The strong don’t survive because they are lucky.
The strong survive because they know they must survive.
They plan to survive.
They anticipate successes and failures.
They see the big picture, making the small details all make sense.
They work day and night.
They hustle and grind.
They get back up every single time.
They live in offense mode.
They don’t accept any other outcome.
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Until next time, my friends…
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
This is the last week of school for my children, and although in many ways they are excited…there’s a flip side to their excitement. You see, each year as school winds down, I ramp up with my “GREAT MOM IDEAS” to keep the kids active, alert, and learning throughout the summer vacation.
Work, chore, and learning opportunities abound! 
Projects and family-fun activities make my eyes brighten!!
Daily family fitness and “active play” ideas fill my mind!!!
…My kids hate this…
They’re not against doing stuff, but their Mom has a tendency to over-schedule their three months that are (to their minds) supposed to be a break from schedules.
So, once again I have busted out the notebook and been sprawling endless lists and schedules and time tables of what kinds of things we can be doing when, where, and how allllll summmmmmer long.
Oh yeah, kids…get ready! Momma’s got the summer well planned.
“Get up! There’s no sleeping in in summer!!!”
“I’ve been up since 4…it’s time to get up and have a great day!”
“I have the best idea for today! Remember how we talked about how great it would be if the garage were completely cleaned up and reorganized?!?!?!!!!”
“Let’s start running together, every day, as a family! How about getting up early before the summer heat sets in!”
“Math workbook time!”
Yep, they’ll love it 😉
Until next time, my friends…
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
Celebrate the balance of time between work, life, and YOU, by doing what needs to be done when you need to do it, and having more time to enjoy life and friends and self!
Until next time, my friends…
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
#gettingyoungereveryday DAY 3
One of the many joys of growing up is that we tend to have really full, busy, important lives. In those lives, how often do we stop? Just stop.
Today, as a way to recharge my batteries and add to my #gettingyoungereveryday mission to 40, I am stopping. I’m resting long enough to enjoy an amazing sunset. Enjoy it with me, won’t you?
Until next time, my friends.
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
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Today is a GREAT day in my little corner of the universe as I launch #gettingyoungereveryday!!! 1,000 posts between today and my 40th birthday ALL focused on living life with more youthful enthusiasm, better health, and more overall spring in your step!!! I’m going to be sharing this fun mission across ALL of my social media platforms, so I hope you’ll come along for the ride and get younger right along with ME!
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Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
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What a fun way to make some fabulous, dentist-approved Valentine’s for your class of friends!!!
You’ll need:
*Card stock in your choice of colors/patterns
*Scissors
*Heart shaped stencil
*Pencil or pen for outlining
*Pencils for attaching to the Valentines
*Markers for decorating
Enjoy!!!
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
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After all of these snow days, and weekend days, and days when time is eaten up by all things outside of oneself, DAY 29 was a GREAT day to Catch Up with my YouTube friends!!!
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
What’s more fun than a girlie day of shopping??? Shopping with MOM!!! Day 26 of 2014 ROCKED and was definitely very good for me 🙂
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
I KNOW this is one of the funnest shirts you’ve ever seen, and I KNOW you want one!!! Check out my amazing friend and artist, Natalie Wright, on Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/listing/173409686/toddler-adult-womens-t-shirt-original?ref=shop_home_active_3), and on her “normal” website (http://www.nataliewrighthome.com/). You’ll be glad you did!!!
Make it a great day,
Mari!yn
WOW! We’re over half way to the end of January already…who can believe how fast 2014 is already flying by?!?! So, on Day 17, I did something good for me…and it was uber relaxing!
Marilyn Horton 