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7 Tips to Taming the Playroom

I didn’t have a lot of toys as a child, but I did get a lot of play value from the ones I had. My favorites included Newborn Thumbelina (pull the string and her head and body wiggles) and a couple of Barbie dolls (probably not the real Barbie but one of the many knock…

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Conquering Your To-Do List

How many times have you tripped over that mess by the front door? Is the drip, drip, drip of the bathroom faucet keeping you up night after night? What about that kitchen cupboard that never seems to stay closed? I don’t know about you, but I never seem to be completely free of those minor…

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Shopping Mistakes and How to Avoid Them:

Have you ever bought something and then felt it was a mistake? Do you have items in your home that are just more trouble than they are worth?  I know I do. The thing that first comes to mind is the chimnea we bought at the beginning of the summer. We had romantic visions of…

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How to be successful without struggling.

Do you think you have to struggle to succeed? If you believe you do, you’re right. If you believe you don’t, you’re right as well. Here’s how the dictionary defines the word ‘struggle’: ‘to experience difficulty in making one’s way.’ What does it mean to struggle? It’s like trying to climb a slippery slope; with…

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I Know I Put It Here Somewhere….

Before I began my current business almost a decade ago, I was a fitness instructor for 10 years. I loved my job and was committed to my participants, so I made an effort to arrive at least 15 minutes early for every class. But I’ll never forget one particular day when circumstances conspired to make…

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