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What If…I Stopped Obsessing About Change

2 Jan 20205 Jan 2020

It's 2020!🎉I've had a few days to adjust to the new year/decade. Do you remember the days of writing checks and feeling the need to concentrate on writing the accurate…

Self-Care Sunday: Spend Time with People You Love

28 Dec 201929 Dec 2019

Ever since our oldest daughter did an internship after college graduation at Disney World in ☀️Orlando, we have been spending Christmas in the Most Magical Place on 🌎Earth. That first…

Self-Care Sunday: Look for the Beauty

22 Dec 201922 Dec 2019

My husband and I had to divide and conquer💪🏻 this weekend. One kid was graduating from college in Arkansas while another was playing in a Premier Series volleyball🏐 tournament in…

Self-Care Sunday: Take Your Medicine

14 Dec 201915 Dec 2019

It's that time of year! No- not THAT time of year. I'm talking about cold and flu season. 😷I'm a public school teacher, so I live in germs every day.…

Self-Care Sunday: Chill Out

28 Nov 20191 Dec 2019

My birthday 🎂 was the day before Thanksgiving. It was the day I was born in more than one way. I was actually born on the day before🦃 Thanksgiving, so…

Thanks, Living the Second Act

You guys- guess what? I am beyond excited to announce that Living the Second Act website asked me to write an article about my book! I've told you all about Lifeguard, which…

Self-Care Sunday: Give Back

23 Nov 201924 Nov 2019

I'm a firm believer in the whole notion that you get what you give in life. A favorite line from an old Beatles song goes like this: "the love you…

Self-Care Sunday: Read a Book

16 Nov 20191 Dec 2019

I recently finished reading an autobiography by Trevor Noah called Born a Crime. I love 😍to read stories about real lives, especially when they are authentic. I can't stand the stories…

Self-Care Sunday: Set a Goal

9 Nov 20191 Dec 2019

My husband is a goal setter. Ken's also a goal-getter.🏆He doesn't just think about his goals. He acts on them. He's one of those guys who can't rest until it's…

Self-Care Sunday: Let It Be

1 Nov 20193 Nov 2019

I've always loved music 🎸by The Beatles, but I haven't listened to much of it lately. Sir Paul McCartney was a guest on 📺The Late Show recently. His discussion with…

Self-Care Sunday: Share

26 Oct 201927 Oct 2019

I stopped by Walgreens on the way home from work this week. I needed to grab a few items, and I didn't want to make a long, ⏰time-sucking run to…

Self-Care Sunday: Clean Up Your Space

19 Oct 201920 Oct 2019

I've mentioned more than once lately about how busy this season of life has been. I don't mean for it to sound like I'm complaining or even that I wish…

Self-Care Sunday: Celebrate Love

12 Oct 201913 Oct 2019

I'm sitting here in a freezing cold venue waiting for photos to begin. Our son is marrying 💍his bride in just a couple of hours. He's my oldest stepson. I…

Self-Care Sunday: Just Move

6 Oct 20196 Oct 2019

I consider myself to be an active person. I love to work up a good sweat. To keep things interesting, I change up my exercise routine often. A little running.…

Don’t Be Afraid to Do the Work

When I wrote my book, LIFEGUARD, I specifically wanted it to be a book and workbook in one. My vision was for readers to learn about my personal struggles and…

Self-Care Sunday: Catch Your Breath

29 Sep 20191 Dec 2019

Who else had a crazy, busy week? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♂️It was a good week- don’t get me wrong. It was just one thing moved into the next thing 😬and the next thing 🙄and-well, you get…

Self-Care Sunday: Sleep

I’m not going to lie- I was D.E.A.D. tired yesterday! 😴It was the kind of tired that had me counting the hours until it seemed like a reasonable time to shower…

Self-Care Sunday: Community

15 Sep 201915 Sep 2019

I know that self-care kind of sounds like things you do BY yourself. But- it is really things you do FOR yourself. Being a part of a community is a…

Self-Care Sunday: Be Still

Have you ever noticed how much better you feel when you give yourself a moment? A moment to pray?🙏🏻A moment to meditate?😍A moment to gather your thoughts?🤔There’s power in stillness. It’s…

Self-Care Sunday

I love the idea of slowing down to focus on myself. I'm trying-honestly, I'm trying. It's just that life moves so fast, and I'm involved in so many moving pieces.…