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Why I love Online meetings

Technology is a beautiful thing, and I love using it in business.  If this last year has taught me anything, it’s that online meetings are just as productive as in person meetings. One thing I am loving a lot these days are online meetings and here are 3 reasons why!

  1. It’s a time saver.  As much as I love meeting client in person and seeing right in front of me how a couple interacts, I also LOVE the ease and comfort of ducking into my office, closing the door and jumping on a call. No drive time required for anyone, and let’s face it, sometimes it is just hard to find time in our busy lives to put a meeting on the calendar and then GET there!
  2. I can connect with couples all over the world.  This past month alone, I scheduled meeting times with clients in Texas, Chicago and DC, and just a few hours away.  Never before in history have we been able to do this, and I think its pretty amazing.
  3. Sweats and leggings are ok.  Typically when I am headed out to a meeting, I do dress in work attire, but when I’m sitting at home, there is the comfort and ease of pulling on a nice shirt and just keeping my leggings on!

Don’t get me wrong, I am still a huge advocate for in person meetings, and if you are in the Cities, I’d love to take you out for coffee, but there are those times its not always an option. So weather a Skype meeting, FaceTime meeting, Zoom or Messenger meeting, I am all for them! Hope to connect with you soon!

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    Reflections:: Fall Favorites

    Well, here it is.  Happy Fall to you!  Can you believe it?  We Minnesotans have made it through Spring, Summer and now enter the third (probably shortest!) season, fall.  As many of you know July is my very favorite month, but September is a close second.  Those warm days and crisp nights, what’s not to love.  So as we enter this next season of the year, I thought I would share some of my favorite fall things with you!

     

    1. Pumpkin Spice Everything!  Well me and pretty much all other people love the pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin spice bars, pumpkin spice candles (Here is a favorite!!), and even pumpkin spice soaps!
    2. Bonfires! Bring out the s’mores and invite the neighbors and friends over.  Bonfires have always been one of my favorite ways of connecting and laughing with friends.  I can remember back in high school all the fun we had around bonfires!
    3. Vests!  I am a huge fan of what my husband calls “fall life preservers.” There is no joke about it, I am a huge fan of the vests and have 5 in different colors!
    4. Apple Orchards.  Typically I take my kids over MEA with my sisters and their kids, but this year we have already ventured there because we will be out of town over MEA.  Ever since Lydia turned five we have been going to this one.  It is my all time favorite and one that I recommend to every one of all ages. Pet the animals pick the delicious apples, and even a pumpkin.  And go on the hayride.  One year I cried, and my sister laughed at me.  Ask me about it later and I’ll explain why, or just go on the hayride and you may know why!
    5.  The North Shore.  Kevin and I were married Sept 28th and the North Shore of Minnesota has a special spot in our hearts.  Most every year we get a cabin over our anniversary, look at the leaves, and do one day of hiking based on how many years we have been married.  This year, I’m not sure we will get up there as we are taking a big trip in November, but I am really hoping for a day trip to enjoy this beautiful location!

    Now of course these are just a few things I personally love so much about fall.  Now your turn, what are some of your favorite places/ tings about fall?!!

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      Reflections:: Back to school

      So here it is.  The month we as mommas wait for, the month of September that we send our kids back to school. The first week there are new schedules, new routines, backpacks, and clothes. There is a joy and a gift in starting over in these new routines, but there is also a sadness in that summer is over and routines, are just that… routines.

      There is a beauty in starting school.  I do actually like that we bring routine back to our schedules, and that there is a newness about the season that is changing. I love that my kids get to be with friends again and all the great activities that they are involved in start up again.  There is also the joy that the are being challenged mentally again and thinking through how to organize their day.

      But there is the hardship and sadness that is felt in this second week of school. We have already felt it in the getting to bed earlier and waking up earlier.  In getting homework done and making sure lunches are made before bounding out the door to the fall activities.  There is the stopping in the middle of the day for me to pick up kids from school and momentum being lost.  There is the fact that we aren’t seeing each other as much and being tired and all the emotions that come along with that.  There is also that thought that winter is closer than these warm days of summer, and if I’m really being honest, I am not excited for that at all!

      So in as much as I love the start and routine of school, there are a few things that I don’t love about it.  What about you?  In this second week of school and new routines, how are you feeling about it?  In love, or not so much, or just mixed emotions like me??

      Photo by Gina Ziedler

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        Reflections:: Parenting

        I was listening to a podcast this week about raising teenagers. The host mentioned that she remembered feeling physically exhausted she was when her kiddos were little, but now as teens, feeling mentally exhausted with all the things that she has to think about. Questions ranging from Are they making the right friends, to are they BEING a good friend, to have I prepared them well for xyz. Having a 13 year old, I am just beginning to feel this way, and quite frankly there are days I would rather go back to the physically exhausted days! Any other momma feeling me, or am I just plain crazy?

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          Reflections:: Friday Nights

          Before we had kids, Friday nights were so much fun. We would grab dinner somewhere in the City, walk around or just shoot the breeze. That was totally gone when our kids were little and we struggled to find a babysitter or the energy to even go out! But now we are slowly able to get back into enjoying Friday nights as our kids become teenagers. Sometimes we all head out to eat, or Kevin and I get a date night while our oldest baby-sits! It is crazy to think we have to this stage of life, but let me tell you, it is pretty great! Happy Friday night to you in whatever you are doing!

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