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So I feel a little pressure in writing this…it represents my 100th blog post, since I started   oldschooljournaling.blogspot.com in late 2014. I want it to be impactful, spectacular…thought provoking…but I’ve lived long enough to know that some of the best lessons I’ve learned and shared rarely feel that way at the time. Looking over…

Fear not, millennials…gen x and y…and everything in between.  I’m not talking about moving back home or never leaving the nest! I’m talking about whether or not any of us truly live at home anymore.  I’ve given this more thought as of late, considering my work days, school routine for kids, and all the “dot,…

1.              Remember that you couldn’t wait to be finished with the school year, schedule, homework, and early morning wake-ups for cranky kids. 2.              If you have a wireless network, remember that the router is portable and you can parent by proxy by taking it to work with you. 3.              Facetime gives you a partial view…

If you were taking a trip, you’d likely know where you were going, what the weather would be like…how long you would be there…and what you would need while you were away. But what about the other life journeys we take unexpectedly?  What about the ones that are not planned out…and yet we are still…

Not sure why I didn’t think of this sooner.  The international distress signal might be the perfect answer for anything complicated in my life.  “Mayday, mayday, mayday!”  The first time it was referred to as such was in 1923, and was made official in 1948.  Apparently a radio officer came up with it because it…

I was trying to keep up with the pack, looking for signs of success.  I was in the middle of a marriage, raising kids, and navigating a career.  One of those signs included trading up my ride for the ultimate in luxury. At one time, I thought a BMW would be the nod I needed…

Today’s my day!  And to all the other moms out there, Happy  Mother’s Day!  I’m geeked and giddy because this is like the best day of the year for me. I am a proud mom of three sons, spanning in age from 11 – 26 (yes, I’ve been mothering for decades…some might argue even longer…

I am all about full disclosure and so I will say again, what I have said before, in my first book, in my life…to anyone who will listen. I suffer from the painful affliction of being human.  Imperfect, sometimes a hot mess, sometimes a train wreck…and every once in a while, a great big side…

In an earlier blog (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/social-media-trollsas-explained-under-13-crowd-mary-ralles?trk=mp-author-card), I talked about social media and insights from a couple of ten-year-olds, using Minecraft as a great example of how to navigate successfully around and through trolls and other obstacles in social media to achieve a common goal.  Ever mindful that innovative spirits and creative thinkers are starting earlier and earlier,…