We tell ourselves we’ll start Monday. Next month. When life calms down. But tomorrow isn’t guaranteed — it’s a gift. After losing my mom before plans we thought we had time for, I stopped waiting for the “perfect” moment. The best day to start is the day you decide you’re done waiting.
Feelings Are Not Facts: Choosing Self-Care Over Emotion
Feelings are powerful — but they are not permanent. Just because I feel tired, insecure, or unmotivated doesn’t make it truth. I’m learning to choose my mission over my mood. Self-care isn’t negotiable for me — not because I’m perfect, but because it’s part of who I am becoming. This is what growth looks like: imperfect, intentional, and rooted in identity.
Almost Back to School
I haven’t posted in a while. Oh well, here I am. It is time for me to start posting more often. I am holding onto summer very seriously. Back to school time is always very hectic. Here are some tips to keep your sanity. Now, let’s soak up the rest of summer!
Top 10 Lessons of 2020 and 2021 word is…
Engage! My full New Year’s resolution is engage with effective boundaries and communication. I tied in my word of the year with one focused resolution this year. My word for 2019 and 2020 were focus and live. What a wild ride 2020 has been. It taught me so much. Here are 10 lessons I learned. Nothing is a […]
Time to let my hair down
Life has a funny way sometimes of just knocking you over. When I think back to the last few months, I have definitely been on a journey. Over this past summer, I was getting up pretty regularly to run in the morning around 5 am. I felt like my energy level was pretty high, and I was really […]
Breath of fresh air
I just read this article and it is a breath of fresh air. I kind of get into a “must plan everything mode” and it can be exhausting. This article helps to remind me that kids aren’t looking for the perfect craft. My oldest son loves the Brain Quest books I gave him and actually asked if he […]
3 years later
Wow, it’s been three years since I left Minnesota. It is hard for me to wrap my head around this. I truly miss the people and the awesome summer weather. Time is a funny thing. Sometimes it seems to go by at snail’s pace and other times it goes by so fast you want to try and catch […]
Read more in 2018
It’s way too cold for me to want to run outside this morning so I am working out on the elliptical. I am also reading a fascinating book. Even if you don’t have kids or your kids are older, I think this is a great book. I have been meaning to get started on this library book I […]
‘‘Tis the Season for Stress
I love this time of the year but it can be stressful. We have had a lot of people over and hosted a holiday party. We are on the go most of the time, and when we aren’t, things are still busy. Also, I have had some job interviews which adds some fun stress into the mix. Of […]
Working out has been a struggle
Trying to work out with any sort of routine has been hard for me. I guess I should just focus on the fact that I am trying at least. I would really like to work out early in the morning, and I do sometimes. I am signed up for a 5k in October, and I definitely think this […]
