You’ve got this! Keep going! I know you can do it! Today is the National Day of Encouragement! While there are all types of encouragement for all different things, today we are going to focus on encouragement to make changes with regard to getting active and making changes to your health habits. When you think about making changes in your…
A couple of years ago when I first got the idea to start a blog, I had stumbled across Ruth Soukup’s book “Do It Scared.” The book is about finding out what is holding you back from doing the things you want to do and pursuing your dreams. Usually what is holding us back is fear. Fear comes in many…
Join us for a class just for middle and high school students to learn about time blocking, choosing a planner, scheduling, and overall organization and responsibility. We want kids to succeed at school. Kids want to do well at school. Sometimes putting all the pieces together can be hard and we are here to help! This one-hour online class will…
I left my full-time job 95 days ago in pursuit of being my own employer, having a more flexible schedule, and being able to do more for people than I was doing at the time. I left to be more available to my kids, husband, and family. I left to give myself peace of mind and to try to quiet…
I don’t know about you, but from the second week of August on, I feel like I am in some kind of a race until school starts. There are doctor’s appointments, haircuts, school supply shopping, school clothes shopping, sports and music practices and camps, finding out school schedules, and if you have a child going to college for the first…
Whether we like it or not, it’s Back to School time. I’m sure your social media feed is full of posts about getting the kids ready, ads for school supplies, and sad laments about summer ending. This post is going to be slightly different. Both by looking on the calendar and at the weather outside, we know that summer is…
I resigned from my job on February 28, 2022. I gave three months notice and my last full day there was May 26, 2022. It was hard to leave. Really hard. I cried several times—the day I gave my supervisor my letter of resignation, many times thinking about what I was leaving, the last week, and especially the last day. …
If you have ever tried to change a habit or accomplish a task, you probably know that having a plan for how to do it yields better results that just winging it. Even if that plan is generally in your head, you have a better chance of making the progress that you want by thinking through how you are going…
For many of us, we have seven weeks until school starts again. Some of you may be thinking, “Only seven weeks?! Summer is almost over! There’s so much I want to do!” Others may be thinking, “Seven weeks?! These kids are already bored and making me crazy!” Either way, the school year is coming and with it will come packing…
As many of you know, I am a runner. I don’t run every day, but I try to get out as much as I can. I don’t always go far, but I try to make every run count in some way. I didn’t always run, not in high school or college, but I can’t imagine not doing it now. It…
