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I’m ready for spring! The first day has come and gone and I’ve yet to experience noticeably warmer weather. And I have to say, I’m more than ready to be out in some fresh spring air, air that is WARM, with the smell of new cut grass. I want to see flowers along the sidewalks and trees in full bloom in my neighborhood. It seems like it’s been a long winter. Colder than usual, more snow than usual. I’m not normally a complainer, even though it is a social norm in most places I

It was a sunny, yet cold, Monday morning in Chicago. I sat in my regular coffee shop, sipping a favorite blend of Ipsento Coffee while beginning my work week. The space was flooded with young professionals hydrating on caffeine, with their eyes focused on the Mac screens in front of them. This concept fascinates me as I, myself, partake in the cultural rituals characterizing this generation of emerging adults, called Millennials. Referring to individuals born between the ear

It’s one thing if your two-year-old runs to you crying when the clown at your niece’s birthday pops a big balloon, startling all the young ones at the party. It’s another thing when your ten-year-old refuses to go to the family party because there will be a clown there. And piano recitals can be scary for any young player. But is a panic attack a normal result of stage fright? It’s hard to tell sometimes if a child is experiencing normal levels of fear about things like frie

Two women are sitting in a coffee shop. Both look stressed. One of the women takes a sip from her cup then asks the other one in a loud voice if she’s worried about her daughter finishing up elementary school this year and starting middle school next fall. “Of course I’m worried,” the second woman replies in an equally loud voice with an angry edge. “I’m a mom. I worry about everything my daughter does, every minute of every day. That‘s what mother’s do.” They’ve caught my

Who’s in charge of what you see on social media? Seth Godin has some helpful advice about the “dark side” of all that bombards us daily through our devices: Your kitchen table You open the door and the vacuum cleaner salesperson comes in, and dumps a bag of trash in your living room. Or a neighbor sneaks in the back door and uses a knife to put gouges on the kitchen table. Or, through the window, someone starts spraying acid all over your bookshelf... Why are you letting th

I have a friend who looks at Facebook. A lot. She posts some, too, and her posts are usually funny or uplifting. Her husband is handy, and she posts updates on the remodeling they’re doing on their house. She has two children, both still toddlers. Her posts of them are always upbeat. She even has a golden retriever puppy. Posts of him are always adorable, because he can’t not look cute even if he’s getting into trouble! But my friend has a problem. Whenever she spends much t