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Don't settle for "if"

Posted 17th October 2008 by BrendaG, tagged me time

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I'm somewhat saddened to think that the weekly blog theme question (If you had an hour for yourself, what would you do?) is phrased in such a "you might as well blog about it, cuz it ain't happenin'" kind of way. I have to say I'm disheartened by the number of suggested themes that focus on getting…

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A time for prayer

Posted 7th October 2008 by BrendaG, tagged workplace, tragedy, prayer, rellgion, co-worker

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First, the disclaimer: I'm not what you might call a religious person. Spiritual? Sure. But dogmatic? Definitely not. I grew up in a Southern Baptist household, which by their doctrine does not really align with who I am, historically career-minded, single until after 30, and now, a working mom.My company…

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It's not you, it's me

Posted 23rd September 2008 by BrendaG, tagged daycare

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I broke up with my son's daycare this morning. I asked my husband why I feel so torn about the decision and he knew the answer. The director of our current daycare has such a bond with our little guy. He has gotten a ton of personal attention from her (which ironically is an example of their staffing…

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Change... is good?

Posted 22nd September 2008 by BrendaG, tagged childcare, daycare, change

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We're considering changing daycares for our 17-month old son. Just typing those words makes me sick to my stomach. I don't know why. I manage multi-million dollar communications budgets on behalf of clients. I ski and rock climb and clean up baby poop daily. But choosing  daycare providers has…

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Oh hot shower, how I love thee

Posted 17th September 2008 by BrendaG, tagged happiness, hurricane

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I live in Cincinnati, Ohio and am one of the 280,000 residents still out of power from Sunday's Ike windstorm remnants (70 mph winds knocked out power for over 700,000 homes and businesses and did millions in damage).My heart goes out to people in the path of the real hurricane. I can only imagine the…

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