I burned the damn onions!

I burned the damn onions!

While cooking dinner tonight I burned the damn onions. Not because onions are hard to cook, but because I was trying to do too much at once. 

Sound familiar? 

While I was cooking the meat and heating up the veggies, I loaded the dishwasher and wiped down the counters. I can’t stand cooking in a cluttered kitchen. 

Everything was going well. 

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How I knew something was wrong

How I knew something was wrong

In the last few minutes of the JV basketball game, Dante’s head hit the floor. 

Listening to him tell the story, he got body-slammed after a player from the other team got played out.  Sadly, the player decided to take his aggression out on Dante.

The impact of his head hitting the floor was so loud- half the gym looked over at me to see how I would react. #mommabear

After a second or two of laying on the floor, some of Dante’s teammates came and helped pull him back up. Needless to say, Dante was out for the remainder of the game. 

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Do you perform for applause?

Do you perform for applause?
Are you seeking approval? Appreciation? Validation? Acceptance? Or confirmation? 

No matter your answer, rest assured that the more you fix your mind in what others think the further you go down the wrong path. 

At first the fame and glory from the outside may appear nice, but you are not living up to your fullest potential or desires. And the moment you begin to tap into the women you are supposed to be you will begin a journey on a lonely path trying to find your way back to yourself.
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life, relationships,

Stay Committed, Stay on Task

Stay Committed, Stay on Task

There’s always a way . . . if you’re committed.” 


I love this quote from Tony Robbins, the bestselling author of Unlimited Power. It gives us hope for a bigger, brighter future. But it also comes with a warning: you gotta stay on task. 


If you’ve been following my posts recently, you’ve already decided what you want in life . . . and you’ve researched the steps to get there.  

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Oola, The Power of Focus,

The strongest women ask for help!

The strongest women ask for help!

We need to change the way we view asking for help. 


This topic was sparked off of a conversation with a teenager who needed to ask for help to do something.


Back story a piece of paper needed to be taken into a building and they didn't feel comfortable doing it. My suggestion was why don't you ask Jill to do it. 

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mom life, raising girls, personal development
 
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