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Happily Ever Before

If you were a fan of the hit sitcom “Friends,” you remember when Phoebe excitedly carried her brothers triplets as a surrogate. As we watched the story unfold, we asked ourselves whether we would do the same – would we carry our sibling’s child to help make their dreams come true?

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How to Flourish Happily in Life and the Blog World

I realize how fortunate I am to have you here sharing this journey with me! Honestly, often I feel like my heart cannot fully express how grateful I am that you are joining me on my path. Not all of you who share this piece of my heart are necessarily interested in blogging, but here me out because I believe what applies to the blog world also applies to flourishing in life.At this point …

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We Survived Virtual Kindergarten!

We took three “First Day of Kindergarten” pictures this year. There was our son's first day of virtual kindergarten – August 24. Then his first day of hybrid kindergarten – November 10. Two weeks after that, we went back to all-virtual school. We started round two of hybrid kindergarten again at the end of February.…

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Making Mom Friends During Covid-19

I’ve never had trouble making friends. In high school, I was that kid who bopped from group to group, never settling with any one posse, happily getting along with people from all different social circles. And then I got older. And then I became a mom. Our friends and colleagues were split… They were either…