Archive for January, 2010
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Friday, January 29th, 2010As I sit here and write my weekly blog I have a cup of coffee in one hand, a Pepsi in the other and one eye open. I have been up since 4:00 am this morning and barely alive. I recently heard a country song with the lyric “You can sleep when you die” . [...]
Do women find men who like babies more alluring?
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010One of the sights I see that fills my heart with so much joy, adoration and respect is when I see a single dad lovingly embracing his kid(s) or playing with them and truly having fun, showing a moment of tenderness and vulnerability or lighting up when he talks about them. I find it WAY [...]
Budget Organic Eating Into Your Family’s Health Plan
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010With disease rates and environmental decay on the rise, switching to organic foods serve as a responsible measure to mediate both.
Pesticides and chemicals found in non-organic foods create toxic debris that your body has a hard time metabolizing. This leads to fatigue, headaches, and skin conditions, or more serious disease states like cancer.
Externally, non-organic crops [...]
Practice Practice Practice
Friday, January 22nd, 2010They say that practice makes perfect. Who ever said that was obviously not a parent. I have practiced at being a good parent ever since day one. I continue to practice at it each and every day. Last week I thought that I had finally figured it out and then my 13 year old teenage [...]
Never Never Never Give Up!
Thursday, January 21st, 2010What separates the successful, from the un-successful?
It’s really simple: The successful never allow themselves be overtaken by the “victim” mentality. They never make excuses. They adapt to the hand they are dealt, and play it to the best of their ability. They never give up!
Everyone has weak moments. Sometimes those weak moments turn into longer [...]
We just like to party like to pa pa party yeah!
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010One of me and Paris’s favorite things to do is sing along to songs and make up dance moves. Sometimes she will sing and dance while I watch and then she’ll point to me and then it’s my turn to break it down. I love this and I hope that it will be as fond [...]
Keeping Your Body (and Your Wallet) in Tip-Top Shape
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010We all know that staying fit is important.
Yet as single parents, with limited time and resources, exercise can take a back to seat to other ‘life priorities’.
Furthermore, in times of economic hardship, it’s difficult to justify a $100 per month gym membership when you’re allocating funds to groceries, kids’ activities, and other overhead items that [...]
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