So many books, so little time. That seems to be the story of my life. I always have at least three books lined up in my “to be read” pile. The minute I finish one, I’m starting another. I’ve always loved reading but I know it’s kicked up into another gear with this pandemic life. […] Read more…
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7 Habits You Need to Shake
Every now and then I have to tell my kids to sit down and just be still. They are really good at going from one thing to the next without taking a beat in between. It’s watch this show, do this thing on the computer, play this video game and then pick up the tablet […] Read more…
You Need To Hear This
We share all of these affirming messages with our children. We build them up and tell them they can change the world. At some point (hopefully) someone did that for us. Even if that isn’t the case, we always want better for our kids than what we had, right? So we seek to build them […] Read more…
What I Read this March
April is somehow almost over and I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around it. This year has been something else. On top of all that it has been, it’s also going by really fast! Things have been picking up for me work wise and I can see the evidence of that in the […] Read more…
Who Could Use Some Inspiration?
No one could blame you if your get up and go, got up and went. A lot of us have spent most of our time in the house for over a year. Can you even believe that? If you’re watching the news on a regular basis, then you are really struggling to feel anything close […] Read more…
I didn’t realize how much I missed
A friend wrote a Facebook post recently. She’s a nurse and had just received the COVID vaccine. She is excited and looking forward to the light at then end of this pandemic tunnel. She talked about all the things she misses that she’s looking forward too. Things like traveling, seeing her parents, going to see […] Read more…
My Fitness Journey Started with French Fries
When I was about eighteen, I went to the doctor for a normal physical. She did blood work and went over it with me. Normal stuff, right? Then she brought up her concern for my cholesterol. She was surprised at how high it was, especially for someone my age. She implored me to get it […] Read more…
An Overdue Love Letter to My Body
A few days ago, I was thinking about my body. Not just in a general way but really considering it. I thought about how I stare at it and find its flaws. I want more tone here and more definition there. Nit picking really. Immediately, I thought, why not give more attention to the things […] Read more…
What I Read This February
There was a football player, a murder and a overturned death row sentence. I’m not taking about a movie. These are the books I read in February. I never set goals for how many books I plan to read. I just move from one book to the next based on what sounds interesting or what […] Read more…
The Burnout is Real – Here’s the Cure
What has the last nearly twelve months looked like for you? Are you feeling the burnout yet. From what I can tell, many of us have hit a wall. I can hardly believe we’ve been in this pandemic that long. Yet, here we are. I started with some excitement because I would be home with […] Read more…