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6 Ways to Set Better Boundaries Around Holiday Togetherness

Kate Smith — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Writer Kate Smith is sharing a few things she's learned about holiday boundaries, in case you wish you had more ways to advocate for yourself and what you want this holiday season.

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9 Simple Techniques That Can Help Anyone Become a Better Cook

Kate Smith — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 16:00:00 +0000

Today's post includes 9 useful techniques that will help you become a better cook (AND enjoy the process of cooking more too).

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How to Find Artwork That Complements Your Home

Kate Smith — Fri, 08 Oct 2021 15:00:00 +0000

Here are my tried-and-true methods for finding artwork that complements your home (and, more importantly, that you really love).

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Asking the Age-Old Question: Do Opposites Really Attract?

Kate Smith — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0000

Contributor Kate Smith is exploring the age-old question "Do opposites really attract?" through a personal look at her own marriage.

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The Best Lessons Learned From All My Past Jobs

Kate Smith — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:00:00 +0000

"One of the most important lessons I continue to learn is that you have to honor your own personal work style. . . . How do you like to work? How do you do your best work? There is no wrong way. Only different ways."

Contributor Kate Smith has a whole host of insight she's garnered throughout her career, and today she's passing along the 3 best career lessons to you.

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A Kinder, More Effective* Approach to New Year’s Resolutions

Kate Smith — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000

"To make progress and then continue building on that progress, you need a different approach. . . . You need some tools to help you stand up again and again and again. To help you keep going after you fail."

Today contributor Kate Smith is writing about a three-pronged approach to moving toward our goals and improving our habits all year long.

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Think Outside the Playground: 5 Non-Traditional Ways to Play with Your Kids

Kate Smith — Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:00:07 +0000

Twenty-five minutes. That’s how long it takes our little family to walk six blocks to the park. One way. We get there and wander from platform to platform. From slide to swings, and back. Then we refill the bubble mower my four-year-old son insists on parading along with us, and we go home. Twenty-five minutes. […]

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We Asked 14 Moms What it Means to be the “Perfect” Mother

Kate Smith — Tue, 15 May 2018 15:00:14 +0000

In case you hadn’t noticed, moms have opinions. Whether it’s warm enough for a light jacket in October. How fast is too fast for someone else’s kid to ride their bike on the sidewalk. What to do to get that baby on the other side of Target to stop crying. You get the idea. Come […]

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Kids and Gratitude: You’ve Gotta Fake It ’Til You Make It

Kate Smith — Fri, 26 Jan 2018 16:00:20 +0000

There must be something buried deep within our genetic code that forces humans to perceive a correlation between a child’s actions and the success (or failure) of that child’s parent as a, well, parent. It’s ludicrous, I know. But for reasons my conscious brain cannot fathom, a well-dressed, well-behaved child signals a savvy, wildly successful Tiger Mom. […]

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I Tried a Gratitude App for 30 Days and This is What Happened

Kate Smith — Sat, 16 Dec 2017 16:00:02 +0000

I’ve never really had what one philosophically optimistic throw pillow might describe as “an attitude of gratitude.” One of my earliest Christmas memories centers on the chaos that ensued after I asked my parents if the gift I had just opened could be exchanged for a pair of My Little Pony dress-up heels with sequins […]

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5 Ways to Show your Partner Gratitude

Kate Smith — Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:25:38 +0000

They’re your partner. Your person. Your lover. Your friend. You’d do anything for them, right? Of course. But if you think granting an esteemed title to the person who shares your every up and down (and each moment in-between) is enough to certify their status as number one in your book, well, you and I […]

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Takedown Your Backyard & Get On With Summer

Kate Smith — Mon, 10 Jul 2017 15:00:19 +0000

I tend to think in absolutes. “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” “If your lawn is the slightest bit overgrown or maybe you still need to remove the winter-themed container garden from your front steps, then definitely do not go in your yard […]

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Going Back to Work (for the Kids)

Kate Smith — Mon, 15 May 2017 15:13:01 +0000

Yes. Of course being a Mother is the hardest job in the world. There is no pay, no vacation, once a year you are treated to a nightmare brunch scenario with mimosas, and it is my understanding that eventually we all get to be lectured on our complete ignorance of ANYTHING and EVERYTHING by someone half […]

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Digital / Intimacy: How We Plugged In (And Got Turned On) With a Modern-Day Sex Coach

Kate Smith — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 18:25:42 +0000

It all started with a book on my new husband’s bedside table. I’m tempted to say that this occurrence was a subtle start to the path that led us to connect with a sex coach, but reflecting on it now, I realize I must have been a frustratingly obtuse 25-year-old partner to Fred. The book was The […]

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