I am about 25 pounds heavier than I’d like to be. Not 25 pounds heavier than I need to be to feel good about myself. 25 pounds heavier than I want to be in order to physically feel really good and function at my best. I don’t have as much muscle as I’d like. Not […]
Self Care
Pulling Yourself Out Of Overwhelm
Last week I thought myself into a black hole of despair. It wasn’t depression. It was me being faced with a bunch of challenges at once – one of those when it rains it pours kinds of situations – and convincing myself that there was no way out. There is always a way out. It’s […]
Self-Care Summer Bingo 2021
It’s been a long fifteen months for many of us, and life is slowly opening back up. Sports are in full swing, camps are running, school is ending and life is gradually beginning to look a little more like it used to. I don’t know about you, but it’s been super challenging to keep myself […]
My Personal Mission Statement
This past month I worked with my E-School members on personal mission statements. This isn’t an original idea — it came from reading the book The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People. According to The Seven Habits, we each have a center, and that center determines what we focus on most and it how it […]
15 Minutes Without My Phone
Last week youth sports started back up in Connecticut, so we went back to our regular swim practice schedule. All five of the kids are on the swim team, and they are in five different practice groups. Luckily two of the kids have practice at the same time which means I only have to make […]
Balance (the Noun) Is Bullshit
Work-life balance. I need to find balance. We’ve all seen that phrase and we’ve all uttered that sentence. But the truth is, balance isn’t a noun. Everything has a vibration. It may not be detectable to the human eye, but there is a vibration there. Even the chair you are sitting in right now. Nothing […]