Posts by Dara Kurtz
Success
We all want to be successful, right? But what does that mean? What another person views as successful, might not look anything like your picture. Success means different things to different people. Have you ever stopped to actually think about what your “definition of success” really is? What it looks like? You should. You might…
Read MorePray For Paris
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the horrific events that occurred in Paris on Friday. It’s heart breaking. It’s frightening. It’s hard to imagine. Pray for Paris. Late Friday afternoon, when we were all first hearing about what happened and getting information, my family was on the way out of town. We were all…
Read MoreHow To Prevent Having An Argument
The other morning, Jon and I were eating breakfast, and having a lot of fun. It was one of those lazy weekend mornings. We didn’t have anything to do, anywhere to be, and were just hanging out. We had breakfast with the kids, and they quickly retreated to their rooms. Probably to go back to…
Read MoreNegativity
Sometimes, another person’s negativity can take over, and before we know it, our good mood can be replaced with grumpy feelings. I was cooking dinner the other evening, and the whole house smelled like a fast food restaurant. I don’t usually cook chicken on top of the stove, in oil, but this particular recipe called…
Read MoreDate Night
We pulled into the driveway, and were happy to be home. It was 1:00AM, and Jon and I were exhausted. We had an extra special date night, drove to a concert over an hour away, and were happy to be home. Earlier that day, before we left, I’d given specific instructions to the kids. I…
Read MoreWhere Have All The Glasses Gone?
I opened the kitchen cabinet to get a glass, and there weren’t any glasses. I thought this was strange, because I’d just emptied the dishwasher, but it was early in the morning. I wasn’t working at full capacity. Where had all the glasses gone? I looked in the sink, and there weren’t any glasses there…
Read MoreThe Dog Ate It
For the past week, every time I come home after being out of the house, our Golden Retriever is sitting in the den waiting for me. What’s different about this week, however, is that he’s sitting in the den destroying something he shouldn’t have in the first place. And by something, I mean sunglasses, the…
Read MoreExploring New Places
I was having lunch with a friend recently, and we were talking about all the fun places we wanted to go. Traveling is one of my favorite things to do. I think the perspective you get, exploring new places and seeing how other people live, is invaluable. My friend knows this, and we were having…
Read MoreFamily Dinner
I’ve figured out a little shortcut that I’ll share with you. I like to set the dinner table while I’m unloading the dishes in the morning. I’m smart, right? Aren’t you impressed? I never know what’s going to derail my plans in a day, and at least I know the dinner table is set. It’s…
Read MoreNovember
I used to strongly dislike the month of November. In fact, I didn’t only dislike it, I feared it. I could feel my anxiety level increase as the days of October slowly passed by, and in the last week of the month, I’d be a wreck. For me, Halloween was filled with more “tricks” than…
Read More