While the notion of living out our days at the beach sounds like a dream, the reality is we are busy, hardworking people just trying to tackle life’s daily challenges and find the inspiration to really create the life we want. Whether it is faith-based inspiration or just real like talk about life with two teenagers, I hope that you can find content that is relatable, motivational or just a quick little break from everyday life.
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]
I often get asked, “How do you stay so positive all the time?” The reality is I wouldn’t be a very genuine person if I was pretending to be happy all the time. I definitely choose a positive mindset everyday because that is how I am wired but trust me, I allow myself a good cry when I need it. To give you some background, I have always been the “strong one” both in my family growing up and now[Read more]