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Secret #28: Give a Compliment

Today: Give a sincere compliment to a family member or friend and bring a smile to their face. In our relationships with others, if our friends have stumbled, we soothe their pain by doing everything we can to minimize and conceal the event. Whereas when they are blessed with achievement, we enhance...

Secret #24: Give Positive Attention

Our older son is very responsible while our younger is a free spirit. Two children raised in the same home, by the same parents, with two very distinct personalities. Sometimes I have to remind myself that because our older son is so responsible, I have higher expectations for him. I have to remember...

Posted on 05 4 2009 in family secrets, featured secrets | Comments

Secret #23: Nurture a Happy Baby

I am a working mother of a 28-month-old. My husband and I read every book on parenting, including Baby Wise. In that book, it advocates letting your baby cry it out. We decided to go against that advice and we just got her on a schedule without letting her cry. We simply nurtured her by holding...

Posted on 04 28 2009 in featured secrets, zen secrets | Comments

Secret #20: Rest Your Body and Sole

Fatigue? Insomnia? Sluggishness? Welcome to the human condition of motherhood! If you’ve downgraded your definition of a good night’s sleep to four hours, then I may have a beautiful solution that is non-addictive and actually good for you. Stick Visage de Layla’s Healing Soul packs...

Posted on 04 21 2009 in family secrets, featured secrets | Comments

Secret #18: Create a Family Tradition

Creating traditions with your family is a way to stay close and enjoy time together. My family has a few little traditions of our own that I’d love to share. HEAT TOWELS for one another- it only takes an extra moment. My sons both hated getting out of the bath when they were babies, so I thought...

Posted on 04 21 2009 in family secrets, featured secrets, romance secrets | Comments

Secret #17: Keeping Your Marriage Alive

It’s rare these days for children to see their parents holding hands, cuddling with one another, or kissing. My husband and I have been happily married for 15 years and have learned to make our relationship a priority. After our first son was born, we allocated one day a week to our marriage. ...

Posted on 04 16 2009 in featured secrets, fitness secrets, time savers | Comments

Secret #16: Working in a Workout

I did not consider myself to be an exercise person, but I knew I had to find a way to squeeze a workout into my busy day. I have my weight back down to where I want it, but I need to tone! How can I do this without disrupting too much of my already hectic day? Enter the 30 Day Shred DVD by Jillian...

Posted on 03 23 2009 in eco secrets, featured secrets, giving secrets, social secrets | Comments

Secret #12: Throw an Eco Friendly Birthday Party

“A birthday is a terrible thing to waste,” say the founders of ECHOage, the online way to make your child’s next birthday party even more meaningful. With ECHOage, Guests are invited to your birthday party online, and instead of bringing a wrapped present on the day of the event, they simply RSVP...

Posted on 03 18 2009 in featured secrets, glam secrets | Comments

Secret #7: Caffeinated Skincare

Nothing says, “welcome to the morning” quite like coffee. Add some of that freshly brewed aroma to your daily shower routine and reap some surprising benefits. When used topically, caffeine operates as an antioxidant, a diuretic and a vasoconstrictor, helping to redistribute fat cells and diminish...

Posted on 03 14 2009 in featured secrets, money secrets | Comments

Secret #2: Start a Family Finance Discussion

Turn the realities of the current economy into a lesson plan for your children. Aim to establish a foundation for financial concepts focusing on the basics: allowance and spending practices, the difference between needs and wants, how and why to start saving money. Ease into the topics of credit,...

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