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To be, or not to be – Happy :)

by Kay | Aug 2, 2016 | ... on life

I remember several years ago, talking with a medical professional about the happiness level of one of our kids. I was concerned. He wasn’t. Holding our 10-pound, almost 12-inch thick file, he gently smiled at me as wisely said “With as many personalities...

Living the Days-After in Dallas

by Kay | Jul 13, 2016 | ... on life

“Mom.” I heard my son’s voice, but didn’t instantly react. “Mom?” he gently asked, “Did you forget to sign me up?” With his name absent on the season finale Champs Swim Meet heat sheet, I didn’t blame him for wondering. I’ve forgotten before. But this time, the...

A few end of School-Year Favs

by Kay | May 28, 2016 | ... on life, Purposeful Parenting, Reflections

With May coming to an end and summer shouting a big HELLO :), I thought I’d share a few of my favs from commencement, award ceremonies (I’m not kidding) and EOY carpool contemplation. Sherly Sandberg’s Cal Berkeley Address: Today I will try to tell...

Hello … It’s me and it’s May

by Kay | May 5, 2016 | ... on life, Laughter

Hi. My name is Kay. I have definitely been MIA. (And apparently, I”m a poet – this is where I need a laughing-crying emoji. Seriously, I think I could communicate 100% emoji, kind of like hieroglyphics- or not. But that’s another story for another...

Time-Change and the Power of Perspective

by Kay | Mar 14, 2016 | ... on life, Purposeful Parenting

Why is the Spring Forward time-change so hard? It was like waking the dead this morning. And it’s only an hour difference. I think perspective could go a long way to help my sleepy-heads (and me!) Really. Because truth be told, if we lost an hour and due to a nice...

Regular in a High Octane World

by Kay | Jan 26, 2016 | ... on life

“How was the basketball game?” I ask Jack – whose name probably needs to be aliased since he is getting old enough to be aware. “Not good,” he answered. “What?” I was surprised. He has so much fun running around, shooting for the hoop and hanging out with his friends....