When is the last time you tried something new? A new food, maybe a new hobby, perhaps you got wild and parted your hair on the other side (gasp!). And I don’t mean reading or pinning about something new (sheepishly raises hand), but actually doing something new. why we should do it This has been one […]
Today I had to tap into what I’ve been learning about coaching and talk myself through a badittude. Here is how it went down: I had a three-year-old who was a threenager today. I stress-ate taquitos for lunch. I made a plan with my husband that I would go to the gym right after dinner. […]
This past week I was without a planner – I was waiting for my new one in the mail. My life fell apart. I forgot errands, forgot supplies for activities, I might have even forgotten deodorant a couple days and I’m gonna blame that on my planner. Then I was chatting with my neighbour about […]
In the Simple Saturday emails, we’ve been talking a lot about LIFE ON PURPOSE –>What it means to set a vision for your life and make it happen. To help you do this I’ve made the Year on Purpose workbook (which can be started at any time, you don’t have to do it right in […]
Life on Purpose! Not letting your days just pass by and life just happen to you. It means making some changing habits, thinking about your vision for you life, setting goals and putting them into action. If you want to live your life on purpose then you need to put the time in to decide […]
Intentional living, aka life by design aka, life on purpose, as I like to call it. It really is about making a plan on how YOU want to spend your days, and then doing it. It means you show up for your life, it means you take responsibility, it means you don’t let life just […]
If you are already plotting how to escape the frigid drudgery of Winter, perhaps you need to make a list of all the ways to add some HYGGE into these cold weather months! To recap: Hygge is the Danish word for that feeling you get when you are cozy, safe, seen, connected, relaxed, grateful. It […]
I am the first to admit I am a creature of habit and many of those habits don’t always help me live optimally. I mean, sometimes the soul just needs a good whiskey and netflix. But often our sometimes can become habit, a staple in our daily routine. I read this interesting nerdy book […]
I was sitting at the table reciting our upcoming family schedule like a drill sergeant. There was my two-and-half-year-old son running around the table, my year old daughter throwing a fit over everything she could think of and my husband with zero expression on his face. He put down his lunch, looked me in the […]
Just over four years ago I had my second child. It seemed reasonable to quit my career and stay at home with my two small kids. This life choice was further confirmed when another baby came two years later. Quitting my career in public health was an identity shift. I was going from a job […]