5 Simple Changes to Handle the Chaos

The beginning of this school year brought many changes for our household.  In addition to the college kid being gone, the high schooler now had a school permit and was a varsity cheerleader.  These may not seem like big things, but it was an adjustment for all of us.  Since big sister is not here to drive, it’s back to…

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Letting Go of the College Kid

As many of you know, I sent a “child” off to college about a month ago. Since that time, we have all been adjusting to to not having her here in the house all the time and figuring out our new normal and our new routine. She is adjusting to living away from us, not having a car all the…

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Setting the Tone for the Year

New year = new resolutions = new goals = new beginnings. These thoughts are on many of our minds each December as we head toward a new year. I know several people who say they don’t set resolutions because they never last. Some people would say this is due to a lack of willpower, dedication, or motivation. Others would say…

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Five Weeks into COVID-19

Here we are, kids. When we made those New Year’s Resolutions and set goals for 2020, none of us thought that three months into the new year kids would be out of school FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR, that toilet paper would be a hot commodity, and that we would all be sewing fabric masks for ourselves and others…

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50k Training-Week 2

This week was a little tough. After spending a couple hours setting up my whole plan for the week and having a ton of motivation Monday and Tuesday, I woke up about 4am Wednesday with a headache. Not a horrible one. Definately not migraine level. But a persistent, low-grade headache that would not go away with Tylenol, caffeine, rest-nothing. I…

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50k Training-Week 1

I am going to try this 50k thing again. My life is better when I’m on a training plan. I know what to eat and when. I know the length and days of my runs. I just feel Organized. Over the past couple of years, successfully training for a race has been difficult for me. I start a plan, get…

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How Things Got Off Track…and Back On

This past summer, as things were spiraling out of control with our schedules, I found a new planner system and subsequently, a new way to set and work toward goals. This was life changing for me as I finally felt like I had a direction. Using Ruth Soukup’s Tame Your Time system, I started to feel like I could take…

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