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Best Advice I've ever received...

Posted 13th March 2008 by MaryP

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Came from my mother, when I was fifteen. It went like this:When you have a decision to make, be sure it's your own. Don't be pushed into something by someone else. When you do make your decision, and it turns out no to have been the best decision, don't waste time regretting it. Learn from it.She was…

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One skill? Hmmm...

Posted 5th February 2008 by MaryP

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Ten years ago, I'd probably have had an answer to this question. Self-assertion, perhaps, or kindness, or the ability to communicate matters of importance.Now, however, I simply can't answer the question. There is no one skill. It depends entirely on the child in question. For one child, I desire more…

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Out of the mouths of babes...

Posted 5th February 2008 by MaryP

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...comes astoundingly inappropriate talk. Inappropriate in anyone but a three-year-old, that is. In them, it's merely HYSTERICAL.I don't often advertise my daycare blog here, but I'd love to share a little bit of dialogue that happened my way today. If you care to pop over to It's Not All Mary Poppins,…

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My space, all mine!

Posted 4th February 2008 by MaryP

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I sold my piano a month ago. I've played piano all my life. I'm pretty good, and can tackle Real music -- Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin.But I live in a small house, I hadn't played the piano in a long time, and didn't feel we could really afford to take up those 8 square feet of precious floor space…

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An extra hour? Meh

Posted 30th January 2008 by MaryP, tagged priorities, time management, prioritizing, extra time

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If I had an extra hour ...You know what? I don't need an extra hour, not really. It often feels like I do, but when I go through the list of possibilities, things that could be accomplished in one short hour -- go for a walk, have a nap, read, declutter that heap o'stuff on the end cabinet in the kitchen,…

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