Formerly Gracie

Why Do You Send Holiday Cards?

November 12, 2011

Behold, the Duffy family holiday card of 2011 has arrived! Front: Back: It took not one… but two photo sessions to capture the right images in this card. The first one was the wrong time of day. The kids were cranky and the lighting was wrong. We were all sweaty and stressed… and it showed. […]

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Creating a Family Mission Statement with Marble Jar, the App that Celebrates Success

November 9, 2011

Morning are a huge struggle for our family. HUGE! Regardless of how early and smoothly bedtimes occur or how much prep we do the night before, there always seems to be something… SOMETHING… that throws us into a tailspin and makes getting out the door on time impossible. Either I misplace my keys and we […]

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A Time for Change

November 6, 2011

This morning, I woke up (very, very early) to the sound of Mike’s alarm clock. He hadn’t adjusted it before going to bed because no one had informed him of the time change. Mike wasn’t there to turn it off because he was already up and watching TV with the kids. I guess, no one […]

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Why 13 is the Minimum Age Requirement on Facebook?

November 2, 2011

LocationLabs New Product Safely Social Monitor Helps Parents and Kids Navigate Facebook Landscape

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The How To and Just Don’ts of Video Conferencing

October 30, 2011

Working from home for so long, I’ve grown accustomed to certain things… such as coming and going as I please, working all hours, and taking conference calls on the go. Lately, my work has shifted to require much more “facetime” and my being confined to an office. (For the record, I still work all hours…) […]

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The Trade Offs

October 27, 2011

In a few minutes, I’m boarding a flight and covering a press event in Southern Cali. It’s a quick trip and not even very far, but it’s an eternity in terms of documenting the logistics involved with two kids and a household. All of which will be in the care of my husband in my […]

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Five Tips for a Perfect Family Photo

October 24, 2011

Here’s a little preview from our family photo session, take one of two… We spent this weekend and last trying to capture a perfect family photo. Good thing I hired a photographer who was willing to do re-dos. In fact, she offered… A few weeks ago, I shared my tips for finding a great family photographer. […]

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DIY Spider Halloween Costume (For the Overachieving)

October 19, 2011

I am not a crafty girl, but when Scout asked me to make him a spider costume for Halloween (and did not change his mind about it for a whole three weeks), I acquiesced. Of course, I thought that I could get away with pinning black socks to a generic black sweatshirt and say “good […]

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