Work and Life Balance

Today was the first day of school for Alex.  Even with working full time I still have the fantasy of being able to walk him to and from school every day.  I view it as our time together and an important opportunity for Alex to open up and share how things are going in school. Of course this…

Alex came home the other day from summer camp really teary and upset because two of his buddies had informed him that he is not very smart so of course he was starting to get worried about whether or not he could hack it in 1st grade this fall.  I promptly told him that the…

This is how I usually end up doing introductions.  I can remember everything about people, except their names.  Or at least that is the story that I have been telling myself up until now.  The reality is that saying that is a complete cop out.  If I can remember everything about someone, then why can’t…

Gary and I both have vision boards in our bathroom that we look at each day. They have all sorts of inspirational phrases, pictures or our goals and other things that make us smile.  Every now and then Gary will add something to my board and one of them is the phrase above.  It makes…

Usually when we talk about circles it refers to your sphere or the number of people that you are connected to.  Today, I am referring to the circle that you drive. We all have a circle of places that we go on a regular basis: school, work, the grocery store, dry cleaner, shopping, etc.  How far…

How do you wake up each morning?  Do you fly out of bed stressed and late and madly dash around the house trying to get yourself and the kids out of the door?  Or, do you get up just a bit earlier and take a few minutes for yourself before starting your day? Your morning…

School is almost out and summer schedules are filling up.  I love summer and am always SO ready for this time to come.  I start thinking about all of the fun things that I can do with the kids and the trips that we can take as a family, but all too often at the end…

You have heard it before: Everything happens for a reason You have heard it and you probably believe it on some level but is it: ~ I couldn’t agree more and I live my whole life that way ~ That’s BS, shit happens and there’s no rhyme or reason for it ~ I mostly agree…

Several of my recent posts have been about overwhelm and having too much to do on our plates. Everything in our life is not really about the situation, but how we react to it.  It is our reaction that stresses us out.  There are an infinite number of ways to deal with your reaction but…

How many half done projects are sitting on your desk right now? Note cards half written but you were not quite sure what to say at the end. Your next mailing that is 2 weeks late because you are still messing with the layout. Thinking about inviting friends over for dinner but you can’t decide…