You Can’t Reach the Stars if You Don’t Know How to Get There

In the last year I've heard, read, and seen over and over again how important it is to set goals to reach your dreams. Did you know that... People who regularly write down their goals earn 9 times more over their lifetimes than those who don't 80% of Americans down't write down their goals (are you part of that 80%?) 16% do have goals, but they don't write them down Less than 4% do write down their goals Fewer than 1% actually review them on an ongoing basis.  Guess which 1%? I did some training last year that was very…

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Blogs You Must Follow

So...I was actually going to post about Black History Month, which begins today.  But as I was doing some research, I realized that what I really wanted to do was going to be a bit more involved than what I had planned on.  So I had to come up with something else. Waaay back when I was in high school, I had a blog on Digital Expressions, where I was one of the top bloggers.  Of course, back then, I was just writing to write, I had more time, and I'm pretty sure "blogging" wasn't even a term yet. Skip…

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Best Free Android Apps for Parents (Also According to Us!)

Okay, so last week I gave you the list of our recommended free apps for kids (on android devices). This week, I'm presenting you with our list of our recommended android apps for parents. We are only looking at apps that are currently free on the Google Store. This tends to be the best place to download android apps, but there are other websites like Fileproto.com that also can be a great place to find apps and read different views about how useful they are. There are, of course, many apps which cost money that are fantastic, but we are…

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Rewarding Kids for Good Grades (Minus the Big Bucks)

Every three months during the school year, we come to this point where the kids bring home this piece of paper with cryptic marks on it hoping that maybe they'll get some reward for all of their hard work during the school year. And every time this happens, I sigh because I can't reward my kids with money. Let's face it: the economy stinks, and if you're used to rewarding your kids with money for good grades, you might just be breaking the bank nowadays. That's how it is. But this summer I came up with a reward system for…

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7 Things You Need to Know About Staying in a Hotel

I had every intention of pre-posting for this weekend, but nothing worked out the way I planned.  One thing I did discover this weekend is that neither Wendy nor Cinderella has ever stayed in a hotel before!  What an interesting experience.  They were so excited. Needless to say, I needed to give them the scoop.  And what better subject to post on since I had to brainstorm anyway.  No sense in wasting precious brain power!  So here are the rules I laid out for them: 1) Never leave the room without your room key! 2) Do not order room service. 3) Don't…

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