I Screwed-up a Friendship, How to Mend Your Heart.
My heart was a month, so I went to my garden. November is not the perfect month to be blogging about a garden…at least where I live. But it is the perfect month to blog about what my garden DID for me. Not too long ago I found myself walking to my garden, but I didn’t...
Your Baby Picture Can Do What for Your Identity?
Have you ever looked at your baby picture and asked yourself, “Am I the person you thought I was going to be?” I know that sounds weird asking a baby picture a question, but what do you think your answer would be? Identity, or lack of, affects not only your own...
4 Fixes of the Volunteering Woes. I love #3.
Have you caught yourself saying, “Oh, someone else will do it.”? We all know volunteering is essential for our charities, religious organizations, pancake breakfasts, environmental cleanups, and schools to name a few. And we all know we SHOULD volunteer for something,...
The #1 Mistake I Make When Busy Takes Over.
Is it me, or is it true that the last six weeks of school are insanely busy? Every year I say to myself, “I can handle May and June; I’m prepared for it.” But when it hits all the neat and tidy thoughts explode into chaos. Seriously! What am I doing wrong? The answer...
3 Steps to Preserve Our Space
Okay, so right now on Netflix, my family and I are watching the remake of the 1965 TV series “Lost in Space”. It’s about the Robinson family who goes on a space adventure to find a better planet to live on…earth is dying. Well, they crash on this alien planet, which...
5 Stress Fighters that Most People Forget About.
Stress got you? Two years ago I accidentally deleted my entire website. The uninvited hot, prickly stress-wave crashed on my face when I saw ‘File Not Found’. It’s in these stressful moments when we start talking out loud to ourselves, “WHAT THE? NO!!” Stress can make...
How Cookie Dough Gave Me Super Powers – Plus Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!
“You let this little thing tell you what to do?” – Diana (Wonder Woman) Tears streamed down my cheeks. “Dear God, how am I going to do this? I have too much going on…too many hats to wear: Christmas shopper, decorator, home manager, wife, mom, personal banker,...
4 Rock-solid Reasons to Enjoy the Silence
Silent Night, Holy Night, All is calm, all is bright. Silent Night, the Christmas song, was composed in 1818. This now-traditional Holiday tune debuted all because of an organ…that broke. Without the help of an ill organ who knows if this song would have surfaced;...
3 Surprising Ways Depression Makes You Stronger
Depression is a downer. It is not a fun thing to talk about; but we all, at one point in our lives, will feel it's slippery slope. Imagine climbing out of your crevasse of depression; slipping back but catching yourself every so often. It's an exhausting cycle and at...
3 Great Tricks to Navigate Circumstance
I may not be able to control the circumstance, but I can adjust how I react to it. Years ago, I went sailing in a Butterfly sailboat. This wasn’t just for leisure, but for clarity. Engaging in the outdoors helps me put things in perspective. This particular solo sail...
Stuck? 5 Essential Tools To Break Free
There is nothing worse than being stuck in life. The hard part is knowing you're stuck and not being able to rock back n forth to break free from the mud. Stuck. Let me help push you out with five essential tools that have helped me gain traction. My Lesson In the...
4 Must-Haves to Start Anything – Gotta Start Somewhere
Mark Twain says it this way, “The secret to getting ahead is getting started.” Getting started is probably the most difficult task of them all. We know what we want to do, we can see where we want to go, but we don’t necessarily know how to start. In this post, I’m...
4 Simple Stress Strategies for You & Your Kids
When we look at our children we can easily think they don’t have any stress. We might say, “What possibly could they be stressed out about?” Kids have stress, just like us. It might look different, but they do, and knowing how to relieve it can be confusing for them,...
1 Simple Way to Make a Difference Globally
What is one way you'd like to make a difference in this world? I have an easy and super effective idea for you and your family to look at; which could not only save a life but an entire village. We often take this one thing for granted, and most of us will continue to...
Teaching Generations How to Work Hard – 4 Tips
There have been recent conversations in our home about what it means to ‘work hard’. Different generations have different definitions, I get that, but I think we can all agree that hard work takes four things: integrity, sweat, humility, and sacrifice When I put an...
4 Ways to Make a Gratifying Career Path
A career path can be a smooth clear ride or a mountainous trek during a blizzard. We all have a plan in our minds of where we want to go, how far we want to climb the corporate ladder, and how much money we'd like to make. We think those things will bring...
To Live Without Regrets: 5 Tips for Your Time
What are you doing in-between the numbers? In other words, how are you spending your time when you're not working? If you were to look back on your life do you see any regrets? The saying “Time is money” seeps into my heart every time I hear a life end prematurely, or...
The Purpose of Creativity, Not What You Think.
Creativity is one thing I love to do in the kitchen. I’ll never forget the time when I was 10 years old; I reached for the flour in an overhead cupboard. My fingertips were millimeters away from the canister. One… more… bit… CRASH! I was successful in getting the...
To Be Aware: How to Teach Your Child
A skill every child should learn is how to be aware of their surroundings. Some awareness skills we are naturally born with, instinct. However, if you really want to succeed in life, you must learn it and pay attention to it. This life lesson can not only save their...
Running Can Do What?
It was the first day of track practice. I was a freshman in high school. This year I was going to run the 800 meter. But today I was in for a surprise I would carry for years to come. My track coach guided us to dirt trails in the woods behind the school. He said, “Ok...
6 Easy Ways to Comfort Hurting People
What does comfort mean to you when a friend needs a little help? When a friend reaches out for a hand to hold, are you there to grab it? Back in 2004, an old college friend of mine committed not only suicide but murder before he took his own life. What was hard for me...
Courage to Be – After We Mess Up
“Who am I? I’m just a ‘blob’ of flesh and bone; somehow my heart beats and I breathe without thinking… I just exist.” This profound thinking surfaced when I was 14 years old. I was lying on my top bunk staring at a Superman poster tacked to my ceiling, “What brings...
Mom? I’m bored. One thing every parent should do.
Thirty-some years ago when we were bored we went to Mom. We didn’t have iPad's or cell phones, heck; we didn’t even have TV remotes or garage door openers. Back then we didn’t think twice about walking home from school or playing outside after dark. We were so free...
Martin Luther King Jr. in Child’s Eyes
Not too long ago we, as a nation, recognized Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday. Banks were closed. The Post Office was closed. Public schools were closed. If you haven't heard of Martin Luther King Jr. or haven't understood his stand, he was the most visible...
“Dress-up” Not Just for Kids: 5 Benefits to Play Dress-up
As a child, one of my favorite activities was to play dress-up. Yet as an adult dress-up plays a big role in our overall success, did you know that? Have you ever tried mowing the lawn in a business suit? How about swimming in blue jeans? I'll give you the top 5...
4 Simple Tips for Planting a Tree
This is Bruce the Blue Spruce, a tree my little 'farm'. One of my favorite things to do in spring is planting a tree or two. My childhood was surrounded by trees. That's probably why I love them so much. They were my friends when I didn't have anyone to play with,...
Contrast or Compare? 3 Tips to be Yourself.
To compare is so easy to do, yet it's extremely damaging and paralyzing. How do we break free? I have 3 tips to help us reward contrast and to not compare. This is just a note from me to you, I thought you might like to hear it. Lately, I have been reviewing my life...
Do You Know How to Smile?
click for details A smile says a lot, even from our dogs. Not too long ago I visited my ala mater and was shocked at what I saw on faces. As I drove up 7th street to go to the Student Union all I saw were frowns. Seriously, not a single smile. The funny thing was is...
3 Ways to Help our Kids Not Be Stuck in a Mold
What saddens my heart is seeing people, especially children being stuck in a mold. Not actual mold, that's gross. I'm talking about being molded into someone they're not. Taking the shape of others is easy. We're easily accepted. But are we being true to ourselves?...
Check out my new family friendly video
Per my last post, here is my latest creation for children and families to enjoy together....especially while eating corn on the cob! http://youtu.be/ABMZLwUaG8w The best thing about this silly, "corny" song and video I made up is that I said I would do it and I...
