Have you ever been to Build-A-Bear? I was recently thinking about presents that I have gotten for my nieces over the past few years and one of their favorites is a Build-A-Bear. If you're not familiar with the Build-A-Bear, let me explain…you go into this store and basically create your ideal animal. You select the type of animal, color, sound effects, clothing, etc. Once completed you have completed exactly how you would like the newest member of your family to look, sou

So pop quiz….you’ve had an extra hectic week at work and plan to do some relaxing on Saturday. But there’s a knock at your door and your neighbor asks for a ride to work because her car broke down. Then the phone rings and your auntie says she forgot to ask you to make your special dish for the family event that will take place that afternoon. When you put the phone down your daughter pops her head in the door and says she needs to go to the store for supplies for a school

Hey Superwoman! Yes, you. Able to leap a tall building in a single bound, while packing the kids’ lunch, finishing a load of laundry, and completing the report that your supervisor wants on her desk tomorrow. Let’s not forget the small business that you are in the planning stages of starting. It’s really easy to fall into the role of Superwoman. We are typically the ones who look after those in our lives. We often multi-task and make sure the needs of those around us are t

I'd like to tell you a secret about me....I don't like Pokemon Go! I don't play it, don't quite get it, and definitely don't want to walk around outside staring at my phone in hopes that Pikachu will appear. But guess what? My kids love it! So we talk about it. If you listen to their interests, their hobbies, their current obsession (and do so genuinely) children will get excited that you are actually paying attention to them. As you listen more and more to their interests,

By now you have probably seen the GIF of the Olympic parents reacting as they watched their daughter during the gymnastics competition. How many of you can relate to that mom and dad? I’m sure these parents worked hard to provide for their daughter’s needs and wishes….but they then had to sit back and watch her do her thing on the uneven bars. I know that’s exactly where I am when I sit on the sideline and watch my boys in their sporting events, or watch them complete an i