Here we are at the end of Week One of the Focused Moms Challenge. Wow, this week has flown by!  Our challenge was to Look Left, Right, Left, and I don't know about you, but I did just that!  And what an eye opener it was.  We had three steps to follow this week in our challenge.  At my house, here's how they played out.  The successes and the struggles! Admit you have a problem.  Well, this one ... read more

If this is your first visit to the Focused Moms Challenge, read our first post before getting started. Welcome to Week One of the Focused Moms Challenge.  Let me take a minute and thank each and every one of you for joining this challenge.  I have no doubt that what we're about to do here is going to make a huge impact in the lives of our children, our families, and in our communities.  This ... read more

How do you know that you need the Focused Moms Challenge?  When your eleven year old daughter is trying to talk to you and she says, "Mother, give me your cell phone.  Focus!"  A wake up call isn't it?  Our toddlers and young children don't know how to express that to us, but our older kiddos sure do! I can't wait for the Focused Moms Challenge to start on Monday.  With a community of us working ... read more

At my day job, I’m the director of the Auburn University Psychological Services Center.  Working on a bustling college campus, I get to commute to work every day with thousands of college students.  After more than fifteen years in this town, I’ve learned something about college aged pedestrians.  Most of them are not paying attention to what’s going on around them when they walk into the road.  ... read more