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Too Many Things…

February 2, 2012
reminders to gain focus | Ciao Mom

The end of a week. A long week. A time where I found myself with a hundred things swirling around in my brain, all vying for the top spot, where I might, if they are lucky, focus on them for two minutes instead of twenty seconds. Good things, sad things, exciting things, scary things. So [...]

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Preparing to Host a Snapfish at Home Party

February 1, 2012
Hosting a Snapfish at home party | Ciao Mom

I am a photo person. I love photos.  I used to be the one in high school or college that took my film (yes, film) to the one hour processing station at a local pharmacy so that I could get my pictures right away. (Yes, I was THAT girl). Between a lack of time and [...]

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Working Towards Self Sufficiency in Haiti

January 31, 2012
Seeing progress at work at J/P HRO | Ciao Mom

“How was your trip? Was it so hard? Was it sad?” The amount of times that I have been asked this question upon my return from Haiti are too many to count. I understand the question. I understand the reason for the question.  We see images in the media all the time depicting the tragedy [...]

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Making Time for a Special Family Dinner

January 30, 2012
Making a family dinner | Ciao Mom

A long week. Five (amazing) days in Haiti for me. The passing of a grandmother for Rocket. Principessa being shuffled around between houses and places. It was time to create a special family dinner time. Something we could all get excited about. A time that the three of us could just be, enjoying each other’s [...]

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Adding Phsyique 57 into my Fitness Routine

January 29, 2012
Physique 57 as a fitness tool to get strong | Ciao Mom

I have often talked about taking control of my fitness journey. I have learned over the years that being strong, fit, and healthy, is a multi faceted approach for me. It has to be if I want it to be sustainable.  I know better than to dive in head first into something without a balanced [...]

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The Launch of Kin Community

January 25, 2012

I admit it, I am a beginning You Tube user.  I have only created a few of my own videos, and I have historically only used You Tube to watch videos that I have been directed to by bloggers or brands in the social media space. Occasionally I have used it for educational purposes, finding [...]

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Visiting the Children’s Museum of Virginia

January 24, 2012
visting Norfolk | Ciao Mom

Visiting my parents in Norfolk is always something I look forward to (other than the drive down I-95), in part because they live on the water. And I love seeing the water, all the time, any time.  But in the years that they have lived there, we have been able to explore parts of the [...]

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Be Enough Me: Building Capacity

January 23, 2012
Building capacity in Haiti | ciao mom

As day two of our Bloggers4Haiti trip comes to an end, I am still processing much of what we have seen, learned, and felt since touching down in Port au Prince. But my gut knows something about this place, this magical country, whose story can be told through the smiles, the expressions, the crowds on [...]

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Leaving for Haiti

January 20, 2012
donating supplies to Haiti | Ciao Mom

Very soon, I will be on a flight, almost ready to touch down in Port Au Prince Haiti for what I would call, the trip of a lifetime. Getting ready for a trip of this sort is no small task.  There were schedules to coordinate for Principessa.  There were play dates and dentist appointments, husbands [...]

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Getting a Facelift

January 19, 2012
Ciao Mom

Happy Friday! Today is a big day at Ciao Mom…the first day with a sleek new design and a bit of an updated direction. You see, Ciao Mom has been an evolution, a journey. It is almost funny to think about the history. First came “A Day in the Life.” Then “Cara Mamma’s Day in [...]

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