Inbox Zero

I spent an hour one afternoon cleaning out my email. I went with the inbox “nuclear option” (delete or archive everything) and also unsubscribed from over 350 newsletters. Then, I declared it the best use of 60 minutes. INBOX ZERO! Not even a “Welcome to Gmail”! It is a relief NOT having over 3,000 unread messages […]

One Word 2014: Cultivate

When I chose “Persevere” as my One Word for 2012, I had NO IDEA how eerily prophetic it would be. I wish there was an anonymous place online where I could pour out everything that happened to us in 2012– blow by devastating blow. Maybe one day I will find the strength to tell our […]

On Learning How To Let Go and Move Forward

Our annual Christmas card is the highlight of my holiday season! I spend weeks… if not, months before… finding an amazing photographer, selecting coordinating outfits, choosing  just the right layout… And when it finally comes together, I cannot wait to mail them to all of our family and friends, near and far, just in time for Christmas. […]

{Sponsored} Navigating the Holidays with GameStop

Disclosure: I was hired to host a blogger lunch and learn with Techlicious and GameStop in Dallas, Texas. This post, as well as any related promotion, was compensated as part of this event.   I grew up in a household full of girls. We had a myriad of dolls and tea sets, instruments and bikes, a […]

{Review} Virtual Piggy: A Safe Way for Kids to Spend, Save, and Give Online

I started getting an allowance when I started junior high, which is probably late by most standards. But it’s not like I had anything to spend it on since I was not allowed to LEAVE THE HOUSE except for school and piano lessons until then… Any money received as gifts was hoarded away in a college fund, and everything I ever […]

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