Being In the Moment
Since one of my biggest goals every day is to practice living the moment, something I’m especially focusing on this week while on vacation, I thought I’d repost a Smart Girls Know Affirmation about doing just that. I hope you’ve all had a great week, and I’ll let you know if I succeeded on my quest to take risks, find balance, and be in the moment when I return next week! XOXO Debbie * * * * * Smart Girls Know Affirmation: Smart Girls Know How to Be in the Moment Do you ever find yourself totally preoccupied

Are You a Risk-Taker?
I’m still in Arizona at my getaway vacation, and since I’ll be tackling a desert tight-rope, challenge jump, and other (scary) adventures, today I wanted to repost an affirmation about the importance of taking (healthy) risks. Enjoy! * * * * * Smart Girls Know the Importance of Taking Healthy Risks We all know that teens are natural risk-takers. Unfortunately, much of this risk-taking involves negative stuff, like drinking, doing drugs, or making poor choices when it comes to sex. So would it surprise you to know that

Get Balanced
Hello Smart Girls! I’m on vacation this week. As in, no computer, spa getaway with my BFF, hiking, sleeping, reading, dreaming, renewing vacation. So I thought I’d post a few of my favorite Smart Girls Know Affirmations of days past throughout the week. Today I write about the importance of balance. It seemed appropriate since that’s what I’m going to try and achieve while I’m away. Enjoy! XOXO Debbie Smart Girls Know Affirmation: Smart Girls Know the Importance of BALANCE Finding “balance” seems

Women Break New Ground in Iraq
The New York Times ran an interesting article this week about a group of women making history in Iraq. On Monday, 50 women became the first-ever female graduates of Iraq’s police-officer training academy. In a country where women continue to face a steep uphill battle when it comes to achieving equal rights, this accomplishment has the potential to have a big impact. Women have previously been able to serve doing things li

Teens Are More Stressed Than Ever
A new study that came out about stress and teens shows that stress related to school and family finances affects teens more than their parents realize. According to the study, 45% of tweens and teens say their stress has increased over the past year and 26% say they’ve worried more this year. But apparently many parents aren’t on the same page. In fact, only slightly more than half the parents of these teens agreed their chil