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The Itsy Bitsy Spider and Creating Memories

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Many of us have heard the childhood lullaby "The Itsy Bitsy Spider."  In fact, it sounds a little something like this: The itsy-bitsy spider Climbed up the water spout Down came the rain And washed the spider out Out came the sun And dried up all the rain And the itsy-bitsy spider Climbed up the spout again I've often wondered why the  itsy bits  spider climbed up the spout again, but that is for a different blog on a different day.   Recently, the kids and I visited our local library and we were excited to find arts and crafts were underway.  Representatives from Artivityzone.com were on hand to assist the children with a cute activity which turned egg cartons  and  pipe cleaners into itsy  bitsy  spiders.   As I watched my little ones complete the guided tasks, I was struck by the importance of arts and crafts.  Not only were the children enhancing their creative abilities but they were also building memories.    I personally happen to LOVE arts and

Finding the Extraordinary in Every Day Moments

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It has been a month since I launched my new business and I am learning a great deal about myself as well as learning about being a business owner. Tasks such as establishing structure in an unstructured environment and having accountability partners have been crucial for my early beginnings. I will expound on those topics in a later post. Today, I want to talk about why I began my own business and how you can find the extraordinary in every day moments. Are you enjoying your professional life? There are 24 hours in a day and 168 hours in a week. How much of that time are you doing exactly what you truly enjoy doing? I have always been a firm believer of encouraging others to operate in their gifts and their passion and I realized awhile ago that I was not using my gifts to their fullest potential. You may be wondering why the title "Super Extra Ordinary Mom" and does she know that extra ordinary is actually spelled as one word? And how exactly does Super Extra Ordin