Work and Life Balance

How many times have you sat on a piece of information because you didn’t want to tell the other person?  You spend countless hours worrying, loose sleep and imagine all sorts of horrific scenarios in your head about how they will react. So you sit on the information for as long as you possibly can…

Whenever business is slow I always feel like I am the ONLY one having a hard time.  Every one else seems to be buzzing around the office with all sorts of activity and I feel like I am being left behind. I was on a training call with a group of people yesterday and we…

We all have some thing that we are putting off in our lives. The timing isn’t right. Someone else needs to step up to the plate….. It usually involves phases such as: I’ll be happy when… I’ll relax when… I’ll take more time off when… I’ll travel more when… I’ll spend more time with my…

I attended an amazing business retreat last weekend, hosted by the lovely Lisa Sasavich in Scottsdale at the Camelback Inn, which I highly recommend the next time you are looking for  a winter getaway. We covered so many amazing topics, but one of the best things that happened was making the decision to play full…

Thank you so much to everyone that attended last weeks Ninja Mom meeting here in the Seattle area.  We had a great time and it was the perfect way to kick start the year. (If you are in the Seattle area and would like to attend the next Ninja Mom meeting in March, post a…

What exactly is balance and what does it mean to live a balanced life? I don’t know what the textbook definition is, but to me when someone talks about having a balanced life it means that each area of my life fits into a neat little compartment and I always have plenty of time to…

Have you ever needed to move forward on something and drug your feet only to have the Universe decide for you that today is the day? That is exactly what has been happening to me these last few weeks.  I have been wanting to switch from a PC to a MAC for a while now…

Evenings and weekends are sacred to me.  They are time for me to spend time with Gary and the boys, relax, and spend time with friends. The nature of being in Real Estate, though, is that often times I still need to meet with clients in the evening or on the weekends.  The reality is…

Alex is now in his third week of 1st grade.  It is a new school for him so he is adjusting to there being so many kids around and being one of the smaller kids. (Wow! There really is a big difference between a 6th grader and a 1st grader!) Each morning when we drop…