I admit, I look at my Facebook memories almost every day.
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Pastries with Parents is more than just a sugar fix
Early hour aside, Pastries with Parents was really fun. Side note: kudos to the organizers for providing ample amounts of coffee! They knew we’d need it.
Read More »Coming to terms with not ‘doing it all’ anymore
I am writing this blog three days before Christmas, but you are likely reading it three days into the New Year.
Read More »A Conversation With Brian Kennedy, president and wealth planning advisor, KCA Wealth Management 
Brian Kennedy, 52, was inspired to become a financial advisor after losing his father at a young age and seeing how his mother worked to provide for her family on her own. He started work as a paperboy, busboy, waiter and other jobs to help the family.
Read More »Having the courage to admit when life is out of balance?
I think we all look at having gratitude as this magic bullet to dispelling the dark clouds, and we’re told to focus on the positive and that will make it all better.
Read More »I’ll take the wins, no matter how small
SMALLTOWN, Pa. – Despite a distinct lack of experience or physical fitness, This Mom successfully played back-to-back parents vs. kids’ soccer games last Monday night and did not sustain any permanent injuries.
Read More »Learning alongside my kids
Never stop learning. Even if it means re-learning first or fourth grade.
Read More »A garden’s bounty: veggies and memories
I have fond memories of my childhood backyard garden. My parents grew it all – beans, carrots, broccoli, tomatoes, they even tried watermelons and pumpkins.
Read More »A conversation with: Steve Sanchez, President, The JDK Group 
As an organization, we should push the value, the difference that catering events make in the lives of others. We forget how important relationships, community and events are to people and how it makes a difference, and educating that that value is worth a price.
Read More »In search of the quiet birthday and vacation
It struck me this week, as I celebrated my birthday while on vacation, how my expectations for both have changed as I’ve gotten older (I’m not sharing my age, but my fun fact: I was born the same day as NFL star Tom Brady).
Read More »Give your kids the write stuff
I wondered if I was alone in missing snail mail, so I asked my friends if they missed it too, or whether we were now conditioned to communicating electronically and/or getting nothing but unwanted mail. I was surprised to find that most of them also wished they found more interesting paper mail.
Read More »Confessions of a sports mom turned theatre mom
When I tell you I’m a total rookie, I mean I’m a total rookie (my use of the word “rookie” is a good indication of that).
Read More »I struggle with how to recharge my batteries
Like many parents in the midst of a global pandemic, I've struggled with burnout.
Read More »A conversation with Eric Stankiewicz, property manager of ROCK Commercial Real Estate 
During the pandemic we saw a slowdown in the retail market; however, our industrial market was booming.
Read More »A conversation with Douglas Berry, president and chief executive officer, Solar Renewable Energy LLC, Achieve Energy Solutions LLC 
People are becoming much, much more aware of the environment and we're seeing more and more entities really wanting to be socially responsible.
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