Sadness usually doesn’t feel good. So we often think that if we feel sad, we are not good, especially if that sadness doesn’t seem justified. This is not true. Sadness is not good or bad, it is a normal emotion we all feel. It doesn’t matter if other people have bigger reasons or more accepted [...]
“Get in here! Selfie time.. hold up your ice cream.. oops I can’t see Matthew.. skooch over.. come on smile!” Click. 20 seconds after this pic was taken, the kids started annoying each other, got chocolate all over the sheets, and Mike yelled at me for letting them eat ice cream in bed. 😆 People say [...]
I tend to be a little mellow a lot of the time, sometimes people ask me if I am sad, but I am not unhappy. Happiness does not mean being giddy or smiley or extraordinarily excited. Happy looks like this... Content and grateful for the current moment and looking forward to more. Your dreams and [...]
When you're very busy, self-care usually becomes the last priority on your long to-do list. But caring for yourself is the way you acknowledge and show gratitude for all that you are and all that you are able to give to others. When we ignore this very important element, we find ourselves stressed, unhappy, and [...]
Have we ever had a year that more people wanted to escape out of than 2020? Twenty twenty. A loaded sentence. Two numbers have taken on a whole new meaning. It was the year that nobody wanted. Yet, we all needed. Even though there were so many wrongs. So much pain, and heartache, and loss. [...]
Last night I was doing a little mindless TikTok scroll... well not completely mindless - let’s call it market research, you know, to see what's trending, what's funny, and to inspire creativity. Anyway I stumbled on this account and this guy had three videos, in these videos he walks up to strangers that are pulling [...]
Ever feel like the day gets away from you and it seems you can never get all the stuff completely done? If so, my latest YouTube video is for you. I think you'll especially find this useful if you are currently working from home! First I go through WHY the to-do lists seem to roll [...]
The worst kind of sadness is the kind that creeps in for no reason at all. The emotional roller coaster, it's a reality for many of us. But it doesn't have to be this way. You have the power to get you emotions under control. You really can be happy every day. 1. Move Your [...]
I wrote an article once called Your Good Life Might Be Holding You Back From a Great One. It’s a message that revisits me again now. I look at this beautiful view, that was our home and we are leaving. In the past I would have been sad to leave it. But I am the [...]
We are moving again! We went from upsizing to downsizing to upsizing again (more on that later). I’ve learned so much through 3 moves in less than 2 years. We decided to move from Chicago to SC for no other reason other than to experience a different environment. Nature. Peace. Serenity. Those are the things [...]
