Category Archives: Being happy

Karah Levely-Rinaldi: The dresser, episode II – “Return of the Stinkeye”

Posted on 16 April, 2013 by krinaldi

So, here I find it two weeks since my last update on the dresser project with my 13-year-old. There’s no empire or light sabers but plenty of clashing to go around. I don’t want to get all negative about this … Continue reading →

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Karah Levely-Rinaldi: Zen and the art of parent/teenager relationships

Posted on 28 March, 2013 by krinaldi

I have a part-time nanny job several days a week. When the family I help offered me a free dresser, replacing it with a built-in bookshelf their toddler daughter could not reach, my brain went a little hog wild thinking … Continue reading →

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Karah Levely-Rinaldi: Seeing things in a positive light

Posted on 20 February, 2013 by krinaldi

Don’t worry, be happy. It seems like such a trite, simplistic world view, right? Well, I had about a million reasons I was trying to use to convince myself otherwise this weekend. And I almost used those reasons to talk … Continue reading →

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Christina Olcott: I’m back

Posted on 6 February, 2013 by vdaehn1

I updated my Facebook profile last week. I had been wanting to do it for some time but kept putting it off. I changed back to my maiden name, and it was the weirdest thing I have done in a … Continue reading →

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Sara Todd: Stop comparing (and give yourself a little grace)

Posted on 17 January, 2013 by vdaehn1

A few weeks ago, I was invited to a Pampered Chef Party. I accepted because the hostess is one of my best friends. I had no idea what I was getting myself into and that the night would end with … Continue reading →

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Karah Levely-Rinaldi: This year’s lessons

Posted on 24 December, 2012 by krinaldi

What have I learned this year? You’re not ready for change until YOU – in your own time – are absolutely 100 percent ready. When that moment happens, it is abundantly clear. Hug your kids. Watch them, enjoy them – … Continue reading →

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Lauren Bonk: More than ever, we need hope

Posted on 21 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

You’d have to have been living under a rock if you missed all of the social media reactions to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. Even the mainstream news sources covered some of the most viral … Continue reading →

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Kristi Davis: 37 is going to be a blast (even if life isn’t as I planned)

Posted on 12 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

I turn 37 this week, and I remember a time when I never thought I would ever be this old. I remember thinking that anything over 30 was just ancient and I was never going to be that woman who … Continue reading →

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Karah Levely-Rinaldi: When the bottom drops out

Posted on 10 December, 2012 by krinaldi

‘Til death do us part. I don’t think most people go into marriage, save Elizabeth Taylor or a few others, with any other intention but being together for life. I know this was my intention at age 23. I am … Continue reading →

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Kristi Davis: Losing your electronic crutch

Posted on 5 December, 2012 by vdaehn1

I lost my phone Saturday night and I think I may have died a little. I didn’t realize how attached I have become to this little piece of electronics until it was gone. My phone has become the center of … Continue reading →

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