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I know a lot of people who start the new year with a word for the year. I’m always so inspired when I see the words people choose, and I have tried many times to do this. For some reason, I’ve never been able to look ahead and select one word as my focus for the…
“If you want a change, you have to be willing to make a change.” I have been listening to Gretchen Rubin’s book, “Happier At Home,” and that line has been ringing in my head. It’s so simple, but so true. As you all now know from doing the math on my family date canvas, I’m…
I loved reading all of your comments yesterday here and on Facebook about the important life topic of planners, journals, pens and Altoid tins. It’s so good to know I’m not the only one who makes a detour to the office supply aisle just to gaze at notebooks. Before I move onto another topic, I…
I don’t think there are many people in my circle of friends who get half as excited as I do about the promise of a new year. There’s nothing I love more than the opportunity of a clean slate. It gives me a feeling I can do anything I set my mind to. My past…
I don’t really consider myself a big TV person. It’s so rare that I actually turn on the one television set in our house, that when I do, I usually have to ask for help remembering how to find the right channel. But in the weeks leading up to Ash Wednesday (which was on…
How has your new year been going so far? Are you excited about the opportunity to do something new or better this year? Or do you feel overwhelmed by the pressure to have a resolution, set a goal, improve yourself in some way? I have to admit, I’ve fallen into the second category this year….
If you are super bored, this is a really awesome blog post about how I conducted a scientific experiment on myself to see if I could create a new habit. I apologize in advance that there is only one funny line in this entire post. Here goes… I’ve been a wee bit obsessed this year…
Last fall, I went to a conference where we heard a speaker talk about how you can rewire your brain to change your thinking from negative to positive. For the past few days, I’ve been reading this speaker’s book, “Switch on Your Brain,” and pondering this idea of change. I have mixed emotions about this…
I’m one of those people who loves to set goals. So, every Jan. 1, I sit down and write out my goals for the year. A few weeks later, like most people, I have already started going back to my old habits and losing track of whatever goals I set. This year, I decided to…
It’s the first day of summer break! We’ve been counting down to this day for months! And yet, I will admit, I’ve also secretly been a little nervous about starting our summer fun. After sending our three kids back to school this past year, the transition to having all four of them home everyday is…
