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The Message Behind "Be Good" and What to Say Instead

Thursday, June 25, 2015 No comments

I hear parents all the time pleading with and warning their children to “be good.” This common phrase has escaped my lips a few times, too. There are a couple of reasons why I’ve decided to drop this phrase for good.

“Be Good” is Too Vague
Children aren’t mind readers. It’s much more helpful to give them specific instructions than to assume they know exactly what we mean by “be good.” It’s a very abstract concept for children, even if we think they should know what behavior we expect.

Instead of saying “be good,” try:
“When you’re at grandma’s, I want you to pick up your toys when you’re finished playing and listen when she asks you to do something.”

“At the store, you may help me push the cart or walk beside it. You may not run in the aisles or ask for a toy today.”

“In the movie theater, be quiet while the movie is playing and don’t put your feet on the seats.”

“Be good…because usually you’re not.”
I wonder if this isn’t the underlying message that children pick up on when this phrase is overused. I always try to put myself in my child’s shoes. I think hearing “be good” all the time would make me feel like perhaps my parent doesn’t think I’m a good person. If I was, I wouldn’t need the constant reminder, right?

What if my husband told me to “be good today” before he left for work? How would that make me feel? What is the message I would get from it?

I believe one of the most important things we can do for our children is to believe in them, and show our faith in their goodness, abilities, and positive intentions. Here is a huge lesson I’ve learned - When children feel good, they will be good, and knowing that we believe the best of them is one way to build their self-esteem and help them feel good.

Does Time-In Reward Children?

Time-out didn’t work in my home. I followed the “rules”. I placed my son in time-out for one minute per each year of his age. I did not engage with him other than to replace him back in time-out during his punishment. Once he had served his time, I asked him what he had done wrong that got him placed in time-out, and once he repeated it back to me, we moved on with our day – until the next time-out which was never too far away.

If it ever did stop one poor behavior, another cropped up right in its place. His behavior got worse, his spirit grew dim, and the disconnection between us was widening. That is why I began to seek out alternatives. After my paradigm shift to positive parenting, I found time-in to be an effective tool to both connect with my child and redirect his behavior.

The paradigm shift was an important step to allowing me to see my child through a new lens. When I practiced traditional parenting, I saw every “misbehavior” as an infraction that needed to be addressed and squashed immediately, lest he get “out of hand.” I bought into the idea that children were seeking control and would take over the house and try to rule over me if I didn’t maintain strict authority. Indeed, that was a very sad way to view my child.

Through study of child development and even more so through stopping to look into my son’s eyes when he was upset, I came to adopt a much different view of my child, of all children. I see “out of sync behavior” as a call for help, a clue that the internal state of a child is off balance and needs addressed. I saw that he was a good person and wanted to do good things. He wanted to please us and be connected. He wanted to know he was valued and where he fit in. Once I saw my child differently, it was easy to relate with him differently.

This difference in the positive parenting view of children from the traditional view became clear to me when a comment was made on my previous article, 3 Alternatives to Time Out That Work. This person believed that the practice of time-in would cause the child to misbehave to get the “reward” of parental attention. It’s true that children do crave attention and connection, and I suppose if the only way a child can get it is through poor behavior, she will resort to that. But how is this the child’s fault?

If attention and love is only given during a time-in, there is something fundamentally wrong in the relationship dynamic in the first place. Children should be given lots of positive attention and affection every day, and if we are doing that, there will never be a need to “misbehave to get attention.”

Furthermore, if we are already close and connected with that child, then the time-in allows them to focus on our instructions rather than being defensive against us. Bringing a child into safe and loving arms to help him calm down and learn to manage himself through emotional storms is not coddling or rewarding, it’s teaching. Isn’t that what parenting is?

I think, culturally, we need to move past the idea that too much love rewards or spoils children. This idea damages our relationships and leads us to treat unfairly those who are newest among us. Children do not enter the world with bad intentions. They do not come to wear us out, test our limits, or seek control. They come with a need for love and guidance.

In 5 years of practicing positive parenting, I have never found that love drives misbehavior, but that the opposite true. Love allows them to grow into their full potential.

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5 Habits That Make Parenthood Easier

Raising children is no easy task. The habits we form now have a great impact on how our future days will go. Below are five habits that I've intentionally cultivated which I believe have made parenthood easier and more joyful.

Create a daily rhythm.
While it isn't necessary, or even helpful, to be so rigid as to have every detail of the day planned out, it is very helpful to create a daily rhythm, or a flow to the day that children can generally count on. This daily rhythm creates a stable foundation, and knowing what comes next makes children feel secure and helps them transition more easily.

In addition, once the habit is well-formed, the rhythm becomes “the boss” in many ways. Children understand that after dinner it is time to bath, for example, and there is less push-back. A daily rhythm isn't only soothing for children but has been shown to also help parents feel more competent and confident.

Stick to the routine.
Within the daily rhythm, routines make parenting easier. It isn't just knowing what to expect; it's also about connection points throughout the day. Sweet bedtime rituals and mealtime conversations serve to bring us back to each other in the midst of a busy life. Being connected and knowing what to expect are two important aspects that bring peace to our homes, and intentional, loving routines accomplish both.

Meet as a family every week.
If you aren't already doing a weekly family meeting, I highly recommend beginning this tradition. Family meetings serve many purposes. They really help the family to function more smoothly as a unit. During family meetings, it's beneficial to talk about what went well that week, what didn't, what needs to be addressed, and plans for the upcoming week. When everyone gets to voice their opinions and ideas, the family bond is strengthened.

When families work on problems together, children learn how to work with others in a team, troubleshoot, and problem-solve. I also like using family meetings as a time to share fond memories from the past week and to share our appreciations and gratitude of each other. When everyone in the family feels heard, understood, and appreciated, you can bet that parenthood will be a little easier.

Be clear and consistent.
Many parenting problems arise because we either aren't clear about the boundaries or we aren't consistent with enforcing those boundaries. Think of a “road closed” sign. It will stop you from going down that road, but unless there's a detour arrow, you're likely left stuck without knowing where to go next. Telling children what to stop doing is only half of discipline, and ending it there leaves things unclear. It's like putting up the “road closed” sign without detour arrow.

If we don't show them where to go from there, it's not likely they'll go in the direction we want them to go. They may, instead, find their own new path to the destination they're trying to get to, which is almost always getting a need met. Alternatively, they may crash through the sign and keep on going if the boundary isn't firm and held consistently. If we are both consistent in saying “you may not go that way” and clear in saying “here's the better way to go,” parenthood gets easier because it isn't an all-day marathon of power struggles.

Lean on your village.
We aren't meant to do this thing alone, and yet I've heard many parents say how lonely they feel every day.

A To-Do List For A Better Life

Thursday, June 4, 2015 No comments

How much does your to-do list bring you connection, joy, and contentment? What if it did? We all have things we need to get done every day, and if you're like me, you get some satisfaction in checking off the boxes. But at the end of the day, what has it all amounted to? Laundry – check. Work – check. Dishes – check.

The good thing about to-do lists is that they set intentions for us. They give us a clear plan and we can see just how productive we've been as we check off our lists. The bad thing is that if our to-do lists are filled with all work and no play, we may go to bed feeling accomplished but disconnected because our entire day was spent tending to chores and obligations. Being that connection is the heart of my parenting and life philosophy, it's better for me to be more intentional with my loved ones than the seemingly endless list of chores and responsibilities.

How can I make sure I'm building connection and still be productive each day and balance my responsibilities well? How can I end my day with a content heart in addition to a feeling of satisfaction at jobs well done? In addition to adding playful parenting into my daily chores, I create a separate to-do list each day, and checking off this list ensures that I've focused on the most important people in my life. This to-do list is a set of intentions designed to fill my family's love tanks and build a stronger bond with each of my loved ones.

I typically choose 3-5 intentions each day, and I'm consciously aware of them throughout the day as I set the list in a frequently visited area. When I have done what I intended to do, I check it off with a smile.

Below is a list of intentions you can choose from as you create your own Better Life To-Do List.

1. Notice one positive character quality about each loved one and speak it out loud today.

2. Show delight when my loved ones enter the room – when my children get up in the morning and when my husband gets home from work. Smile, greet them lovingly, and tell them I'm happy to see them.

3. Notice one positive behavior and commend my child for it.

4. Express appreciation for one thing that my spouse does today.

5. Spend at least 30 minutes on the floor playing with my child. Make sure the phone is not within reach and no distractions.

Playful Parenting Every Day

Tuesday, June 2, 2015 No comments

Play has a wide range of benefits for children. Through play, children release energy, reduce stress, and learn about life. They learn problem-solving skills, exercise creativity, use their imagination, and master new concepts. For positive parents, play has another vital role – it connects parent and child, and we know that connection is the parenting key. When we take the time to play with our children, we connect on a deeper level. Play offers us the opportunity to gain trust, to laugh and release tension, and to get to know our children better.

As the world whirs around our heads at a dizzying speed each day, we find ourselves rushing through just to get the basics done. Who has time for play? After all, there are much more pressing things on our to-do lists, right? Here are some simple and fun ideas to incorporate connection-building play into your everyday routines.

Bubble Warrior or Princess
You have to run that dish water anyway, so turn this typically-mundane task into playtime by inviting your child alongside you with his or her favorite toys. Between washing plates, pick up an action figure and dunk it in the bubbles, then have a pretend battle in the water.

Bonus: Your child sees that doing dishes doesn't have to be such a chore.

Conquering Mount Laundry
A stack of folded towels becomes a looming mountain filled with adventure! Can Dora reach the top in time to save Boots? Not if the sock monster reaches her first! Look out for the avalanche! Extra time it takes to get the laundry folded – about 10 epic minutes. Love tank refilled? Yes! That's how we get two birds with one stone.

Bonus: She'll probably be more cooperative about putting away her laundry after this.

The Hungry Broom
Mostly, the Hungry Broom is out for dust bunnies, but if he sees a child, that child better run! The Hungry Broom will chase after him, so he'd better run and hide. If he stays out of sight, the Hungry Broom will go back to eating dust bunnies. Alternatively, we play “I'm a little crumb” when I vacuum. Same idea, but my kids are crumbs that must run away from the vacuum! Giggles abound and the floor gets cleaned.

Bonus: You can let your child be the Hungry Broom while you run and hide. Just don't stay hidden too long. They will totally catch on to you if you do that. Trust me.


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The Messages Behind Discipline

Friday, February 5, 2016 No comments

With every correction, I am giving my child a message about who he is.

Because children see themselves through the eyes of their parents, because what they see reflected in our eyes shapes who they become, because the truths they hold about themselves start as the truths we hold about them, there is perhaps no greater work than minding how we view our children and what messages we give them about who they are and what they’re worth.

The messages they get from us, particularly during correction, during the times we are not happy with their behavior or choices, influence their identities.

I was recently offered a course to review which has sharpened my awareness to this fact. Module 1 of the course invites parents to think of the messages we send during discipline, and as I’ve been working through this myself, I realized that this is something worth sharing. Most times, our intentions as parents are very good.

We want our children to make good choices. We want them to be responsible, considerate, kind, thoughtful, diligent, and so on. In an effort to instill such qualities in them, we correct them when they go off course, as we should.

Yet, the way in which parents choose to correct often sends a message which is the opposite of what we are going for.

In an effort to get a child to be responsible, we send the clear message of “you are irresponsible.” To make a child be more kind, we give the message “you are not kind.” Then, we stand in awe as they continue to exhibit irresponsible and unkind behavior, not understanding that we planted the very seeds we didn’t want to see spring up.

Let’s say 9-year-old James knows that he is supposed to sweep the patio before he can ride his bike. His father, Ben, comes outside to find the patio filthy and James biking. He motions to James to come over, and tells him, “Why didn’t you sweep the patio like you were told? I’m tired of having to tell you to do something several times before it gets done. You never take responsibility.”

What Ben wants is to teach James responsibility. The message James gets is “you are irresponsible.” Clearly, the intent doesn’t match the message. To more effectively instill these values, our messages need to be consistent with our intent, and this all starts within our own minds.

If we view our children as selfish, aggressive, irresponsible, lazy, etc., we will often speak forth the negative thoughts we allow to swirl. As always, change begins within. As I’ve been going through the Connected Families Spring Course, I’ve been taking notes of some of the negative thoughts I’ve allowed to fester in my mind. Thoughts which have made their way out of my mouth at times. “You never shut the door behind you!” “Why can’t you ever sit still for 5 minutes?”

What’s the message behind these words? Do they build a positive identity or negative? “Please shut the door.” “Please try to sit still.” These are requests without the baggage, yet how easy it was to spew the negative message with my requests!

How could Ben have handled the situation with his son in a way that gave a positive message to James, or at least didn’t give a negative message?

“I asked you to sweep this off before you got on your bike. I’d like you do that now please.” He hands him the broom. “Thank you for doing that. I like seeing you be so responsible.”

Here are a few more examples:

Negative message: Don’t hurt your brother like that! That was naughty of you.

Positive message: Uh-oh, you lost your temper and hit your brother. I know you didn’t mean to hurt him. Come sit with me and I’ll help you get control.

Negative message: You need to stop crying and toughen up. It’s not a big deal. There are worse things in life!

Positive message: I can see you’re upset. How can I help?

Negative message: Whine, whine, whine. That’s all I ever hear from you! One more time, and you’ve lost television for the rest of the day!

Positive message: You’re a big girl now with a big girl voice. Let me hear your big girl voice so I can understand you better.

Negative message: Why can’t you be more like your sister? She works hard and passed all her classes.

Positive message: It looks like you’ve been struggling in this class. What can we do to help you succeed?

A subtle shift in our words makes a large impact on how our children view themselves. Don’t be fooled into thinking harsh words somehow motivate children to do better. Gracious words that encourage and build up, even during – especially during – times of correction will have a far more positive impact on who our children grow to be.

*This article was originally published at Creative Child Magazine

Rebecca Eanes, is the founder of and creator of Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond. She is the author of 3 books. Her newest book, Positive Parenting: An Essential Guide, will be released on June 7, 2016 and is available for pre-order now. The Newbie's Guide to Positive Parenting and a co-authored book, Positive Parenting in Action: The How-To Guide to Putting Positive Parenting Principles in Action in Early Childhood are both best-sellers in their categories on Amazon. She is the grateful mother to 2 boys.

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February 18, 2005

LOS ANGELES - Animation house Duck (www.duckstudios.com), formerly Duck Soup Studios, has signed directors new directors Jamie Caliri, Jorge Gutierrez, Nina Paley, James Paterson, Tod Polson, and Kathy Smith.

Caliri began his career at Acme Filmworks before forming early ties with DUCK at their subsidiary, The Front, where he directed music videos. He continued his directorial music video work at MJZ and subsequently became a freelance director and designer. In that capacity, he created the opening title sequence for "The Big Apple" TV series as a freelancer to Duck. Most recently, Caliri's animation acumen as a designer is hallmarked in the title sequence for the Jim Carrey holiday blockbuster, "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events."

Gutierrez has completed various films, cartoons, and paintings exploring his penchant for Mexican culture. While studying towards both his BFA and MFA at CalArts, Gutierrez created "Carmelo," winner of the Student Emmy in animation. "Carmelo" has subsequently been screened at international festivals including Kodak's Emerging Filmmakers Program at the Cannes Film Festival. After graduating, Gutierrez worked under animation legend Maurice Noble for the art direction of Chuck Jones' "Timberwolf" for Warner Bros. Soon afterwards, he began creating "El Macho," an animated web series for Sony Pictures. His recent work as a character designer is visible on "Chalk Zone," "Mucha Lucha," and "The Buzz on Maggie."

Paley has come a long way since her early work on the alternative comic strip "Nina's Adventures," which ran in American newsweeklies from 1988 to 1995. In recent years, Nina has devoted her time to claymation and CGI. Her animated films have appeared in festivals around the world and include "Luv Is (1998)," "Cancer" (1998), and "Fetch!" (2000). Her claymation film "I Heart My Cat" won the Audience Choice Golden Oly award at the 1999 Olympia Film Festival.

British-born Paterson has attracted a hodgepodge of clients ranging from Mick Jagger to Nike through his unique synthesis of drawing and animation. With artwork that has been displayed around the world at venues including Le Centre Pompidou in Paris, the London Museum of Design, the Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Israeli Art Museum, Paterson molds a distinctive flavor to today's animation. Paterson's clients have also included VH1, Nickelodeon, HP, Apple, and Target, among others.

Having worked extensively in Thailand and Taiwan, Polson brings over 15 years of experience to Duck. Most recently, Polson has served as the director at Thailand's Kantana Animation, where he was the supervising director for the feature film "Khan Kluay" while also teaching Animation Design at the Kantana Animation School. Prior to his work at Kantana, Polson co-created the "Noble Tales" film series. While at Noble Tales Productions, his short "Al Tudi Tuhak" earned an Annie Award nomination for Best Short. Polson has worked at a myriad of studios worldwide including Wild Brain, Walt Disney TV Animation, Film Roman, Hyperion, Chuck Jones Film, and Kroyer Films. Polson received his BFA and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts.

A graduate of Australia's Sydney College of the Arts, Kathy Smith has been actively pursuing a career in the visual arts since 1982. Smith has created and produced 11 animated films, all of which have toured internationally at festivals including Anima Mundi and Ottawa. She is the recipient of several awards including the Sydney Morning Herald Traveling Arts Scholarship and the Dyason Bequest study grant at the Studio Art Centers International in Florence. Recently, while working as an artist in residence and faculty member at the Division of Animation and Digital Arts School of Cinema-Television, Kathy created a new film, "Indefinable Moods," which was screened at SIGGRAPH 2001 and the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.


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Friday, March 11, 2005

Manga Reviews

I'm finally getting sick of looking at the stacks of both read and unread manga.

Fruits Basket Vol. 7 by Natsuki Takaya: The charm for this series isn't so much the fantasy elements and the cute transformations, it's the gentle humor and the delicacy of the emotional relationships between the characters. In this volume, a new Zodiac member is introduced, Hiro Sohma, an obnoxious child determined to make Tohru's life difficult. But as usual, there's a deeper cause for his resentment of Tohru, one that's understandable and handled by Takaya very well. We also get an extended flashback sequence detailing how Arisa first met Tohru and her late mother and the origin of the bond between the girls.

Tuxedo Gin Vol. 10 by Tokihiko Matsuura: A rival for Ginji's affection is thrown into the mix, penguin trainer Kyoko Iida. Letting slide for the moment that she falls in love more with the idea of Ginji from seeing his old room, the story does take a nicely comic turn as Kyoko begins a one-sided rivalry with Minako for the love of Ginji, a rivalry Minako is completely oblivious to in her usual manner. It culminates in an over-the-top multi-part Christmas story involving aquatic stunts, paper bikinis and penguins in devil costumes. In short, funny, patently absurd stuff. The volume winds up with a short bonus story, "Double Lesson" about a student teacher and a rebellious student and the attraction between them.

Ranma 1/2 Vol. 29 by Rumiko Takahashi: Comic misunderstandings and silly situations abound. Oh, and boy-type Ranma and Kuno confess their love for one another. Honestly, at 29 volumes in, either you like this sort of thing or you don't.

Tokyo Babylon Vol. 2 by CLAMP: This is the title that really tests my patience with CLAMP's work. The protagonist, Subaru, is almost too much of a pretty boy. And the stories have a vaguely reactionary feel to them at times that puts me a little off. It's a combination, I think, of the age of the stories, the fact that the stories are marketed at adolescent girls (and though there may be a 14 year old girl inside every gay man, I'm still not an adolescent girl at heart), and just essential cultural differences between Japan and America, that left me unsettled by the resolution.

Worst Vol. 2 by Hiroshi Takahashi: The resolution of the fight to see which freshman is the strongest is dealt with quickly, wisely allowing the story to advance. The motivations of the other characters in wanting to see how far the seemingly naive Hana will go in his quest to become the boss of the school adds a welcome layer to the story. The upperclassmen either want Hana to join their gangs and control more of the school or they want something more out of life than dropping out of school, joining a gang and meeting a bad end, and they see Hana's goal of uniting the school as a way to bring dignity and order through their lives. Order and dignity through fighting...it really is a concept that works best in manga. To further complicate matters, not only is a rival school making plans against the whole of Suzuran school, and a mysterious upperclassman actually manages to defeat Hana.

Musashi #9 Vol. 2 by Takahashi Miyuki: I'm glad I gave this series another chance. I was underwhelmed by the first volume, and thought there was a sameness and repetitiveness to the stories. To a certain degree that's true here as well, the basic formula of #9 being inserted into a situation in disguise and getting the best of her enemies by being two or three steps ahead of them carries through. But the stories here are longer, allowing the supporting characters and the situations to be more developed. And the "gag" of #9 being mistaken for a boy is downplayed a little, and in most cases it becomes apparent early in the stories that #9 is actually a girl. The art is stellar, as it was in the first volume.

A few more titles to go, but I need content for the weekends.

In other manga news, Digital Manga Presents has announced several new titles, including several yaoi titles. Of the new batch of books, Jazz looks to be the one I'm most interested in. And that's in addition to the much anticipated by me releases of Café Kichijouji de and Antique Bakery. So in a short time there will be lots of attractive new titles from DMP to look forward to.

Just two more days until DWNTACBW...

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Psi Upsilon Jewelry: In addition to the Founders' badges, we have a display of Psi Upsilon badges, pledge pins and sweetheart pins to show the lineage and evolution of Psi Upsilon jewelry through the years.

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Distinguished alumni: On display are numerous pictures of prominent alumni with correspondence from them. Included in this list of brothers are Presidents Arthur and Taft, and Vice President Rockefeller.

The Annals of Psi Upsilon: The massive collection of materials accumulated for composition of The Annals is available for research or browsing.

Executive Council minutes: Minutes of the Executive Council are bound and available in the archives dating from its first meeting.

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If you've been tightening your financial belt your fine dining experiences have probably been cut back significantly over the past year. Don't get me wrong, I love creating my own meals at home and there are enough fabulous cheap eats in the city that good food abounds. However, every once in a while this Chica likes to get dolled up, sit in a fancy dining room, and enjoy a fancy meal. And so it's NYC Restaurant Week to the Rescue.

My strategy for reservations is to go places I've never been to, with the most creative restaurant week menus, and then check reviews on nymag.com. Please be adventurous i.e. try not to order the chicken. If you're trying to pay as little as possible then aim for lunches which are $24.07 for 3 courses.

Places I've been to for past Restaurant Weeks and loved: Craftbar, Morimoto, Blue Water Grill, Mesa Grill, and Molyvos. Make your reservations ASAP and don't forget to confirm them 24 hours in advance.

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Over the Weekend

We live in the most perfect Southern town. It's a college town, for those of you who don't know, but it's really so much more than that. I'm kind of obsessed with it, and with every season that comes around, I fall more in love. Spring brings blooms at every corner, lots of balcony sitting on our perfect little quaint Square, and plenty of lazy afternoons. Spring also brings one of my favorite weekends of the year--the Double Decker Arts and Music Festival. Our Square transforms into a sea of people and tents full of artwork, pottery, and the like.

It was my weekend to work, so after working Friday night, I slept for a few hours and made myself wake up in time to enjoy an hour or two on the Square--fear of missing out, I guess. It was hot and crowded, but it made me love our little town even more. There's not a whole lot that makes me happier!

 our favorite tent--Hi Y'all! Art from Catherine Ann Davis

Sunday was a little more low-key--rainy, lazy day. Except it was my husband's birthday, so we celebrated. First with home cooked breakfast for the birthday boy, then an afternoon of Ole Miss baseball on the radio (hooray for the sweep against KY!) and Harry Potter on TV.

My sister, brother-in-law, and niece came over for a low-key dinner--chicken enchilada casserole (recipe on the blog later this week!) and some birthday cake. Sweet celebrations for my sweet husband.

We're supposed to be getting bad weather across the South later this afternoon, so say a prayer for my sanity. I have my wine and flashlights prepared. Happy Monday! Xoxo

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Walker Wedding: The Rehearsal Dinner

I wrote these posts shortly after the wedding just to remember the emotions I felt...the memories that were made...and all the love that was shared that weekend.

I can remember saying to some of my bridesmaids, "I just still don't feel like it's really the wedding weekend--I feel like we're all just together for a big party or something." It really hadn't hit me that we were really about to get married. All of these people were in town for us. Talk about feeling honored!

The rehearsal dinner was perfect--elegant yet cozy, lots of candles and beautiful flowers, complete with a delicious dinner! It was all about me and Andrew; I've never felt more loved and cherished in my life. There is something so extremely special about having the people you treasure the most surrounding you, encouraging you with advice, sharing funny stories, reliving the best memories, and wishing you all the happiness in the world. I felt like a queen, and it was perfect.

Those people made us who we are; they helped shape and form the people we are becoming. It was such an emotional night for me; not only from hearing such emotions from the people I love the most, but also from hearing from the people that love Andrew the most.

Hearing their kind words about my soon-to-be husband just made me fall more and more in love with him with every word said. I will never forget the feelings that I felt that night; I will never forget how overwhelmed I was with gratitude, with God's goodness, with His faithfulness--it was a precious, precious evening. I am so thankful that we got most of the toasts on tape--those are the memories and moments that I'll hold on to for the rest of my life.

...and soon, I'll start posting the professional pictures from the day of!

Being a Newlywed: What People Don't Tell You

After being married for almost 3 months, I think it's safe to say my idea of the "newlywed" period has changed. Don't get me wrong--it's full of romance, happiness, and excitement, just like you'd expect, but there's just so much more to it--the stuff that people don't tell you about.

So, this is how it goes. First you get engaged. And then it's all fun and games while you're surrounded by parties, showers, planning, and a big white dress. But what happens after the honeymoon ends? When all the hoopla dies down? Now you're just a wife, living the newlywed life.

Go visit my sweet, sweet friend Brittany's blog today to get the dish on what people don't tell you, via Rachel Rewritten. Xoxo

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Walker Wedding: Our Engagement Session

Andrew and I have almost been married for 3 months. I can't get over that! Time flies when you're busy! I've been working on getting some wedding posts ready so I can show y'all all the details of our big day, but first, I wanted to show y'all our engagement photos! We took them back in the fall (my blog-less era) so I wanted to give y'all a little peek here!

Our pictures were taken by Beth at b. mo foto and I can't say enough fabulous things about her. Not only is she the most talented photog ever, she's also super creative and totally helped me get out of my comfort zone to get some amazing shots!

It was my first "photo shoot" and I felt like a queen--it's so fun getting all dressed up and decked out. There's nothing wrong with feeling beautiful, that's for sure! And it's even better when I get to kiss on my cute husband while doing so!

Without further ado, here are a few of my favorites...

Oooh, seeing these again just makes my heart happy. Happy Monday, y'all. Xoxo

A Love Like That

My grandmother had a heart attack yesterday. I watched my grandfather crumble like a piece of paper, and my heart broke.

I'll preface this to say that she's stable and awake, but in the ICU. Prayers are appreciated--we need healing around her heart!

Yesterday was just a normal Thursday...she had a minor procedure and then everything happened. I never expected to spend my day sitting in a hospital...waiting on news. Waiting on hope. Waiting on anything. All we did was wait.

And you know what? My medical mind was somewhat (as much as possible) calm--we were at my hospital and I knew the nurses there were taking excellent care of her. The doctor said she was a miracle. We all believed that and knew it because prayer is powerful. Although I was anxious and nervous and begging God to heal her, my heart was in pieces for my grandfather, too.

My sweet grandfather. The love of her life for 50+ years. They've been married for twice as long as I've been alive, plus some. Seeing him look at her with those sad eyes that were practically willing her to get well, right then and there, almost broke me.

I am thankful we were at my hospital, my comfort zone. Where I know people and see friendly faces around every corner. But he didn't know that--he was just confused and in a scary place. New walls, new faces, new sounds. He couldn't sit--he was too anxious. He just paced the floors, over and over again. Back and forth. His sweetheart was sick and all he wanted to do was see her, hold her hand, make sure she was okay.

I sat and thought for a long time. Hospitals are good for that. Their kind of love doesn't happen much these days. They have the kind of love that people long for--the kind of love that goes much deeper that most of us can imagine. The relationship and bond that we all hope our marriages develop into over time. This kind of love isn't professed over Facebook. It doesn't have to be shown around town on date night.

They look at each other and their faces light up. They can have conversations without even speaking--he knows what she needs before she needs it. He's not complete without her by his side, and his hand seems empty when she's away. I'll never forget watching him sit by her hospital bed--it was as if he was attached. He was with his sweetheart, and that's all that mattered. Life around him stopped. The perfect picture of love.

They've taught our family what love is. Unconditional, unwavering, there for the big moments and all the little in between. Life happened and their love only grew and got stronger. In 50 years, I'll consider my life successful if our grandchildren can look at me and Andrew and say, "I want a love like that."

Twenty-six while 26

I've got a secret...my birthday was this past weekend.

 I turned the big 2-6. Yep, now closer to 30 than 20, and I can't say I hate that feeling. I'm not one of those people who cringes when another year comes around. I love birthdays wholeheartedly, mainly because I'm thankful for another year God has given me on this Earth, but also because it makes me grateful for the past year and the journey that it was.

So, in celebration of my birthday (that didn't get any celebration because I worked 3-in-a-row--womp womp,) I've been working on 26 things I want to do during this year. I've been compiling a 101 in 1001 list, but holy moly overwhelming, so I've decided to scale it down and focus on just this year instead.

1) Create a tradition with Andrew that is exclusive to us.
2) Take my mom and sister on a girls trip, even if it's just overnight.
3) Send out 26 letters to friends, snail mail style.
4) Redecorate our man cave/office/bonus room.
5) Throw a luau this summer with friends for a belated housewarming party.
6) Have a one-year anniversary photo shoot with my hubby.
7) Finally use the money I've been scraping up here and there to buy my dream Louis Vuitton bag.
8) Go to some type of blog conference/blogger meet up.
9) Record a vlog and not be too ashamed to actually hit publish.
10) Pick a Bible study and finish it in its entirety.
11) Lose 20 lbs and keep it off.
12) Visit 3 new cities.
13) Have my hair professionally dyed/highlighted/etc.
14) Find a signature lip color.
15) Make our back porch into an outdoor living space to enjoy this summer/fall.
16) Try a new workout class--alone.
17) Participate in a cooking class.
18) Run (not walk!) a 5K.
19) Host a link-up party with another blogger.
20) Host a fancy holiday dinner party.
21) Make a new friend.
22) Take a calligraphy class and perfect my skill.
23) Go on a spontaneous date with Andrew to a new restaurant/place.
24) Post an OOTD on the blog.
25) Perform 10 random acts of kindness.
26) Build up my savings.

Random, I know. I feel like it's a healthy mix between doing for others, gaining experiences, and becoming a better me. I think I'm going to like this Rachel.

26 is going to be a good year.

The Day My Heart Exploded

This little girl was born last Wednesday. She made me an aunt.

Have you ever seen anything cuter in your entire life? I didn't think so.

I didn't know I could love something so much--sure, sure...I know first time parents say that about their children, but this is different. I can love this little one unconditionally and be the cool, fun aunt who lets her have ice cream for dinner and stay up as late as she wants. And then I get to give her back to her mama and daddy. It's the perfect situation.

My sister was a rockstar--blew through labor like no one's business (I had no doubt she was going to be fabulous!) Seeing my sister hold her daughter was the sweetest sight I've ever seen. I'm so proud of her and can't wait to see the awesome parents that she and her husband are going to become!

Introducing Mary Elliott Busching
Born on March 26, 2014 at 11:17 in the morning
7 pounds, 9 ounces and 20 inches long

Oh, sweet girl...you are so loved.

I'm on my way to see them shortly and I can't wait. Being an aunt is the best.


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Jenny Self - Director

Jenny Self, of Sandy Bay, was appointed to the RACT Board in 2013 and is a Director of RACT Auto Glass Pty Ltd and is a member of RACT’s Audit and Risk Management and Southern Regional Advisory Commitees.

With a diverse portfolio career, Jenny’s core skills are in the areas of finance, governance, risk, management, business and strategic planning.  Jenny has many years’ experience as a Non-Executive Director, over 30 years’ experience in various businesses . Formerly the Chief Operating Officer of The Hutchins School, Jenny currently is Chief Operating Officer of Anglicare Lifestyle.

Jenny holds a Master of Business Administration, is a Justice of the Peace, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management.  Winner of the 2015 Telstra Business Women’s Awards (Government and Academia), Jenny is well respected in the Tasmanian business community.

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Monday, November 27, 2017

Pampers Introduces A New Flat Diaper for Preemies Weighing as Little as 1 Pound #LittlestFighters #ad

November is Prematurity Awareness Month, and November 17 was Prematurity Awareness Day. My boy was born on the edge of the technical definition of full-term, but his first couple of weeks of life, when he really should have still been cooking, were fraught with concerns over his low birth weight and low, unstable blood sugar. We spent those weeks in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), surrounded by worried and loving parents, amazing nurses and doctors, and beautiful, tiny, determined babies. It was moving and eye-opening. And scary too.

My pregnancy wasn't particularly bad or high risk. I was considered "older" for a first pregnancy, so I received lots of tests and attention to make sure everything was on track. I did have issues with eating for the first four months and was losing weight as my baby was gaining. Medication eventually corrected my appetite. At no point was anyone concerned with his growth rate or health. An ultrasound at 32 weeks looked good, and the obstetrician said Michael appeared right on track for a 7-8 pound birth.

Do you sense a big "BUT" coming?

At 37 weeks, January 9, a Monday, I was at work and felt miserable. Miserable. My back was killing me. My most recent pre-natal appointment the previous week had confirmed my baby had dropped and his head was engaged and ready for the big day. I was waddling like you wouldn't believe. And one of my co-workers looked at me and said, "This is it." Pfft. First baby. Three weeks to go. I was going to work for another two weeks and train my replacement, easy.

That night my water broke.

My birth story is a long one, with pretty much no dignity (is there ever?) but the short version is - neither my body nor Michael were apparently ready, and labour did not come. Because my water had broken, I was induced. At every contraction, Michael's heart rate dropped. Eventually he was born by urgent C-section, with me heavily sedated, at 5:20pm, December 10, to the sounds of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper" on my OB's iPod. Oi! Michael was 5lbs. 2 oz. Not dangerously small, but officially "low birth weight" small and unbelievably tiny to me.

In the recovery room, the nurse noticed him shaking and tested his blood sugar. I can't remember the exact number now, but it was low enough for a neonatal paediatrician to come running. Michael was whisked away to the level 3 NICU at 10:15 that night. (Yes, these are the details you remember.)

Michael is about 5 days old in this image. He had moved up the Level 2 NICU and put on some weight.

The next morning I was wheeled into the NICU to see him. It was overwhelming to enter that room, surrounded by incredibly tiny babies, encased in isolettes, with tubes and monitors, and beeping and so many scary things. I found my boy, who looked pretty big compared to some of his neighbours, but still so tiny and fragile. I wasn't allowed to hold him, but I could touch him, and they did want me to change his diaper. I don't think I will ever forget the fear I felt, reaching in through the openings in his isolette, trying to wipe his tiny little bottom, and then covering half his body with the tiniest diaper available, still so much too big for him. It was a Pampers Swaddlers, in, I believe, a size 0, and still too big.

On day 3 he moved to the Level 2 NICU. I was pumping breast milk for him, and some days, if he was strong enough, I was allowed to nurse. Michael was nourished with a combination of my breast milk and formula through a tube in his nose going down to his belly (an NG Tube, for the uninitiated). He spent about a week with intravenous lipids (fats) as well. It was all very frightening, but after 15 days we were able to take him home, where he nursed like a champion and continued to grow and thrive. He's still the skinniest kid I know, but he's tall and healthy and awesome.

Many of the babies in those NICUs were born much earlier and much smaller than Michael. My friend's triplets were there at the same time, actually. She was due a week or so after me, and delivered at 25 weeks, on Hallowe'en. Such tiny, perfect, little girls. Around the world approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely every year. That's a huge number of tiny, tiny bottoms! And many of those smallest infants have special medical issues, sensitivities, and concerns to be addressed. Many have to undergo surgeries, leaving delicate areas working to heal.

With this in mind, Pampers has been working with NICU nurses to develop a new diapering option to address those special needs. The result is a new flat diaper, available only in the NICU. This new diaper offers the same softness, absorbency and skin protection found in any Pampers diaper, but with no elastic leg cuffs, which could irritate a preemie's extra-sensitive skin, or surgery incisions. The diapers are fragrance-free and are designed with all-around absorbency to provide equal protection in the front and back, allowing diapering in any position. They also include an Absorb Away Liner, which pulls wetness and mess away from baby’s skin to help them stay dry and comfortable. This is a great step forward in preemie care, and I know tiny babies and their parents will appreciate the comfort these new preemie diapers will bring.

In celebration of all these littlest fighters, Pampers is proud to introduce this new flat diaper to the world during Prematurity Awareness Month. This 30 second video shows the diaper in action. And some amazingly adorable babies. Please watch! For each share of your own #LittlestFighters story on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram, Pampers will also donate $5 (up to $10,000) to Graham’s Foundation.

Disclosure: This post is brought to you by Pampers. All opinions on this blog, as always, remain my own, or those of my family. Pampers was always our diaper of choice for our baby Boo, from the NICU through to toilet training.

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P.J. Hairston Admits Car Rental Was For Him; NCAA Will Reportedly Get Involved Soon

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The status of North Carolina star guard P.J. Hairston has remained up in the air over the course of the past month or so and the university and head coach Roy Williams have remained mum on the entire subject.

Williams has already stated that he doesn’t plan on addressing the issue or punishing Hairston for his arrest this off-season until all the details are known. Well, according to a report from the Raleigh News & Observer, the police report claims that Hairston has admitted that Haydn “Fats” Thomas, a convicted felon that was in the car with Hairston and one another male at the time of their arrest, rented the GMC Yukon for him. Thomas told reporters in the past that he rented it for the other male in the car, but that doesn’t appear to be the case at all.

Hairston claimed that Thomas rented the vehicle to him so that he could drive to Atlanta to meet up with some friends. So, outside of the whole legal aspect in which Hairston was actually placed under arrest and charged driving without a license and a misdemeanor marijuana charge, is the angle that deals directly with impermissible benefits and Hairston’s eligibility. If Thomas indeed rented the GMC Yukon for Hairston, that would correlate as a possible NCAA violation.

According to Gary Parrish of CBS Sports, the NCAA is expected to get involved in this case very soon. Obviously at this point, that’s something that must be done.

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Skyline GT-R of 50 to stop the winning streak, but failed in the familiar, and Capella”overthrow GT-R” for his legendary rotary sports coupe, “Savannah”. Rotary was born in a bet to survive the battle, the great pioneer of the rotary sports victory. 70 I a sporty coupe-style compact is the trend of the decade, details are as wild in the name of Savannah’s wild feel. ABC is a new generation of technology in the power of HAIDIFINISHONDEKARU 3DCAD Hobby, RAJIKONBODI are reproduced in the Savannah Real of this legend!

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Savannah is the second car were also MATSUDAROTARI Capella Cosmo RUCHE familiar as the first five years were introduced in 1971. From the time of the Cosmo Sport, the world’s first practical application of rotary engines, Mazda is actively began to race in the world that recognized the power of Rotary. Rotary Cosmo Sport was familiar with the race of the world’s attention to the steady accumulation of experience and education into the Rotary successful.
However, Works Nissan Skyline GT-R At the same time because of the lack of race experience in domestic violence was a hardening of the Mazda, GT-R is run from outside of the race and fear to lose a Some say you get a slur. Works for the overthrow Mazda GT-R’s are no longer necessary to avoid blocking roads, to make a decisive advantage of the Rotary May JAF 1970 touring car race in Japan Grand Prix did. Capella familiar with the sport and at the roundabout, however, GT-R TANAKATTA tooth movement in performance and power. Overthrow GT-R to achieve, I needed to persevere for some time now. The Savannah-born until the day.
The 1971 sports year was the debut of the Savannah Rotary’s basic performance while cornering performance to reinforce the weakness of the Capella is up significantly. Linearity, especially when the GT-R’s acceleration and power that exceeds the full. Cornering the GT-R, Savannah straight, NDA a lot of people are not competing against . And 1971 at the Fuji Speedway in 12 years Monday, GT-R’s 50 blocked brilliantly to win the Savannah.
The Savannah is a fluke victory! Very beginning of the march, the influence of Rotary or deny a voice like that. In 1972 the output was raised from Savannah 12A conventional version for the export-RX3 rotary engine, RESHINGUBAJON obtaining homologation by the RX3 Savannah, will be invested. RX3 Savannah was once again in the 1972 Grand Prix GT-R from Japan to the second billing SHI, won the Savannah RX3 Capella Rotary decorated with a 1-2-3 finish. 7 showed that the strength proved decisive in front of a crowd of 10,000 people.
Thus, GT-R Savannah invincible champion of a new era in the RX3. Soon after it was marketed in the savanna, GT, RX3 RESHINGUREPURIKA was in a direct line with the same power unit. About 850kg lighter heart and body strength, style, stylish coupe, a sporty interior, and help even the relatively cheap price of the vehicle and a sports coupe established cost-effective, however, fall 1973 suddenly pounce on the tragedy. , The energy crisis.
Savannah early AP (ANCHIPORYUSHON: anti-pollution measures) design exists, even though I was in the clear while SUPEKKUAPPU exhaust gas regulations, and to face the problem of fuel to come here . Savannah Development in Mazda’s struggle after a 20 percent fuel efficiency improvement, 1978 RX-7 until its debut, and he lit a fire in the roundabout.

Source : ABC Hobby

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