The Conversation That Changed Me, in which

Last weekend, my dear friend got married. I got married at 21, and it was the difference between our experiences

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