I’m not a big fan of buffet meals. There is usually a ton of food and I want to try most everything! This often means that even with careful planning, food either runs together or falls off the plate. Not to …
Pinecones! Every June I’m astonished to find pinecones along my walking trails. The pinecones themselves aren’t the surprise. It’s the fact that they are around in the summer! In my head, pinecones are a fall item, so I should never …
Who doesn’t like to receive gifts? We get gifts on our birthday and some holidays, but we also get a gift each and every day…time. And this gift is packaged the same for everyone: 24 hours in that day. How …
Did you know that you don’t usually need a reason to say “no”? However, sometimes it feels better when you do…even if you don’t tell anyone else!😊 Just so we’re on the same page, let’s start with what “no” is …
Pondering what to do next or how to get a task done? My guess is that you are since you’re reading this post rather than working on something! I, myself, am a great overthinker! Sometimes we convince ourselves that time …
Do you ever feel like you’re being pulled in so many different directions that you’re afraid one day you’ll snap at someone or simply break? In some ways this makes us like rubber bands, which, just like us, come in …
I always chuckle this time of year because for many years, basketball tournaments scheduled games back-to-back like this: Game 1 at 1:00 p.m. and Game 2 at 3 p.m. “What’s the problem?” you ask. A basketball game generally lasts two …
Have you ever rolled through a stop sign while driving… as you barely tap the brakes? There’s often not much incentive to cease the “rolling stop,” unless you’re caught by the police or in an accident as a result of …
Know what these things have in common? Moving. Retirement. New medical diagnosis. Job promotion. Marriage. Change within an ongoing health issue. If you said they are all life transitions, you are correct! With the end of one season of life …
As someone who likes structure, I’ve often heard, “Janice, you just need to learn how to go with the flow.” About 15 years ago, I started hearing about the “flow state” as it applies to productivity. If you’re interested in …