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Body & Health

Anxiety Sideliner

There have been a few times in my life when anxiety attacks have changed the direction of my life. I think now, that I’m probably not the only…

July 26, 2017June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Creativity

Write what you want to learn

Many years ago, I trained to become a life coach. I went to conference after conference, took 2 years of tele-classes and put myself “out there” as a…

July 13, 2017June 1, 2023 · 2 min read

Culture

Waitress Tales, Common Fails

One of the highest earning waiters I ever knew of, was also the most outrageous. This charismatic professional would walk up to a table and say quickly, charmingly…

February 17, 2017June 2, 2023 · 3 min read

Mommess

ten years, 100 trees

The web “momma” of mommess is my business EMWeb Design.  Everything that comes out of this design/marketing shop is “carbon neutral” via offsetting. Thank you to CarbonFund for helping…

February 13, 2017February 10, 2024 · 1 min read

Culture

Nine with strength, and hopefully, sanity

This is an idea for taking action this week.      ARTICLE: 9 Senators Trump Must Watch Out For       After I read the article above, I decided…

January 23, 2017June 2, 2023 · 3 min read

Body & Health

Who’s carrying…

… the emotion of the situation? In every intense interaction between people, an emotional ‘bubble’ gets created. Usually this bubble is experienced by each person based on their…

January 7, 2017March 13, 2025 · 3 min read

Home

Guilt and Accomplishment

I feel guilty about nearly everything I do, and don’t do. I realized that today, when I asked my mom to bring my daughter to school. I felt…

January 15, 2016June 1, 2023 · 1 min read

Mommess

Free Webworker stuff

For webbie folks. Merry Christmas. Free webhosting: www.whdms.com Free website visitor mouse-tracking: mouseflow.com Free DNS tools: ViewDNS.info Free no-attribution stock images: PicJumbo Free international proxy masking/hiding: hide.me Free…

December 8, 2015June 28, 2023 · 1 min read

Culture

Getting all up in my business

I find myself thinking more and more about what it really means to be a parent in a culture that holds business values in higher regard than the…

May 5, 2015August 4, 2023 · 1 min read

mommess
Culture

Efficiency vs. Effortlessness

I’d let my house get even more out of control than usual. Laundry piled high, dishes not quite done, backyard with a spillover of inside toys, piles of…

April 15, 2015August 6, 2023 · 1 min read

Mommess

Web marketing fundamentals: content

Today I’m writing about a web term¹ often used, but not always understood. “Content” is the text, images, photos, movies, or social postings that make up the non-navigational/non-advertising…

March 27, 2015June 1, 2023 · 1 min read

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Family

Activity vs. Achievement

Like many parents of small children, I reside in a swirl of constant and chaotic activity.  Think, “mom, look at this potion I just made with your new…

March 23, 2015March 21, 2025 · 1 min read

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