The other day I realized the year will soon be over. We start the final quarter in less than a month, and I began thinking about my goals. Many of my goals for this year were pushed aside due to …
Do you think of “self-care” as a dirty word? You aren’t alone! We hear “self-care” and our mind chatter starts in: “You don’t have time.” “You just need to tough it out.” “You don’t deserve self-care until you finish all …
Organizing your space and time is an ongoing process, one that requires daily maintenance and occasional updates due to life changes. During times of transition, you might find your organizing system in one area (or all of them!) doesn’t work …
Life Transitions throw a whole bunch of change at you. “Overwhelmed” is the word we hear most often, whether it’s a “small” or “big” transition. During these times, you may scramble just to survive each day. Self-care is critical during …
Years ago, I was bored and feeling blue. I went to Hobby Lobby and came home with $80 of stuff. I was in college at the time, so it was mostly apartment things such as a floor lamp. I couldn’t …
It’s bad enough that we have to battle our own mind chatter! When you want to free yourself from expectations, you have to deal with the presumptions of others, too! Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? Scenario 1: You’re …
There is one thing on my mind all the time right now: the school year. Like any parent, I was excited about kindergarten. Now, like every parent, I’m trying to figure out how to make the school year work for …
July is a time we often think about our freedom, celebrating the people who founded our country with the goals of freeing themselves from a monarchy and religious persecution. This July, our lives look quite a bit different than they …
I just made my last full payment to daycare/preschool! As parents out there know, that’s a fun milestone and means another big moment: my kid is off to kindergarten. The transition from full-time daycare/preschool to regular school is a big …
Sometimes, you just can’t catch a break. My friend, whom I’ll call Katherine here, is one of those people. She never used to be. She is level-headed, motivated, and fairly organized. But life keeps happening to her. First, she got …