2017 has been, as all years are, full of ups and downs. On New Year’s Day, my family started off the year in a stable financial situation for the first time in about five years. At the end of January, I was able to go to Florida for a conference where I became a certified […]
Archives for December 2017
You Can Be A Happier Person With Just A Two Minute Investment Every Day
I believe that happiness is a choice. And I believe it’s not external stuff that makes you happier. I think it’s something you gotta find in any situation. Every day I see people who have it all. They’ve got healthy kids. They can easily pay their bills. They are attractive and in shape and talented. […]
Having Trouble Connecting With Your Kids? Try A Journal.
I am always looking for ways to be more present and connect with my kids and to facilitate any means of communication with them. It’s a constant challenge for me with five kids who are twelve and under at home, especially with sports schedules and homework and well, you know… life. About a year and […]
How Diversified Is Your Meaning Portfolio?
One of the things I love the most about this week in between Christmas and New Year’s is reflecting on the past year, reevaluating, and figuring out what parts of my life I really want to make better. And I am finding that the older I get, the more mindful I am of the quality […]
Preventing The Pre-Christmas Mom Freakout
Hey Moms… Are you losing your shit right now? Are you in the middle of a pre Christmas freakout? Are you one horn honk, one stink eye or one kid complaint away from the mother of all meltdowns? If you are, I get it. I have been there. And a couple years ago, I’d have […]
You Have A Ballsy, Outspoken, and Exasperating Five-Year-Old? Good.
I started writing this blog about five and a half years ago. Number 4 was five years old at the time. And if you were here back in the beginning, you’ll probably recall that she was a bit of a handful. Straight out of the uterus, she gave me a run for my money. In […]