I made the mistake of watching the national news the other day. High crime rates, rising gas prices, climbing interest rates, the war in Ukraine, and Netflix coming down hard on unauthorized shared accounts (gasp!). Geez, how is it that a measly 30 minutes of prime time TV can be filled with 25 minutes of … Read more
The other day the topic of struggling with our imperfections came up in conversation. My friends and I volleyed back and forth the things we’ve wrestled with over the years regarding our flaws. Disorganization, lack of punctuality, the tendency to be moody, impulsiveness, control-freak behavior, overspending tendencies, and highly emotional outbursts were a few that … Read more
This year I’m “snowbirding” in Florida. It was either work from my home office in Missouri and be a part of the “cold-warm-snowy-warm again-icy-warm-again” rollercoaster weather we have in the midwest or sit in my makeshift office on our back deck in Florida and do my work from there. Hmmm….stare out my office window at … Read more
Heartache, crises, and chaos have hounded me the past several weeks. I’ve attended a funeral for someone very young, heard the news that a friends cancer has spread, grudgingly quarantined (again), watched someone close to me relapse with an eating disorder, had long-awaited plans abruptly canceled, and did a 180° pivot from the plans … Read more
I thought I had conquered the Negative Body Image Beast once and for all and then lo and behold a few weeks ago she reared her ugly head. I know her well. She plagued me for years as I struggled with an eating disorder in my late teens and early 30’. You probably know her … Read more
Well, 2021 has come and gone. The year, for many, started out with high expectations of good health, reunions with friends, and carefree living and ended with sour attitudes of “Will this virus ever end?”, “Good riddance 2021!”, and “Don’t let the door hit you on the way out!”. If I’m honest, my attitude wasn’t … Read more
On a recent cold and dreary Sunday, I was mindlessly channel surfing when I came across reruns of “What Not to Wear” on TV. Remember that show? The one where Stacy London and Clinton Kelly helped seemingly hopeless dressers learn a thing or two about fashion and begin stepping up their wardrobe game. I used … Read more
Warning: Every once in a while, I get the urge to veer away from my typical life coaching topics and write a “feel good” blog. This is one of them. Every December, I remind myself daily that this is a season of gratitude, love, and most of all, joy. I do this because, well…it’s true … Read more
Do Good. Feel Good. Do you ever struggle between wanting to find the perfect gift and making that gift meaningful? I do. That’s why I try to find gifts that give back. I want to do good and feel good and give twice the joy. I browsed the internet to find some of the most … Read more
I’m the unofficial pictorial historian of our family. When our dad passed away a few years ago, my siblings gave the OK for me to take the old framed black and white family photos. Nothing excites me more than to see the faces of my long-gone relatives adorning the wall at our cabin. I see … Read more