What’s Important to You and Who’s Listening?

Have you found that people never really ask what is important to you as a single parent?  Did you know there are almost 14 million single parents in the US alone? That’s right, there are a lot of us, but have you noticed that we single parents don’t really have much of a voice in [...]

Your Million Dollar Asset

In my last post I asked what three things that made you smile in your day were.  I got some great responses!  Speaking of smiling, if you have a smile, you have a million dollar asset!   Sounds a little suspect, but hear me out ok?
Are you a “smiley” kind of person?  Have you ever noticed [...]

What Are 3 Things That Brought a Smile To Your Face?

Each and everyday is truly a gift, isn’t it?  To be able to wake up and take in a big deep breath, and feel the life in your bones, what a miracle!  I know it’s easy to wake up on the wrong side of the bed, or have a “case of the Mondays” but there [...]

Success and Happiness

I am refocusing my blog.  Actually, I’m adding focus to it.  Single parents are my homies, my favorite kind of folks.  Of course I happen to be one, so the topic is near and dear to my heart (or my “iHeart” if you will ! In determining the best way to revamp this blog, [...]

Sitting here at the hospital

I’m here at Providence Hospital where I came with my dad to his oncology appointment.  This is a nice hospital.  I don’t think I like hospitals but I’m trying to be fair.  You hear about people getting sick while staying in hospitals and about hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by hospital errors.  But they [...]

Blog Post

“Hey Margaret, what’s a good idea for a blog post?”
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“umm, i dunno…whatever’s on your mind”
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My legs hurt from working out, so I can barely walk.
I had a date yesterday, the first since finally finalizing the finality of my baby daddy relationship. It was not what I had hoped. My life coach says that [...]

Remembering Mama Bean

Sometimes you meet people who seem so good, and when they die, you realize, they had nothing more to learn here and sometimes, you feel their presence and know you will see them again.
On Mother’s Day, I celebrate my mom, a special woman, and now a special soul. 1954-2005 Love you Mom!

Mom: Too [...]