My phone rang. It was my best friend's name on the screen. I'm not the kind of person who always picks up someone else's call if it's not essential for me, but I decided to pick it up, since I know it's usually important if she made a call, and she is an important person … Continue reading What Do Friends Really Need: Listening or Advice?
My main idea about parenting is simple: children watch and imitate us. They observe our every action and reflect it back. We like to imagine we’re raising them with deep values: patience, gratitude, kindness. But kids are clever little detectives. They don’t just listen to our words; they study our habits. And that's why parenting … Continue reading The Parents’ Survival Guide to the Social Media Jungle
It feels just like yesterday, but actually it's the year 2000, when I glued my eyes to the television and watched this drama about the dynamic and warm relationship between mom and daughter living a simple life in a charming small town, called Stars Hollow, Connecticut. Can you guess the show? Yes, it's a bit … Continue reading Parenting Hack: Your Wallet is a Parenting Book – Every Swipe Tells a Story!
Lately, my husband and I have a wish, we want to buy a big land outside town. Then, we saw this property. There's a lovely small cottage on it, with huge trees and a big yard; it also has a fish pond, and what's extremely satisfying for us (me especially), there's a river crossing the … Continue reading Don’t Buy Things, Buy Experience
When people talk about growth, they usually picture the dramatic stuff: a promotion, a move to a big city, opening a new business, or getting fit enough to post a gym selfie with “new era” as the caption. Basically, kind of stuff that makes our Instagram and LinkedIn feeds proud. The "main character" moments. But … Continue reading Growth Isn’t Always Loud; The Quiet Ways are Better!
