No Buying Sugar for a Year – Plus Thoughts on Designing Goals
One of my goals for 2018 is to not buy sugar. This isn’t about having a hard-core goal that is some sensational story to blog about: “I went one year without eating any sugar. Here’s what happened!” Nope. There is nothing hard core about it when I’m allowed to eat desert at my friend’s house […]
2018 Goals
I wanted to share my big goals for 2018. As I mentioned in New Year’s Reflections I take time at the beginning of the year to list out the important areas in my life and then write about the things that I want to happen in each area. This year, I did something a bit […]
Digital clutter
The digital clutter problem Right now, I am working on cleaning up one of the external drives I use to backup my work stuff. And oh my gosh! It is a total disaster! There is no sense to the file structure. I have folders within folders within folders. I have lots of folders labeled things […]
New Year’s Reflections
My favorite holiday is New Year’s. I don’t party. There is no bottle of champagne at my house. If I’m awake at midnight it’s probably only because of my neighbors setting off fireworks. I just like the feeling that it is a new year. It seems to invite quiet reflection on the last year and […]
What to do when you’re feeling depressed or unmotivated
This is not a post about how to cure depression long term. It is a list of things to do TODAY to help you feel at least a tiny bit better TODAY. It includes reasons why these things are helpful. Feeling depressed is an awful thing. It can be super hard to take action to […]
Gratitude List – 2017 Thanksgiving Edition
Wow! Looking back at the last year, I’m struck by how much has changed for me. I am so grateful for where I am in life today. A year ago, I had no clue what was in store for me. I make a short gratitude list at least a few times a week. (My 2017 […]
A few thoughts on being a mom
I’ve been thinking lately about the things that I’ve come to understand in my short time as a mom. It’s strange because I’ve been a woman my whole life, but I never really thought about it all that much. Being pregnant and giving birth made me realize just how crazy strong and important women really […]
Limitations of the day
What are your limitations today? I pose this question because what we think of as our limitations have a big influence of what we actually do in a day and whether or not we feel guilty about not doing ‘enough’. We get into trouble when we expect our limitations are different than they really are. […]
Better Than Before
I just finished reading Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin and it turned out to be a very interesting read. I find habits to be a fascinating topic because they have such an impact on our lives. What I really loved about this book was how it acknowledged […]
Don’t let what you can’t do change what you can do
Several months ago I heard someone say, “Don’t let what you can’t do change what you can do.” The truth is that there are lots of times when I do let what I can’t do limit me further than it has to. Sometimes this happens in small ways. For example, if I have to leave […]