Tag: family
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Our Weekend in New York City
This past summer, my daughter and I went to NYC. One of my bucket list items was to stay in Times Square. I wanted to see the life and vibrancy of the city and how late that lasted. We drove in to the Trenton Train Station and managed to get an earlier train, woohoo! It…
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Taking a Page From our Millennial Generation. Don’t Settle.
I have to admit something to you all. I am TOTALLY jealous of the Millennial generation. Not only because I’d love to relive my youth… (Oh come on, you all know you want to relive your youth. You can’t lie to me! :)) And certainly not because when they do stupid things, it’s all online…
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Ways to Save Money for a Major Purchase
My daughter turns 16 in three months. She will have her learners permit at that time. OMG. I am way too young to have a daughter who is about to start driving people! I mean come on now! How and when did this happen??? With that said, my daughter informs me that I need to…
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My Dream is Becoming a Reality!
Last night, the next step in my journey to follow my dreams happened! My new business website went live! Why am I sharing it here with you? Well, I’m excited about it and want to share it with everyone. I want to shout it from the rooftops with the hopes it takes flight :). This…
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Small Town USA – Yes, I live here
Every month, on the first Friday, my town shut down the main streets around our Borough. It’s never postponed or canceled. Rain or snow, the show will go on! This is one of the joys I’ve found living in a small town. For September’s First Friday, our town did a car show. We had well…
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7 Financial Causes of Stress in America
I read an article on MSN about what the #1 cause of financial stress in every state was. As with most of these types of articles, i.e. “the most searched item online in each state”, I assumed it was going to be a fluff article. This one for the most part, showed legitimate concerns. The…
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10 Things a Woman Can do to Eliminate Stress
I was recently speaking with a friend of mine who has health issues for certain reasons. One of them being her job. And it made me realize, this is a common thing anymore. Women are so stressed at work for either trying to keep up with home, kids and work. We try to prove we…
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Empty Nest Years are Coming to a House Near Me
It has finally hit me. My daughter is going into her sophomore year of high school. I’m thinking ahead and quite a few things hit me! She will have her license this time next year We will be doing college tours in two years She will graduate in less than three years. She will be…
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5 Steps to Find Your Life Purpose
Inc.com put out an exercise for us to try and find our life purpose. I accept that challenge. I am copying and pasting their article to answer the questions: 1. Write down all the the things you absolutely love to do in life. Be outrageous, open-minded, honest, and creative. Label it your “My Love List.”…
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If You Could Change One Thing In Your Life ~ What Would It Be?
Last year I got to thinking. I know, I know! Dangerous territory! But, I let it get the best of me and started to think. I asked myself, “Self… If I could do one thing over in my life, what would it be?” My answer then was ~ I wish I applied myself more in…
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