How are your changes going?! I don’t know about you but I have felt myself slip back a couple of times. I have been paying attention to when I do it and it is usually when I’m tired and the old way feels easier. What about you? At the end of 2016, I started making […]

For a really long time (and maybe even now on a bad day) I think that “if I can just do _____ or finish _____, everything will be ok.”   Since I know I’m not the only person who can be hard on themselves, I’m guessing at least some of you have this problem too. […]

I mentioned in another post that I HATE New Year’s resolutions, I do. I think they are demotivating and counter productive. I do believe in CHANGE.   I recently read, “Tribes” by Seth Godin. I won’t lie to you and tell you it was the best book I’ve ever read and I don’t think that […]

As the New Year creeps up, I usually see more in the news, on Facebook and hear from people that they are thinking about what they plan to do differently in the next year and that often comes in the form of New Year’s Resolutions. To be honest, I have a tendency to glaze over […]

As the holidays are upon us, it is difficult not to think about family, how you grew up and the state of your relationship(s) with your family. Estrangement from family is actually fairly common but it seems like it isn’t frequently discussed which often adds to the stigma and shame of not having a close […]

As the holiday season approaches, I think it is a great time to stop and think about what you hope to get out of it. I made a list of my favorite FREE family gifts to give during the holidays: Set a budget and stick to it!! Even if you don't share with the kids that you […]

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When I was a kid, I LOVED Halloween. It was a time where you could be creative, every kid loves trick or treating, haunted houses are still fun and I used to really enjoy scary movies, the scarier the better. Back then; most kids had a costume that their mother put together and people had […]

As the New Year creeps up on us, a lot of people start to take stock of the last year and their lives. Last year, I watched an interview with Bronnie Ware, author of “The Top Five Regrets of the Dearly Departing” that really stuck with me. Bronnie worked in palliative care and she spent […]