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10 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 145

August 24, 2014 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

In the back-to-school madness, it’s kind of a miracle I remember my own name. Luckily Pink’s helping out by calling me “Amy” these days since she sees herself as more of my peer now. You see, she’s been a really dedicated, work-from-home mom to all her babies while her brothers are at school, so she […]

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A Renewed Focus – T25 Style

November 20, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 9 Comments

This summer I had the pleasure of attending a couple gorgeous weddings. And you know what that means? Pictures. Pictures of me — the person who’s usually behind the camera. So when I saw the pictures, I was a bit surprised. I didn’t like what I saw. Sure, I’d watched the number on the scale […]

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Just Dance- A State of Mind and a Review

November 1, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words Leave a Comment

I vividly remember going to my first big LA ad agency holiday party. While I’m sure there were amazing views, fabulously fancy food and drinks, and even a Donny Deutsch sighting or two, that’s not what stuck with me all these years. It was my boss. On the dance floor. She was all in, and […]

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Kids in Motion *Target Gift Card Giveaway*

June 3, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 12 Comments

“Mom, will you come play baseball with me?” “Mom, will you come play soccer with us?” “Can we play basketball, Mom?” “I’ve got the racquets, mom. Let’s play!” (Neither of them have quite figured out how to pronounce “badminton”, but they sure do know how to hit a birdie.)

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15 Things I Learned This Week, Vol 102

May 5, 2013 by Amy, Using Our Words 2 Comments

My memory is a funny thing. It turns out if I give it some time, it works. A little bit at least. So this week’s lessons include some of last week’s that I thought I’d lost. I know, it’s like an early Mother’s Day gift or something. Lesson #1: Based on what I witnessed (and […]

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