I thought I would be more settled with motherhood. 4 and half years and three kids in and I constantly feel like my heart is a trampoline for all my worst feelings to have a playdate on. Like most women who become moms, I had confidence in my abilities to be a mom, wife, homemaker before … Read more
Alternate Title: Let’s have a real talk about what’s in YOUR heart SUCCESS. We all want it, but we rarely put any personal clarification behind what it ought to mean to us. We want success because success means we did things ‘right’. Success implies that we are in a great state of life. Therefore, we … Read more
PART TWO of YOU CAN SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE (This post is also covered on the Simple Saturdays podcast, episode 31) WHY DON’T WE HAVE A SIMPLER LIFE? In part one of the You Can Simplify Your Life series we covered WHY life feels complicated and overwhelming – I think it all comes down to … Read more
FEELING RESTLESS Sometimes you feel that wave deep in your heart. Little ripples sending urges into the intentions of your hands and the meandering of your thoughts. You know change is going to happen. Exciting, transformative change. I feel it happening right now. And not just for me, but for those around me. I’ve got some … Read more
Brain dumps. I talk about them often in Simple Saturdays. I recommend them to friends. I do them almost weekly. Why? Because I think they are a life hack. They help you DO LIFE BETTER. So what is a brain dump? It is a list of ALL the things taking up space in your brain. … Read more
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 … Read more
A few months ago I decided to put Simple on Purpose on hold. It had been an easy choice to put this blog on the back burner for a while. I have never relied on it for any income, I had some exciting projects to get off the ground with A Little Light and I … Read more
So intentional living, setting goals, dream bigger dreams, blah, blah, blah. Long story short, there is a tension that needs some easing. That tension is knowing that I live the life I live – then I write the life I want to live on paper – and they are different. Why is that? I have been … Read more
I wanted to write this post and tell you that for the first time in my adult life I have real, legit, New Year’s resolutions! (because all the other years I have copped-out and said my resolution is to ‘chew my food well’, I mean, this really falls in the life skill category, not … Read more
You know how you have those ‘ages’ that you aren’t very excited about turning? For me it’s been 26 and 33. So….seven years ago, and today. It’s not that I’m sad about ‘getting old’. I can’t argue with the family of crinkles lining my tired eyes….or the purple fireworks on my pale belly….or the fact that … Read more