When a new year or new season arrives, we often resolve to make changes in our lives. Sometimes we struggle because we try to change too many things at once. If the arrival of spring or summer or the school year or the new year has got you thinking about making some improvements, this list […]
New Year's Resolutions
Habits, Not Resolutions
It’s that time of year again. The time when we think about the things we want to change in the new year. Because it’s a chance for a fresh start. Many of us will vow to change and then make resolutions. And we will do a complete 180 in one (or more) areas of our […]
Sh*t I’m going to change in 2016. Part 1.
I have a whole list of stuff that I’d like to improve in 2016. The biggest thing on the list? I’m chronically late. I’ve been this way ever since I can remember. And while I’m definitely better than I used to be, it’s still an issue. And it doesn’t feel good. I’m ready. I’m ready […]
I’m thinking big picture.
I’ve been thinking about resolutions. About which ones I’d like to make. Or whether I want to make any at all. I think I do. But I want to change the way I think about them. I’m not calling them resolutions. Instead, I’m setting goals for myself this year. I think when we make resolutions, there […]
A New Year’s Resolution in February.
I have always been a procrastinator. Sometimes it works in my favor. But not usually. After about a 10 year break, I started swim coaching again this year. All of my certifications had expired. I have been dragging my ass to take all of the courses to get recertified. Last Tuesday I finally finished the […]
