Fully Invested: Bonding

From the time a newborn baby (or adopted child) becomes a member of our family, our goal is to build a bond of love and trust. We want to communicate acceptance and unconditional love by bonding and investing in building a healthy relationship that will last. When my children were young, as I looked 20 years into future, I wanted us to have adult family dinners where we all enjoyed…

Fully Invested: Health Yourself

When many of us look at finance and investments, it can feel overwhelming. Where does one begin? There are so many options that we get analysis paralysis. Taking a cue from Warren Buffet’s best investing advice for beginners, one of his eight proven investment tips was: Invest In Yourself First. “The best investment you can make is in your own abilities. Anything you can do to develop your own abilities…

Passionate Parenting: Joy

What steals your parenting joy? A sink full of dirty dishes? Piles of laundry? An unexpected change in schedule? Your willful preschooler? Another lost or forgotten homework assignment? The smart-mouthed sass from your teenager? Monthly bills on top of the tuition and mortgage payments? Feeling too over-scheduled driving from A to B and back to A that you can’t even enjoy your family because you are so tired? Life is…