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Safety First

I recently started working outside the home again, and while I live in a safe area, what IS a “safe area”? I never really worry as I go about my day, pick up a late shift once in a while, or go for a jog in the late evening anymore, but I used to, because […]

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Planning High School Courses Strategically

Planning high school courses can feel overwhelming for so many reasons. What math courses are best if you want to go to a certain college? What science track is best if you want to pursue a career in medicine? How many AP classes should a teen take, and which AP courses matter to which universities […]

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College Planning… and so it begins

With one son in high school and the other in middle school, the time has come for us to start looking ahead a college planning and college admissions, and those formidable university years. Specifically: 1. Will my sons be accepted into a great school where they can learn, grow, thrive, excel? 2. Will my husband […]

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The 12 Week Year

New Year’s resolutions come and go, and for the most part, while I tend to only make a few and usually stick to them for a bit, do seem a bit…. ineffective? Maybe because I only make them once a year, and feel some weird need to wait until January 1st to start, or maybe […]

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