An honest moment for you here, I am terrible at celebrating myself, my small wins, my big wins, etc. I may hit my goals and instead of taking a moment to honor and celebrate my accomplishments, I move on to the next thing. Why aren’t we taking a moment of personal celebration? I don’t think I’m alone in this. In… Read more »
For the last few years, I’ve found myself craving community. Not just people, but a heart-full community. Friendships that are a two-way street; deep connection and conversation; understanding and belonging. When I fell extremely ill due to living in a severe toxic mold situation, that desire and need hit even harder, and it also brought about the opportunity for me… Read more »
Back in the (good old) blogging days, we’d share our goals for the month and year ahead. While I’m not necessarily saying that’s something I’m looking to bring back, it was something I enjoyed and something I found helpful to hold me accountable to my goals. Any other Gretchen Rubin 4 Tendencies Obligers here? On New Year’s Eve, I spent… Read more »
I often find myself wondering, is blogging dead? I’ve shared about this before, at least in some capacity, of my desire for the “old” ways of blogging to return. The days when it felt like we actually connected with one another through our blogs; where the idea of blogging wasn’t simply about trying to provide value, but rather trying to… Read more »
I started this blog nearly 12 years ago at this point. That’s wild when you think about it. Not just because of the complete 180 the blogging world has taken since the “good old days,” but also the complete 180 my own life has taken since then, multiple times over. And I see myself back in that space, preparing for… Read more »
This is a collaborative post but as always, all thoughts are my own. When was the last time you played? I was talking to some friends the other week about how we don’t often incorporate PLAY in our lives now that we’re adults. We wake up, get ourselves (and maybe our children) ready for the day, rush off to work,… Read more »
This is a sponsored post but all opinions and stories are my own. Thank you for your support of this blog. After noticing myself feeling more stressed and overwhelmed lately, I’ve been trying to spend more time lately focusing on rest. While there are many ways to find more rest in our days and in our lives, one thing I’ve… Read more »