Giving Your Teen Time and Attention...

Thank you for coming back to visit, Have you signed up for my newsletter to receive business and blogging tips? the sign up box is on the right. As a mom of 4 two teens and 2 younger ones, its hard to find time for each of them. No matter how hard one tries the days fly by and things get in the way. Its hard to make sure you fit everything in. No one likes to feel like they don’t matter or that they’re not...

5 Tips for Handling Conflict...

If you live long enough you will experience conflict. Everyone won’t like us or get along with us. Inevitably we will disagree with someone. When this happens, handling the conflict with a level head avoids stress. Handling conflict does not have to be confrontational in the classic sense. When someone mentions an altercation we think of the showdown at the OK Corral. Coming into the meeting ready to fight is not the...

Using Your Name When Networking...

This is a pet peeve but it also is good practice.  A lot of net workers are using their business name as their name when commenting on blogs and what not.  Well If you ask me it seems kinda spamish.  Most blog owners want to get to know their visitors.   Yes many of us do visit blogs and comment as part of our networking and marketing strategy which is an effective way to do it, However using a site or nickname does...

Happy 6th Birthday Brendan...

Wow  it’s hard to believe that he has blessed my life for 6 years now.  Starting with a lot of unknowns, lots of tests and lots of long Dr phrases that confused me since I was still kinda messed up from the c-section and pain killers.  I am So glad that Ned was there to understand and help translate everything for me. After that long rocky start I now have a tudeish kindergartner who loves to drive me nuts.  I...