Personal Development . By Maya Smart | January 23 , 2014

I’m Heading Back to the Office After Ten Years. What Should I Wear?

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MLK Day Redux

Last night my husband worried that my website was broken.  He’d visited my blog but only saw an image of the Martin Luther

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Personal Development, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | January 18 , 2014

Wonder Women: Sex, Power and the Quest for Perfection

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Literacy Skills, Early Language . By Maya Smart | January 15 , 2014

Wise Woman Mellody Hobson

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Personal Development . By Maya Smart | January 14 , 2014

To-Do Or Not-To-Do Lists? Both, Please!

I love a good list.  I list things to do, errands to run, calls to make.  I even record things that I want other people to do

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Literacy Skills, Early Language . By Maya Smart | January 13 , 2014

Ready or Not: Having a Baby Means Making Some Tough Calls

Dear Maya, Well, there is a lot I could use some advice on but right now my thoughts have been centered around one thing that

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Personal Development . By Maya Smart | January 09 , 2014

Why Cook? Why Now?

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Personal Development . By Maya Smart | January 08 , 2014

This Year I Learn to Cook

For the last ten years or so I’ve written out New Year’s Intentions.  They are like resolutions but a bit less, well,

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Kids Books, Books for Adults . By Maya Smart | January 07 , 2014

A Writer to Remember – Zora Neale Hurston

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Personal Development . By Maya Smart | January 06 , 2014

The Gift Card Conundrum: How to Spend without Overspending

Dear Maya, I received a bunch of gift cards this holiday season and I still haven’t spent the ones I received last year. 

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