This year a friend shared one of her favorite birthday traditions as a suggestion to change things up for Delaney. It is called a Birthday Window. You print off pictures from over the years, showing the progression of age, time, involvement in activities, friends and holidays; all in honor of the birthday person. When I… Read More
It is very easy to write a story in your head based on your own mind’s eye view of the world. Often the story we create goes down a negative path or is seen with rose-colored glasses which can be very far from the truth. I have had to remind myself to ask questions, see… Read More
This is the motto I try to live by, even when I say yes to that second glass of wine. (the wine reminds me it is not that easy, especially when you love something not good for you) Everyone needs a motto that gives them insight into what they are going to accomplish each day.… Read More
“Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you had in mind.” ~ David G. Allen I am letting this quote simmer daily for me. I am personally in a growth mood and it is uncomfortable but growth is uncomfortable. Patience is a virtue that shows… Read More
It stands for Out of the Office. We all can’t run a mile a minute, every day of the week, for months on end, waiting for the next national holiday to take some time away from work. Let’s be honest, any national holiday most likely entails entertaining and still running a mile a minute, in… Read More
Because today’s blog post falls on my little sister’s birthday, I thought I would do a post in her honor. If you are as lucky as me: You have a sibling who is always making each moment memorable for everyone. You have a sibling who takes your kids at a moment’s notice, even will give… Read More
It is a funny thing how we can get in our own heads, wanting to compare our progress to others. It is not healthy mentally to put yourself in that position because you cannot win someone else’s race. It is just not how it works. When I left my previous company, some thought I was… Read More
“We can do anything when we have the right people in life to support us.” ~Kim Gilleland
“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” ~Winnie the Pooh First, let me say if there ever was a greater poet…… Second let me say, read Winnie’s thoughts again. I read this recently and thought how privileged am I? To have someone who impacted my life so much, and… Read More
What if you lived each day trying to please only one person? What if every decision you made and followed through with made you feel content and satisfied within your soul. What if, you focused each day on making yourself proud? You went through each day, following your own gut, not what others are saying,… Read More