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5 easy Take Action Ideas for International Women’s Day March 8th

in , , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Wednesday, March 06, 2019

I can’t think of a better way to kick off March and the weekend than with a little celebration of all the great women who walked before me so that I can enjoy all the wonderful opportunities women have today. In many areas, there’s still plenty of work to do for women’s rights and equality, but I tend to look for the positive in all areas of my life, so on March, 8, 2019, I will stand with women all around the world with open minded optimism. Read on to see how you can get involved with my five easy take action ideas.

The Face of a Happy Work At Home Mom:


Selfie with smile for #BalanceForBetter #IWDNash2019 #IgniteYourLightNashville

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Today isn’t the Luau

in , , , , , , by Linda A Kinsman, Friday, May 16, 2014

That’s what my 5th grade daughter said to me as soon as I picked up the phone rather frantically this morning. I say frantically because I was driving to the school to volunteer at the Luau when her phone call came in.


Seeing it was the school calling at this time of morning makes a Mom’s mind jump into sick or hurt kid mode. But no- it was my sweet daughter saving her over tired Mom from showing up at the wrong event on the wrong day.

After I thanked her and hung up, I started laughing as I turned around to head back home.  I found it quite funny that Mrs. Planner me, Mrs. “I’ve got this handled” me was heading to school to be keep my “appointment” with the 5th grade classes who would need me to guide them in all things crafty at my table from 10 am to 11am. It said so on my planner. 


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A portion of my planning tools

I even had my daughter convinced that it must be a combo event-  a field day and Luau party day because it was on my planner and on the family calendar and since I am very rarely wrong on scheduling and even more rarely miss an appointment, we believed me.

I even had Melissa lug a bag full of Bubbles and drink pouches on the bus with her this morning so they would be there, ready for the parents arriving early to set up for the Luau. 

Except that I was wrong and it’s not Luau day. 

It’s field day.  I didn’t volunteer to help on field day because it’s Friday and I always work on billing etc. for my husband’s business on Friday’s.

So why did I find myself half way to school, still air drying the back of my hair on a Friday morning?

I can come up with several plausible explanations-

  •  I am sleep deprived (says every parent on the planet trying to finish out the school year strong).
  •  I looked at the wrong planner/calendar/notepad/notebook/post it notes. (Which is true, I had the right info on the family calendar.)
  • Melissa thought it was Luau day too.


But in the end, I think this little “Oops” was much needed comic relief. The universes way of saying “Hey Linda, slow down and quit white knuckling yourself to the end of the school year”.  

Message received loud and clear Universe!


I took a look at my planner just now and surprisingly, happily, the only thing I have on my planner for Friday May 23rd is: Our Summer starts!

Whew- I think I’m going to make it after all!


Share with me in comments: Have you ever showed up at an event on the wrong day or time?  And when do your kids get out of school for summer?

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