Dad’s Life Lesson Growing up in Fremont Ohio, my dad instilled something in my four sisters and I so strongly, it’s still with us every …
Feature Story from the Coming Issue of Dew Life
One of our fabulous DeWers, Vicki McManus Peterson, has written a very inspirational story in the upcoming issue of DEW magazine. “Scarcity: Your Key to …
My Daughter Made Me DeW It – Becoming the Remote Dental Support Specialist
First, I Worked Front Desk When I was pregnant with my fourth daughter, Alison, I worked front desk at a dental practice. My husband, Joey, …
CAVU How High Can You Go?
Each year I try to choose one word to be my sounding call or battle cry for the year. This year I had decided “limitless” …
An Unexpected Journey Beyond Fear
Face Fear to Become the Real You Facing fear, making a change, or doing something despite the internal anxiety you experience is when you become …
The 15-Year Itch and Embracing Change
Is the 15-year itch a “thing”? It was for me! After 15 years of serving up dental hygiene care to a group of (mostly) awesome …
When Opportunity Knocks – and You’re 9 Months Pregnant
There are times in your life when you just know you’re at a crossroads. That happened to me when I was a dental sales rep …
5 Tips to Help You Achieve Your Goals in 2019
As mothers, wives, healthcare providers, and business owners, our lives tend to move so fast that the entire year can fly by without achieving our …
A House Flood, Unexpected Inconvenience, Embracing Joy: Part Two
An unexpected inconvenience can lead to a new level of joy. You may have read on a previous blog that my house flooded due to …
A Dental Hygienist Enjoys “Biba Dushi” in Aruba
Recently, I had the pleasure of traveling to Aruba for 7 days and had quite a few eye-opening experiences that I wanted to share with …
Dancing and Year-End Reflections 2018
I think this time of year we all find ourselves reflecting over the past year. Thinking of the milestones we reached and the goals we …
Is Holiday Stress Making You Scream? Get the List and Check It Twice!
Do you feel like screaming as the holidays get closer? One photo of my twins with their little faces screwed up, bawling reminds me to …
Health and Fitness Part I: Commit Today to Getting Healthy
Not that long ago, I was super-fit. I was practicing yoga several times a week, going for long walks and eating uber-healthy. Not for any …
The Growth of the Movement: Entrepreneurial Women
We may think we are the women of today’s equal opportunity movement. And I will be the first to acknowledge there is tremendous unfinished work …
Dental Hygiene Launched Me Into Lifelong Adventure
It all started in third grade. I was heading out to recess on a warm spring day. Like most kids, we were all in a …
A House Flood, Kicking Stress, Starting Over: Part One
editor’s note: From something as troublesome as house flood, Dr. Jill Wade gets the chance to evaluate what really matters in life and the opportunity …
Health and Fitness Part V: Trouble Sleeping?
Sleeping Problems Get Old If there is one thing we “vintage women” share in common, it’s trouble sleeping. Are you with me, Girls? There you …
Running On Empty? Rest Awhile and Let Yourself Heal
Have you ever run yourself ragged (as my grandma would say!)? Recently, I did just that. The month of October was filled with projects, presentations, …
My Unplanned Journey
Isn’t it interesting that we create a vision of what our lives will look like? The even more fascinating thing is that, for most of …
Health and Fitness Part IV: My Nutrition Story; Turning a Passion into a Career
“Do what you love, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” Pursuing the Dream Thanks to my parents, those words have always …