70 days ago I committed to going to bed with a clean kitchen. This is something I’ve struggled with all of my adult life, and it’s something that adds chaos, frustration to my days from the minute I wake up every morning. For 67 days I was perfect. I went to bed with a clean
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Doing the Thing Now Is Changing My Life
I’m going to bed with a clean kitchen for the 28th day in a row tonight. 4 weeks. That might not sound like a big deal, but for me, it’s huge. I have never EVER done this. NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRR. My default brain setting is “do it later.” It’s not because I’m a lazy person. I’ve run
Starting the College Swim Recruiting Process Late? Here’s Why It’s Not Too Late
Three years ago, I was less than two years into my divorce, navigating life as a single mom, and struggling just to survive. Kristofer was a senior in high school. He wanted to swim in college. When he started his senior year, we hadn’t started the college swim recruiting process and we hadn’t visited any
Easy, No Tools Required, Window Shelves
I have a dream of living on a homestead, growing most of my own food, and having lots of animals. But right now I live in a condo with no private yard and a 1 dog/1 cat animal limit, so I need to start really small. I have been wanting to start an indoor herb
99 Days
I quit drinking on July 3, 2017. Over eight years ago. But I haven’t been totally sober since then. Over the last five years I started smoking weed on and off. In the last two years the off parts started getting shorter and the on parts started getting longer. I have a hard time with
The Less I Do, The Fuller My Life Becomes
For as long as I’ve been a parent, I’ve taken on too much – way too many expectations, obligations and responsibilities. I’ve compared myself to what other people are capable of doing (or what they appear to be capable of doing). I’ve compared myself to families with one or two kids, families with significantly more