by Dana Gutkowski | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog
Isolating yourself without feeling isolated During this current time in our nation, we’re being advised to maintain social distancing in an effort to confine and diminish the risk of spreading the coronavirus. On the other hand, we also have to continue to live...
by Dana Gutkowski | Mar 9, 2020 | Blog
If you’re reading this because you’re going to become an Aunt sometime soon – CONGRATULATIONS! Aunthood is a wonderful right of passage. You’re about to embark on a beautiful journey filled with laughs, smiles, and pure joy! But before...
by Dana Gutkowski | Jan 14, 2020 | Blog
A lot of people were surprised by how I could maintain such a close bond with my niece and nephews when they lived several states away from me for 9 years. Though our houses were located hundreds of miles away, our hearts lived as close as next-door neighbors. And...
by Dana Gutkowski | Dec 30, 2019 | Blog
Most people make annual New Year’s resolutions, right? You’ve heard at least one person say, “Come January 1st, I’m gonna…” fill in the blank. You want to lose weight, eat better, meditate, blah blah blah. Some are successful in...
by Dana Gutkowski | Dec 6, 2019 | Blog
Ah, Christmastime is finally here! The magical time of the year where families and friends gather together, create memories, share laughs, and follow traditions passed down from previous generations. Oh, but what if you don’t have kids? Children breathe...
by Dana Gutkowski | Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
An Open Letter To My Nieces and Nephews Dear Lola, Layla, Jayden, and Julian, It’s Thanksgiving again. It’s hard to imagine that the earth has made an entire rotation around the sun once more, yet here we are – ready and willing to stuff our faces...