Recently, one of my kids told me a half-truth, which we all know equates to the same as a lie, but I'll give it to them. Trust me - giving them that is more about me than it is about them. With 4 kids, it certainly isn't the first time this scenario has made an appearance in my family; yet it still ...
I recently received a review from Ranae, an incredibly smart, witty, strong woman who works in the field of law (did I say strong?) and a single mom of an equally, incredibly smart, witty, strong, 9 year old daughter who she was having some struggles and challenges with. Here are some of Ranae's wor...
Liam is 21 years old today. Liam Abbondio Cetti. My Irish/Italian son. His first name, Liam, derives from my father’s father, William Maher. With an Italian last name like Cetti, I had to make sure the Irish heritage was just as prevalent. Therefore, Liam became his first name. His middle name is af...
Written by: Alannah Cetti
Our minds are like gardens
Everything we take in is a seed
Things that have impacted us we plant
As we remember memories and lessons
We water them, helping them to grow into beautiful flowers
But, when looking at our unique garden
We tend to only notice the weeds
As we...
YOU SPEND YOUR DAYS TAKING CARE OF YOUR KIDS, PARTNERS, HOME AND WHAT EVER ELSE IS ON YOUR LIST. WHO’S TAKING CARE OF YOU??
Here’s the thing. Literally, no one is going to do this for you. YOU need to do this for you. YOU need to take care of you. End of story, period, Amen.
The real question is: ...
“We don’t need to pay this much money for a coach to tell us how to parent our kid on how to not use his phone. Take the phone and smash it in two! That’s all we need to do!”
A mom I recently worked with shared with me her husband’s frustration about her working with a coach to help her navigate he...
This is true in all areas of our life, the need and importance to be true to ourselves, and this is absolutely true in parenting as well. How often do we parent from the expectations others place on us? What they think we should or shouldn’t do as parents vs doing what we want or know we should do b...
Many of my summers would begin with this vision of what was in store for me and my kids…
Ah, Summer time. No more waking up and rushing out the door while scrambling to be sure all the shoes were on and back packs were ready to go. We would be sleeping in, waking when we want to, enjoying long lazy...
The new school year is quickly approaching which, for some parents, this is a much welcome reprieve. It makes me think of that commercial with the dad singing and dancing, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” down the aisles of Staples. For other parents, this time can bring feelings of sadnes...
I am sharing with you my response to a recent email I received regarding helping our kids making friends at a new school:
Hi Claire!
Thanks so much for the blog post. Just having a little time to pause and acknowledge the upcoming transition is huge. And I love your ideas about visiting the school...
Did you know November is National Gratitude Month?
I heard something about this the other day and when I looked it up using that magic bar called Google, I found out November was indeed officially declared National Gratitude Month in 2015, in both the U.S. and Canada!
I'm going to be honest. There...
This morning, my daughter, a junior in HS, was sharing with me some colleges she found yesterday that offer both film studies and lacrosse. Two things of which she is interested in pursuing after high school. She came up with some incredible ideas and options, which was exciting and fun to talk abou...
