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 […]
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The Curveball Is Coming
Last Tuesday I managed to meal prep for the week, get dinner ready before I left for practice at 2 pm, and go to bed with an empty sink and a clean kitchen. This was a major accomplishment for me, and I was super proud of myself. I wrote a post on Facebook to celebrate […]
Year 9. And Year 1.
I quit drinking on July 3, 2017. It’s been 8 years since I’ve had a drop of alcohol. I wasn’t a daily drinker or even a weekly drinker. But most of the time when I drank, I DRANK. When I hit my mid-forties (I’m 55 now), smaller amounts of alcohol started affecting my body differently. […]
Failure is Feedback
You’re going to mess up. You’ll blow off a workout, lose it on your kids, forget about an appointment, overspend, get distracted from your goal. And when you do – because we all do – the words you say to yourself afterward matter more than the mistake itself. Failure isn’t the problem. The way you […]
Why You Need A Why
You don’t need more willpower. You need a reason. Most people think they just need a better schedule, more money, a new planner, or a little more motivation to get going and stay consistent when they are struggling to make progress on a goal, habit or behavior. But even if you have the most perfect […]
Tiny Rewards, Big Results
We like results. We like progress we can see. If we are making ourselves uncomfortable and doing hard things, we at least want something to show for it. When you’re saving money, you can see the balance grow or watch a jar fill up. It’s visual and we can actually see our progress. This makes […]