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On Being Consciously Complacent

January 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Balance, Motivational, Quips & Musings

Thanks for visiting! If you’re new here, you may want to sign up for my RSS feed or automatic email updates - it’s free!Forget the glass ceiling, I’ve hit a career plateau - that unenviable place where my motivation to progress at light-speed toward my career goals has all but puttered down to a very [...]

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Start 2009 with a clean slate

December 31st, 2008 · 4 Comments · Motivational

Tomorrow it will be 2009 - yet another mile marker in your journey through working motherhood. How has the journey been so far?
If you read my post earlier this week, you might already be consumed with a flurry of desires, dreams and goals that you want to achieve in 2009. But, I might have jumped [...]

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I’m Fighting the Frump

December 20th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Motivational

Jessica Knows inspired me to write this post on how I’m fighting the frump. Hope it inspires you to do the same as we enter the New year. If I can do it, so can you!
Well…since my disappointing finish at the San Antonio Rock ‘n Roll half marathon last month, I committed to finally getting [...]

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Guest Post: 5 Steps to Setting & Achieving Goals (Part 2)

December 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Guest Author, Time Management

This is part one of a five-part series from guest author, Stacey Crew. Below is a quick overview of the five steps this series will cover:

Discovery

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Guest Post: 5 Steps to Setting & Achieving Goals

November 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Guest Author, Time Management

This is part one of a five-part series from guest author, Stacey Crew. Below is a quick overview of the five steps this series will cover:

Discovery

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Evaluating how work fits into your life

September 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Articles, Motivational

Before having children, my life was pretty predictable and I followed a pre-determined plan that was created under the heavy influence of my parents, of course - finish college, get a high-paying job, get married, buy a house, have kids, yada, yada, yada. But no one really prepared me for motherhood and how it would [...]

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I ran 13.1 miles on Sunday

January 17th, 2008 · No Comments · General, Quips & Musings

Nearly one year ago my dad registered me for the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon in Arizona. He’s a seasoned runner who runs 1/2 marathons and other races on a regular basis. At the time, I was a former runner who hadn’t laced up a serious pair of running shoes in over a [...]

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