So how many of you are getting ready to take off on your last summer trip, or else coming back from one? And how many of those involve extended family? Yup. I feel your pain. No matter how great your in-laws are, it’s never easy, now is it? Why is that? Sigh. Now, here’s the [...]
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How to Maintain Your Sanity During the Holidays
How are you holding up over the holidays? Well, if you’re anything like us, you’re starting to get crazy and overextended, which is always such a joy. And this is even before we’ve entered the actual holidays, much less added traveling to the mix. Yikes! So let me see if I can help by sharing [...]
How About a Little Compassion This Thanksgiving?
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. — Dalai Lama I’ve been turning this quote over in my head the past few weeks, but it didn’t really hit home until Nico and I got into a super yucky argument last night. My 5-year-old is one of those sweet, kindhearted kids [...]
The Daily Drive-by
Lately, I find myself wishing I could hire someone to take care of us for a couple of weeks. Nothing too crazy, just someone to cook, clean, do our laundry and maybe even wrangle the kids for an entire weekend so I can finally catch up on some sleep. You know, the kind of thing [...]
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I'm a part-time writer who works from home, alongside my work-from-home hubby and our two boys, ages 5 and 3. Welcome to our crazy little space shuttle! Tanja Pajevic
