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Caregiver burnout
This is a subject near and dear to me. As I have watched my mom take care of my grandparents over the past five or so years at the same time that I have become a mother of three. I think almost all parents, rightly so, feel so much responsibility to their children. It’s interesting…
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Transitions
I’ve often heard how parents are shocked, amused, or horrified when they get a glimpse of themselves in their child’s behavior. It goes the other way too..as adults, children sometimes, despite their best efforts, find themselves acting just like their parents. My husband and I like to joke that when my son is being difficult,…
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You can’t have it all at once
There is a lot of truth to the phrase, “you can have it all, but not all at once.” I try to remind myself of it (though I don’t believe anyone can have it all in one lifetime) often. It’s especially helpful for me when thinking about career and work life, which I have been…
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A Truth Hard Learned
I’ve been coming back to a thought a lot lately so much so that I felt compelled to write about it. Maybe it’s obvious to most people, but the reality is, no one will “take care of you,” you have to take care of yourself. I guess this applies to regularly functioning adults, more so…
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Favorite mom looks lately
Some of the recent looks I’ve been spotting (at the library, grocery store, school pick up): –short or mini uggs –canada goose coats (and other less exp long puffers/parkas) -shiny puffer vests -black and colorful leggings with white crew socks -the look above with sneakers –sorel boots/booties –sherpa cropped jackets (cropped might not be for…
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Quaint Villages – North Shore Addition
If you’ve ever visited Long Island, you may have noticed that the island itself changes drastically as you leave Manhattan and travel east to Montauk (south shore) or Orient Point (north shore). Technically, the island starts at Brooklyn, then you enter Queens, then Nassau County, and finally Suffolk County. When New Yorkers refer to “Long…
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The most important thing
I’m writing this on a Sunday, which, in the Catholic Church, is a day of rest. We attend church Sunday mornings with our sons and often feel, when we’re home, anything but revived and refreshed. Today, neither of us managed to catch the Gospel reading or homily. It was a series of carrying, fetching snacks and…
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Play spaces for toddlers
It’s the time of year in New York where most of us prefer the indoors. I’m a big believer in the physical and mental benefits of fresh air but in the winter, we spend a lot more time inside. Recently, “play spaces” have become popular. They’re basically spaces(varying degrees of size) where you can take…
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