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Modeling Patience

Patience is a virtue… or so I’ve heard. Delayed gratification has been a huge topic in my family’s home, especially since we flipped the calendar to 2013. Three words: New Year’s resolutions.  Make that six:  Failing to keep New Year’s resolutions… especially the ones that challenge you to delay a reward. That’s us. And by us, I mean me.  Well, me and my 8-year-old.  But, she didn’t resolve to be more patient in 2013.  That was my Christmas wish that she didn’t deliver. Of course, if I listened to the experts, I would have known that resolving to lose weight … Continue reading →

Medicaid in Massachusetts was Model for ACA

The Medicaid program in Massachusetts was a landmark law that was passed in 2006 under Governor Mitt Romney. This is the Medicaid program that was used as a model for the Affordable Care Act that was signed by President Barack Obama in 2010. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to cover individuals and families who are low income and who cannot afford to buy a health plan from a private insurance company. Medicaid is funded, in part, by the federal government. It is also funded by the government of an individual state. … Continue reading →

Doc McStuffins: A Revolutionary Role Model

For once Disney seems to be doing something right. Its primary role models for girls have, for years, been princesses. Sure, the ones created in the past couple years have been more dynamic, with more in their lives than just wishing that “someday my prince will come,” but at the end of the day, they’re princesses. That’s usually the notes on which their movies end. They’ve found men or are living in a castle: that’s the happily ever after. The princesses are also all so very “white as snow.” Most of the princesses are white, and everyone else just gets … Continue reading →

Modeling Good Behavior

I always try to remember that as a single mother I am the person who serves as an example to my child more than anyone else. Everything I do, Hailey sees, everything I say, she hears. It’s important that I always set a good example. Many times we don’t give a second thought to the things we do, a cashier gives us too much change, we don’t’ say anything. A waiter doesn’t charge us for our appetizer, we don’t say anything. We are in a hurry so we cut in line. Maybe we are on the phone complaining to a … Continue reading →

What Are You Modeling?

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Yesterday I wrote a little about raising a moral child. The more I think about it the more aware I become that although we all want to raise our children to be incredible human beings, there are so many things we do every day that undermine that. Some of the things I’ve seen and heard, and yes, I am guilty of some of these myself, that go directly against what we want our children to learn, and who we want them to be. “Well, your teacher is dumb to give you homework on a holiday weekend.” “Your father only thinks … Continue reading →

Who is Your Model Mom?

My model mom has eight legs, five biological children, three adoptive ones, two dewy eyes and a gigantic heart of gold. In honor of Mother’s Day, I’m turning the spotlight on motivational moms who have made an impact on my parenting techniques. While there are many exceptional women out there raising kids in ways that warm the heart and stir the soul, this post highlights a unique mother I’ve admired since my daughter was a toddler. She embodies the fortitude of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the diplomacy of a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the flexibility of a Cirque … Continue reading →

I Am A Bad Role Model

Well as I mentioned my exercise is limited but I wanted to say what I can do and hopefully by telling you what I am eating, cut out of eating and what I doing for exercise. First what I am cutting out of my diet. I am not a huge fan of sodas but I do drink 1 or 2 a week. Never the diet kind (I hate the after taste) so I am going to totally eliminate my soda intake. I have already cut out all fried foods two years ago when my gallbladder was removed. If I wrote … Continue reading →

Working with Models

If your goal is to one day make a career from your passion for taking pictures, then at some point you will have to learn the fine art of working with models. Whether the model has two legs or four, is chiseled like a Greek sculpture or just competed in a Sumo wrestling match, you will need to be prepared to shoot your subject in the best light possible. This is especially true if you are trying to make a name for yourself in the field of fine art photography. Pictures in this genre typically serve as inspiration for celebrations … Continue reading →

Pregnancy and America’s Next Top Model

Recently I found myself enthralled with season fifteen of America’s Next Top Model. I found it fascinating to watch the group of skinning and not necessarily very pretty model wannabes undergoing transformation after transformation. I found my self coveting some of the girls’ long hair made even longer with extensions. After cutting my hair short time and time again over the past two and half years, I am trying to grow it out again. As tempting as extensions would be, they are not for me and as awesome as it would be to lose the extra belly fat to resume … Continue reading →

I Hate Play-Doh, but I Love Model Magic

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There. I said it. I really don’t like play-doh. I dread when a friend gives that as a gift to my child. The mess it makes gives me headaches. While my pre-schooler can definitely play with it and not make as big of a mess, my 2 year old can’t. And, of course he has to do everything big sister does right? But, every child LOVES play-doh. I admit, it is fun to play with. And this idea of making play-doh out of peanut butter sounds like my kind of play! Recently, my daughter secretly found a little can of … Continue reading →