Well folks, I am sure than almost none of us have had to experience this- the idea of parenting our children AND attempting to keep ourselves employed in the face of a pandemic that leaves all of us at home together. In the information below, I will list the advice I give most often, but…
When You Throw Your Values Out the Window.
Rediscovering Simplicity in My Day To Day Life I recently bought a very pretty car. I love her dearly. We named her Lucille. She is a 2019 bight red Mini Cooper Countryman. And she’s perfect. And with my payment, gas and insurance, she costs me $600 a month. My last car was electric, so no…
Every Body is Beautifully Imperfect
Earlier this week, I was looking in the bathroom mirror absentmindedly taking note of my familiar flaws- a weird distribution of fat via cellulite, a post baby stomach, some acne on my chin. As I ticked off each one I slowly became aware of the running narrative in my head and the tragic strangely accepted…
Passion and Perseverance : Working Our Way to Lasting Fulfillment
I have had the same passions for 20+ years. When I was in 4th grade, I won a poetry contest that started a lifelong interest in writing. In my in senior year of high school I fell in love with spoken word and found myself lucky enough to be one of the seniors invited to…
The Power of Presence and Why We Struggle to Show Up
Last Thursday Charlotte came to me in the throes of an anxiety attack. We got through it together, but it took much longer than either of us would like- a few hours. The attack protocol requires both of us to do one thing- be fully present with each other. We breathe together and take the…
Is Everything F*cked? A Book Review About Hope
The world seems torpedoed at the moment and taking a break from the heartbreaking news from around the planet, I figured I’d give the recent Everything is F*cked, A Book aBout Hope by Mark Manson a try. To be honest, he isn’t always my cup of tea but nonetheless, this book, and his last one proved invaluable to me. The beginning is is filled with metaphors (like clown cars) I could live without, but it sure picks up speed. I’ve gone over my notes and collected my top 5 takeaways from the book.
From Pandemonium to Presence: Why We’re All in Disequilibrium And What to Do About it
There seems to be a moment, each day of late when the silver linings subside and the fear creeps in. I start to read and re-read statistics and my mind fills with worry about today, tomorrow, my mom in a nursing home. I’ve noticed myself trying to research my way out by arbitrarily finding some…
Creating Silver Linings: Four Self-Care Practices to Nurture You Through These Dark Days.
Coronavirus has brought much more than sickness to 120 countries around our green planet. With it’s shortness of breath and fever come fear, uncertainty and anxiety of the unknown. The last article here was written about families and the balance between working and existing in our spaces with our children. But what about our own…
The Problem with Productivity: Why Miracle Mornings and the Right App are Never Going to Be Enough…
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky After reading an interesting article on Medium this morning, I was scrolling through other articles and was amazed at the dozens of articles with titles like, “The seven habits of highly unproductive people,” “The most…
Simple Finances: The Life Changing Magic of Tracking your Spending… And 4 Apps to Get You There.
I love a good latte, butter croissant, magazine, leisurely ramen meal, lunch delivery, best seller, or any other yummy item I can get on a whim at work or on my way home. And I love these so much that I can find myself giving me little “treats” 1-3 times a day. But then the…
Stunning Simplicity 