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Sherri is a new mom, stepmom, and a freelance writer and web producer. She lives in rural New Jersey amidst produce farms and vineyards. Her biggest goal is to experience Life with a capital L, living simply, intentionally, and intuitively. Of course, some days are easier than others.
Have you ever looked for advice on stepmotherhood? It ranges from confusing to bleak. Most of what you find is more about what you shouldn't do rather than what you can do.
To give you an idea of some of the advice floating around, here are a ... Read more...
It's Friday again! Just like we did last week, why not take a minute to think about the happier moments of the week?
Sure there were probably str ... Read more...
In the summer of 2008, I pledged my life and love to my husband and his son, instantly transforming into a “plus two.”
At the time my husband’s parents lived 5 minutes away, which is very close considering my own family is scattered ... Read more...
It’s Monday and in true Monday style, it has been a very busy day. So much to do!
In an adjustment away from the usual schedule, my stepson had a half day at school today and is now home the rest of this week for spring break. That me ... Read more...
Lately I have been reviewing my week on Fridays to answer the question, "What is making me happy this week?" This idea was spurred by my involvement in an online book-blogging group that is circulating ... Read more...
I used to think I was flighty and unfocused. Maybe it’s from growing up with an engineer as a father. I tried hard to be a good student and follow a logical, “stable” path.
Now that I’m a grown-up, I have a good job in web proje ... Read more...
As parents our lives become all about our schedule. Pick up any magazine and you'll find advice about scheduling time in for yourself. We've made our lives so busy, that we are literally scheduling in downtime.
We need to remember, however, t ... Read more...
What now? Do you ever have those days? The ones where you grumble and everything seems to pile up on everything else until your reaction to everyone is to snap, “What now?”
Yeah, me too. I usually find myself thinking l ... Read more...
We survived the snow days of last week. Fortunately for us, there were only two of them, unlike my friends in Maryland who have had snow days for more than a week.
The house is returning to its usual state of partly cluttered with a chance of more ... Read more...
There is a strange phenomenon occurring on the east coast. It’s not the snow exactly, although these blizzards are a little out of control. The blizzards also brought with it a day off from school for my stepson and a day of working from home for my ... Read more...
