Have you ever really wanted to make a change, but realized that months were going by and you weren’t doing anything to make it? Have you ever set a goal at the beginning of the year, but found at the end of the year that you hadn’t made any progress [continue reading]
6 Family Christmas Gifts You Need to Give this Year
The Christmas season is upon us, and if you’re like most moms you’re both anticipating it with joy and approaching it with a bit of dread. After all, the weeks from Thanksgiving Day (in the U.S.) through Christmas and New Year’s Day tend to be some of the busiest and [continue reading]
8 Christmas Hacks that Save Time and Reduce Stress
Well, ready or not, Christmas is upon us. I’m trying to keep things calm and reasonably sane this year, and you probably are too. I mean, it’s been a tough year, and we don’t need to add a bunch of Christmas stress on top of everything else. But it’s hard [continue reading]
5 Simple Ways to Take Care of Yourself Every Day
Sometimes, it seems like living a healthy life and taking care of yourself has become way too complicated. “Experts” shower us with new health information every week, sometimes every day. They encourage us to do this, don’t do that, buy this, and avoid that. Honestly, it just seems overwhelming. Even [continue reading]
How to Regroup and Start Fresh in July
Weirdly, July 1 is one of my favorite days of the year. I love the possibilities that July 1 brings. It’s the beginning of a new month, but it also signals the beginning of the second half of the year. It’s like a mini-January. Which means that it’s the perfect [continue reading]
New Day, New Way – or, It’s Never Too Late to Start Something New
Well, we’re 10 or 12 (or 147!) weeks into the COVID crisis, quarantine, work from home, and other things that have turned our lives upside down. How are you feeling? How are you doing? I’m feeling very mixed. Some days I feel pretty good, some days I feel down, and [continue reading]