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Online Buyers Beware! Gap – Price Difference
Online Shopping | Gap | Price Difference. Online Shoppers Beware! Gap.com Has A Sneaky Online Price Mark-Up Last week I told you all about my hunt to get my daughter this great shearling coat I saw in my local Gap store. The short version of the story is they didn’t have the coat in her…
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Bullying Stops With Parents
Bullying Stops With Parents Having been a victim of some serious bullying growing up — I am ultra sensitive to it and work very hard to instill in both my kids how important it is to reach out to kids that are new or different. When I was younger –the schools did close to nothing…
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Why are Healthy Food Choices in Schools So Hard to Offer?
This morning I got to sleep in –now that Weds are my rest days but I gotta tell you –half my family was cranky. Lots of snapping and crying and complaining was heard from them. Kind of makes for a tough start to your day — but start my day I have…. Here’s a piece…
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Where Kids Eat for Free
Many parents — myself included like going out to dinner with our families. It can be easier than figuring out what to cook after a long day of work and then dont even talk about the actual effort you have to put forth to cook! I do cook dinner regularly at my house where we…
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October Can Only Mean One Thing – CANDY!
When I was thinking about what to write about this month, obviously I thought about Halloween. More specifically, I thought about all the candy that makes its way into our kids’ hands during this month. And if I am being real – we parents aren’t immune to it either! I am definitely not one of…
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It’s time for an Education Revolution
I am the Community Program Manager for the country’s leading online education provider, K12, Inc. They provide online education options for grades K-12 in many states and internationally via public and private schools. Everyday I get to interact and meet the community of parents who choose this option for their families. It’s one of the…
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Fit Families
I gave a presentation today called ‘Creating Fit Families’ to help inspire and support parents as they do the same for their own families. Someone asked me what are some exercises/fitness activities you can do if you don’t have a lot of money or you can’t really leave your house. Well — many of the…
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Team Plumbline Dulles Plane Pull
A few pics from today’s Team Plumbline Dulles Plane Pull — was a really fun event for a great cause – VA Special Olympics.
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LCSO Announces 34th Women’s Self-Defense Workshop Monday , October 4, 2010
LCSO Announces 34th Women’s Self-Defense Workshop Monday , October 4, 2010 Loudoun County, Virginia- The Loudoun Sheriff’s Office will hold their 34th Women’s Self-Defense Workshop on Monday, October 4, 2010. The class is open to all female residents of Loudoun County over the age of fourteen and space is limited to 100 participants. “The workshop…
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Dulles Plane Pull to help VA Special Olympics
Hi Friends, I am participating in a special event here in Northern Virginia to raise money for the Special Olympics. As you all know – 2 years ago, I made changes in my life that has me focused on living a healthy and fit life! As part of my change, I regularly participate in different…