Work and Life Balance

I went and got a manicure and pedicure and took a nap while I got my fingers and toes buffed and polished.  Managing time and stress has been the hot topic of conversation lately in all areas of my life. When Gary and I talk and review our overflowing schedules, when I talk to other…

After months of feeling unfocused and frustrated, my naturopath suggested that eliminating sugar from my diet for 30 days might help.  Always one to try a natural remedy first I figured, what the heck ~ let’s give it a shot.  After all how hard can it be? I am 2 weeks into my no sugar…

Okay, I know, I am posting May’s Mom of the Month in April, but I have been a bit behind the power curve in posting Mom of the month interviews so I figure if Erin’s interview counts for May than I am almost ahead of the game ~ right? 😉 Erin is a coach for Mom’s…

I have had some great girl time this week!  On Thursday night I got together with some other girlfriends for a girls night and  Friday was a great Ninja Mom’s meeting.  One was purely social and the other was more business focused, but they both made my day. Growing up I never really had a lot of…

Welcome, Carey Blem, the first Ninja Mom interview of 2010!  I have gotten a bit behind in interviewing other moms, but I must say that this is one of my favorite parts of writing the blog.  Getting to know other great women and hearing how they make it work, and even what they struggle with…

My good friend and fellow Realtor, Erin, shared this story with me and it was just too good not to share.  It is a perfect example focusing on the desired end result, but not getting to worried about how you get there.  Sometimes there is a better solution than even you could have thought of.…

‘Is this a friendly Universe’ Today was one of those days for me.  I woke up late and didn’t get in my hour and a half of computer time before the boys woke up so I just felt like I was behind the power curve from the beginning. I could feel myself starting to get…

Ass in the sand / Not a worry in the world / A cold beer in my hand / Life is good today. This is the theme song that has been on an endless loop for the last 10 days, courtesy of the Zac Brown band.  I leave for Hawaii today for a week without…

A little while ago I wrote a post about the book ‘Eat that Frog’ and taking those tasks that you typically procrastinate on and doing them first thing each day.  This way you are free to focus on everything else during the day rather than always dodging the cloud hanging over your head.  Here is…

Lots of books and successful people talk about staying focused on what is important to them.  The usual comment is something to the effect of: God comes first (or whatever spiritual focus works for you), family, taking care of themselves and then their work.  I would like to submit to the world that is just…