Samantha
Monday Musings: It's Time to Check In
At the beginning of this year, I set my word for 2023 – connectedness. I want to spend this year focusing on my relationship with others...
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And She Writes
- May 30
- 2 min
Happy Birthday, And She Writes!
This week, And She Writes celebrates its third birthday! It's been a fun and rewarding journey that began in the midst of the pandemic,...
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Samantha
- May 26
- 2 min
What I'm Loving: Traditional Books and Audiobooks
As you know by now, I love to read. It's how I unwind, learn new information and research a topic. In 2022, I listened to a personal...
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Samantha
- May 8
- 2 min
Monday Musings: My Ideal Mother's Day
Let's be real...May is a brutal month for moms of school-age children. It's a relentless schedule of sporting events, end-of-the-year...
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Fay
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Monday Musings: What Went Well
I'm not really one for gratitude journals, and I've never felt especially inspired by moments of gratitude. Many people seem to find...
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Samantha
- Jan 30
- 3 min
Monday Musings: Transitions in Parenthood
“Change is situational. Transition, on the other hand, is psychological. It is not those events but rather the inner reorientation or...
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Samantha
- Jan 23
- 1 min
Monday Musings: How did I do in 2022?
I started last year with the intention to focus more on my health, and overall, I achieved success in measurable ways. As I mentioned in...
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Samantha
- Jan 9
- 1 min
Monday Musings: My Word for 2023
Welcome, 2023! I'm truly looking forward to this new year. For the next 12 months, I want to focus on my relationships and practice the...
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Fay
- Jan 2
- 2 min
Monday Musings: Did I accomplish my 22 for 2022?
One of my favorite New Year traditions is to create a list of goals for the upcoming 12 months. I started doing this several years ago...
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Fay
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Monday Musings: Favorite Quotes
Ever since reading Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project about five years ago, I've collected my favorite quotes. I keep them in my...
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Samantha
- Sep 26, 2022
- 2 min
Monday Musings: The Spirit of Fall
I love fall. The colors, cooler temperatures, recipes and the end-of-year reflections. Each autumn is the closing to another year where...
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Fay
- Aug 29, 2022
- 1 min
Monday Musings: Back to School
The back to school season is full of sentiment, hope, exhaustion, promise, tears and a whole host of other feelings. I'm feeling it all...
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Samantha
- Aug 22, 2022
- 2 min
Monday Musings: Transitioning to a New Season
Cooler temperatures moved into my region last week, thus, I experienced flashes of fall. This excites me as autumn is my one of my...
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Fay
- Aug 8, 2022
- 1 min
Monday Musings: Back to School Again!
Here in the Midwest, we still have camps and vacations to wrap up, but some of you are already in the early days of the school year! It's...
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Samantha
- Jul 11, 2022
- 2 min
Monday Musings: Unplugging on Vacation
I hear the terms “unplug” and “off the grid” a lot in the workplace. It’s especially common during the summer months when a lot of us are...
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Samantha
- Jun 20, 2022
- 2 min
Monday Musings: 2022 Goal Check-In
At the beginning of the year, I shared my goal for 2022 - to be more healthy. My intent was to spend time focusing inward. In the first...
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Fay
- Apr 25, 2022
- 1 min
Monday Musings: Memorable Teachers
Just about every one of us can look back on our years of education and remember those one or two special teachers. They were really...
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Fay
- Apr 18, 2022
- 2 min
Monday Musings: Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
Today marks the 247th anniversary of the famous Midnight Ride of Paul Revere. As Longfellow's classic poem goes... ...One, if by land,...
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Samantha
- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
Monday Musings: Women in their Own Words
As we wrap up Women’s History Month, I’m sharing quotes by women past and present. May their words inspire us and future generations to...
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Samantha
- Mar 14, 2022
- 1 min
Monday Musings: When It All Feels Heavy
With so much going on in the world, I find myself feeling the heaviness of all things I cannot control. The aspects of everyday life I...
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