Tag Archives: family memories

A New Fan of Lazy

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Rachel Macy Stafford

As one would imagine, my Hands Free mentality causes me to be overly aware of the usage of hand held communication devices. What interests me most are not the times I see people using their phones, it’s the times I … Continue reading →

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Tipping The Scales

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Rachel Macy Stafford

On the way home from my Mother’s Day dinner, my daughters asked if we could visit the pet store. My husband and I happily oblige our daughters’ requests for pet store visits as these adventures allow us to put off … Continue reading →

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The Girl With The Broken Smile

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Rachel Macy Stafford

Follow up can mean many things to this Hands Free Mama, but in today’s case, I am going to “follow up” on one of the tactics for living Hands Free that I previously wrote about. This week, my posts will … Continue reading →

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I Had It All

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Rachel Macy Stafford

Last weekend I was inspired by my readers to “raise the bar” on my growing desire to live Hands Free. So I did something that was challenging for me. I turned off my hand held communication device and my computer … Continue reading →

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This May Hurt A Little

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Rachel Macy Stafford

I’ve spent the last two posts writing about making eye contact with your children or loved ones when they speak to you.  Why? Because the personal connection derived through eye contact plays a critical role in grasping what really matters. … Continue reading →

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Someone Will Notice

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Rachel Macy Stafford

It has become a common occurrence for readers to send me messages like the one I recently received from a disheartened mother after dropping off her child at school. This is what she wrote: Today I happened to be second … Continue reading →

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It Only Takes One

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Rachel Macy Stafford

*Name has been changed to protect privacy Last week I received an email message from a man living on the East Coast. It was the type of message that one has to read several times to grasp the full capacity … Continue reading →

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To The One I Love

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Rachel Macy Stafford

I talk most often about how this Hands Free journey is changing me. But today I am going to talk about the changes taking place in the one who stands beside me. Because having the one that stands beside me … Continue reading →

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