With 8 months of our lives put on hold to an extent, I know we are all looking for ways to incorporate any sense of normalcy as safely as we can. I’ve seen some adorable pictures of families at the pumpkin patch and it’s a beautiful reminder that this pandemic can’t take away everything. This last weekend, my daughter got to experience her first hint at normalcy as a high school student. With October typically being Homecoming time, this is[Read more]
Let’s face it. Whether you are a working professional or a stay at home mom, or some combination of the two, we can all use some extra motivation at times. For me, I tend to start the week off strong and then start fading by mid-week so that is when I really need the extra boost. I decided to sit down and list out some things that keep me motivated on those days when I am dragging or maybe just[Read more]
You all know I am a big fan of the daily gratitude exercise but writing down 10 quick things that bring me happiness these days gave me a renewed spirit in finding the joy in every day life, even in times like this.
Life is full of ups and downs but I think we have never seen that more than in the last 4 months since this pandemic started. While trying to count our blessings of our health and safety which we are beyond grateful for, the stream of bad news and disappointments can be exhausting at times. When this first started, I remember being week to week with decisions made on a short-term basis. While it was still a rollercoaster, the hope[Read more]
I can honestly say that when 2020 started, I had no idea what this birthday would hold and never could have imagined the months leading up to it. There have been so many life lessons learned just in the last few months but also really important reminders as I reflected on how far I have come since my younger days. First and foremost, I know that most of us have learned to truly stop and appreciate life, especially when it[Read more]
As I write this, I have just logged day 84 of my daily journal since “stay at home” life began. I can’t believe we are almost at 90 days and as we slowly start to re-immerse ourselves into the outside world, we know there is still so much new territory to navigate. Having a daily and weekly place to let our thoughts reside can be a saving grace, especially during those harder days or weeks. This year, I shared the[Read more]