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15 Mar My identity thief’s surprise pizza party

Posted at 17:26h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Personal, Positivity
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Imagine my surprise last week when I got a letter in the mail from a bank congratulating me on my new 2020 Infiniti. Because I hadn’t bought a car. Yes, someone stole my identity to actually purchase a car and drive away from the car lot,...

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12 Aug The Joy of Being an Entrepreneur

Posted at 13:44h in Abundance, Art, Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Music, Personal
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Ever have a bunch of tasks that aren’t a high priority, but when you get them done it feels sooooo good? That was my day yesterday: boxing up the Sodastream CO2 bottles to be exchanged, binding some music books I’ve promised to people, looking up...

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05 May Then and now – learning how to shear a sheep

Posted at 10:50h in Abundance, Business, Entrepreneurship, Personal, Uncategorized
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When I was growing up on the farm with my mom and two sisters, if we wanted to learn
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26 May That life-altering experience you’re waiting for isn’t coming

Posted at 17:09h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Personal
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I just got back from the doctor. I had noticed swelling under my right arm, and because I had lymphoma in 2007, I take these things very seriously. The earliest appointment I could get was for this morning.
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28 Jan The Anti-New Year’s Resolution: Systems, not Goals (Part 2 of 2)

Posted at 16:01h in Inspirational, Personal, Wealth
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Part 2 of a 2-part series (click here for part 1 to learn about why New Year’s resolutions don’t work.)
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14 Sep I just assumed I would be 40 and divorced

Posted at 17:23h in Business, Entrepreneurship, Inspirational, Personal, Uncategorized, Wealth
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Happy Anniversary to me!  That’s right, I’ve been married to my husband Jon for 21 years as of last week.
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07 Mar Gift card predicaments

Posted at 16:22h in Inspirational, Personal
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I just threw away $75 in Borders gift cards. Before ultimately admitting defeat, I had confidently gone to barnesandnoble.com to redeem them.
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20 Feb Lambs in the basement: a winter flashback

Posted at 10:31h in Personal
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A hot cup of coffee. Crispy, almost burnt toast. An uncomfortable sense that I’m already behind in my day.
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06 Nov A post-election-day-candy-bar conundrum

Posted at 10:40h in Personal
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I woke up yesterday angry at America. Angry at the world! And angry at my kids.
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17 Jun A Father’s Day fastwrite – The Good Life

Posted at 10:38h in Inspirational, Personal
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"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." Clarence Budington Kelland I saw this quote posted on Facebook on Father’s day.
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06 Feb Just the facts, ma’am

Posted at 12:54h in Inspirational, Personal
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Growing up on the farm, my family was often featured in local newspapers.
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11 Jan The Anti-New Year’s Resolution: Systems, not Goals.

Posted at 10:37h in Inspirational, Personal, Resolutions
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I ended 2013 uncharacteristically grumpy. I felt on the brink of tears or anger for much of the last couple of weeks of the year, without really being able to identify why.
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24 Oct The Curse of the Airfare

Posted at 12:59h in Inspirational, Personal
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I don’t know when time started to speed up, but in the past few years I’ve noticed that once school begins
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26 Sep How to really change your life. Yes, really.

Posted at 13:02h in Inspirational, Personal
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In 2007 I was diagnosed with lymphoma. In that moment when I heard the doctor say “You have a malignant, aggressive cancer”
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23 Jul Does a bear care?

Posted at 13:07h in Inspirational, Personal
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Last week, while my sister and I were having breakfast at my country house, a bear walked across my lawn.
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08 May The bus before mine is leaving

Posted at 13:17h in Inspirational, Personal
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My daughter had a “publishing” party at her school recently, and so, instead of driving her as I usually do, we took public transportation.
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17 Apr Just Do It?

Posted at 13:47h in Inspirational, Personal
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An old friend and her husband have a six year old son who was diagnosed with “moderate to severe” ADHD.
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10 Apr The Consequences of Prosperity

Posted at 13:57h in Personal
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Years ago in New York, it was common to see people handing out flyers in the subway.
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22 Mar What makes a “good” school?

Posted at 14:18h in Inspirational, Personal
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I have a friend whose daughter goes to a competitive middle school on the UWS.
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16 Mar Capris or flood pants?

Posted at 14:22h in Inspirational, Personal
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When I anticipated motherhood, I only pictured two phases of their childhood
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20 Feb To Thine Own Self Be True

Posted at 14:24h in Inspirational, Personal
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I have two older sisters - two brilliant, creative, beautiful, expressive and overshadowing older sisters.
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06 Feb Is That a Leader or a Follower?

Posted at 14:27h in Inspirational, Personal
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Thinking back to my youth, I can definitively say that 7th grade was the worst ever.
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28 Jan Even in the Face of Evidence (Lessons Learned from Sheep Farming)

Posted at 14:33h in Inspirational, Personal
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Growing up, my father, two sisters, and I took many road trips to visit relatives for summer vacations.
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09 Jan Sweet Success: Carrying on a Family Tradition

Posted at 14:35h in Inspirational, Personal
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There’s nothing quite like the satisfaction of getting something done that I’ve wanted to do for a long time.
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29 Dec It’s Always Something

Posted at 14:37h in Inspirational, Personal
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My mother used to say, “It’s always something.” I’ve been looking forward to going upstate for quite a while.
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20 Nov Give Thanks Whatever Happens

Posted at 14:39h in Inspirational, Personal
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After Hurricane Sandy, a graduate of the Abundance & Prosperity workshop, Will Romero, wrote these words:
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24 Oct How well do you receive money?

Posted at 14:42h in Personal
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I recently read a moving and insightful book called 365 Thank Yous: The Year a Simple Act of Daily Gratitude Changed My Life
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26 Sep School Lunch Trays Hamper Our Children’s Future

Posted at 14:57h in Miscellaneous, Personal
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Growing up in a rural community, I attended a small elementary school, where the school lunch was 35 cents.
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24 Sep Ukulele Lady

Posted at 15:06h in Inspirational, Personal
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I’m a singer, and all my life, I’ve wanted to play the guitar so that I could accompany myself.
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05 Sep Saving vs. Letting Go

Posted at 15:17h in Inspirational, Personal
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My husband Jon’s grandparents lived right around the corner from him while he was growing up, and I was lucky to have met Jon while they
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