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Happy New Year!

Jan
1
2009

We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day. ~Edith Lovejoy Pierce We hope that you will join us throughout 2009 here on Being Savvy Washington DC! -Leticia and Beth ... Read more >

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Guest Savvy: Teaching Children about Other Cultures - A Resolution We Should Keep

Dec
26
2008

(Stay tuned to the end of the post for an exciting giveaway!) by Rashmi Turner, Founder of Global Wonders www.globalwonders.com This is a truly unique holiday season. With the state of the economy and world affairs, most of our gift selections and resolutions pertain to saving more and spending less. While it's easy to get caught up in the financial aspect of what's going on around ... Read more >

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Kicking off the New Year

Dec
31
2008

So, schools have been closed for a long, long time now and I'm sure many of us are looking for ways to get the kids out the house for a day. The good news is that many things are open on New Year's Day. Here are my recommendations for getting the new year kicked off to an educational start. The Smithsonian - all Smithsonian museums are open tomorrow, and most open at 10 ... Read more >

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Happy New Year!

Jan
1
2009
For last year's words belong to last year's language And next year's words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning. ~T.S. Eliot, "Little Gidding" I hope you will all stick around for next year's savvy words !

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The Voice of BeingSavvy
washington dc

Leticia

Leticia never had any inkling that she would end up in the DC Metro Area but now finds herself loving everything about living here except Beltway traffic. Born and raised in Northern California's Silicon Valley, this Bay Area native spent 6 years as a New Englander and then moved to the DC Metro Area to be closer to her now-husband and teach for a local school system. By day, Leticia spends...Read more >

Beth Hoffman

Beth is a former corporate flunky turned corporate drop-out and now spends most of her time chasing her two kids; princess-obsessed brand-new preschooler, Mia, and food-obsessed chubbiest baby you've ever seen, Owen. She's a 30-year resident of Northern Virginia and enjoys dragging her kids to all the same places her parents used to drag her....Read more >

Ten Toys for Your Outdoor Play Toolchest

May
23
2013

As glad as we are that you are reading this post, we really want you to go outside. Because unless it's 12 degrees, raining or 4:00 in the morning, there's no reason for you and the kids not to be outside. So bag the laundry; forget the cleaning; turn ...Read more >

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