Gracious Me

New Year, Baby

I love the New Year! It’s a time to turn over a new leaf. Focus on being the best person we can be. Just like the Chinese Name their New Years, I’d like to claim…

Gracious Holiday Time

Take a moment to pop by Mindy’s blog The Gracious Girl and wish her Happy Holidays! Well Gracious Girls, the holidays are here! Be Gracious, Out and About One of my favorite things about the…

Happy Thanksgiving!

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. –John Fitzgerald Kennedy Mindy wanted to share this quote today part of…

Gracious Me: Hand Written Thank You Notes

Random acts of Thank-You! Okay my friends: This week’s Gracious Me is going to be a little DIY. Okay a DIYTYN…Do It Yourself Thank-You Note! Here’s What You Need: Pen Paper Envelope Stamp Spirit of…

Gracious Me: Time to Be Thankful

The Thanksgiving table is set, the aroma of the turkey is filling the house and you can’t wait to tackle the mashed potatoes. But wait. Before that, we have to engage in the tradition of…

New Year, Baby

Party time

I love the New Year! It’s a time to turn over a new leaf. Focus on being the best person we can be. Just like the Chinese Name their New Years, I’d like to claim…

Gracious Holiday Time

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Take a moment to pop by Mindy’s blog The Gracious Girl and wish her Happy Holidays! Well Gracious Girls, the holidays are here! Be Gracious, Out and About One of my favorite things about the…

Happy Thanksgiving!

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As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. –John Fitzgerald Kennedy Mindy wanted to share this quote today part of…

Gracious Me: Hand Written Thank You Notes

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Random acts of Thank-You! Okay my friends: This week’s Gracious Me is going to be a little DIY. Okay a DIYTYN…Do It Yourself Thank-You Note! Here’s What You Need: Pen Paper Envelope Stamp Spirit of…

Gracious Me: Time to Be Thankful

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The Thanksgiving table is set, the aroma of the turkey is filling the house and you can’t wait to tackle the mashed potatoes. But wait. Before that, we have to engage in the tradition of…

Gracious Me: More Play!

Meredith Sinclair

Surrender, Dorothy! (let the munchkins lead the way already). We are the grown-ups. The parents. The Wizards. And as the grown-ups we’re called to act appropriately “grown up”. Right? As the ones in charge, our…

Gracious Me: Little White Lie Trickery

In the spirit of our October Gracious Me series on tricks or treating, today we turn our Halloween eye to the art of the trick. The tricky thing about the “trick” is it seems harmless,…

Gracious Me: Happy Treating!

treating people right

Hello friends and happy October! This is one of my most favorite seasons, from the changing of leaves to anything made with pumpkin… I love it all! Today we kick off a three week Gracious…

Gracious Me: To Be A Better Friend

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Today’s Gracious Me column is written by fabulous guest writer Lisa M Frame of A Daily Pinch and Mommyality. Friendship has many different meanings to people. When I make a true friend, they are for…

Gracious Me: Gift of Compliments & Complimenting

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Language can be cool and cruel. What we say and how we say it tells a lot about us. At times, the key to representing ourselves in the best light is to hold our tongue…