About Michele Anderson

Michele Anderson, lives with her family in Southwest Florida. Her husband Eric, originally from Michigan and Wisconsin, is an advertising executive. Their son Max is a senior this year and attends Dunbar High School where he is enrolled in a one-of-a-kind, world-class technology certification program. Working from a home office, Michele has been a freelance marketing manager serving small businesses, since Max was born in 1995.

I Snapped, Over A Large Load Of Laundry…

 I Snapped, Over A Large Load Of Laundry...

I couldn't believe it... the load I was pulling out of the dryer was never going to end! White t-shirts kept coming and coming out along with socks and other unmentionables. That's when I snapped and I heard myself say, something that makes me laugh now but 'it' definitely...

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The Secret To Life In One Word

 The Secret To Life In One Word

It came to me this morning while I was making our bed. You know this one, and we do lie down each night in the bed we make for ourselves... I've spent years making that bed as nice as possible for myself and improving it with age.

With a teenage son who is hardly seventeen,

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The Kids On The Playground…

 The Kids On The Playground...

When my son, Max was little he did a pretty good job of 'playing nice with the other children'. I felt very fortunate but then my dad said to me, "Just have another child and you'll see how good the second one is or is not." His point was that I wasn't that responsible for whether or not my child was a good kid or a bad kid. He wanted me to understand...

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First Rule Of Tubby Time

 First Rule Of Tubby Time

Keep the water in the tubby. That was the rule. It was a good rule. And it worked. Our little wild thing did not go to extremes splashing the water out of the tub and we were grateful. We repeated the rule a few times, but we kept it fun! Tubby time was enjoyable and a good time was had by all this way. Of course...

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As A Matter Of Fact…

 As A Matter Of Fact...

Some 'things' have come up lately that all seem to focus on an observation I had a couple  of decades ago. It was simple yet profound and it has helped me to calm my life immensely. It's about using 'absolute language' or rather, learning to use words that are not absolute in nature. I'm teaching...

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Caring For Family Pets As They Age

 Caring For Family Pets As They Age

I deal with 'mom kinda' things in a decisive way all the time. I've been practicing for years to fill this role in all its glory without issue. My husband and I maintain solidarity and communicate about all kinds of things everyday. But, this week it turned out I was rolling along... and I was all alone.

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What Can I Say?

 What Can I Say?

It's been a long and winding road... and the journey continues day by day and sometimes it feels like years by years now. The decades are adding up and we only get roughly ten, in an extra long lifetime. The best part is looking back and seeing just how far life has brought me in order to be in this exact...

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