Rise to the challenge
I'm just back from a business trip to Dallas. It was my first time on an airplane in over three years and my first time representing our...
- Sep 16, 2019
- 1 min
Mind your own business
There's a crack in my husband's phone screen. Or maybe just the screen protector. We're not sure how or when it happened. It's been that...
- Sep 9, 2019
- 2 min
Challenge yourself
For the first time in my life, I've participated in some form of physical activity every day for one month straight. I'm starting to see...
- Aug 22, 2019
- 2 min
Put first things first
When I'm stressed, everything that's on my mind seems to rise to the same level of urgency. And having so many "urgent" to-dos, worries,...
- Aug 12, 2019
- 2 min
Set boundaries
It all started with a non-apology. As I finished a haircut appointment with a new stylist, I saw I had missed two lengthy text messages...
- Aug 5, 2019
- 1 min
Change your default response
It happens every time, doesn't it? You buy something from a different retailer than usual and the store immediately adds your email to...
- Jul 29, 2019
- 1 min
Solve the problem
It bothered me for a long time. My old calendar events just disappeared on my iPhone! I'd want to see when we held our last Happiness...
- Jul 25, 2019
- 2 min
Get over it
This quote from Will Bowen stopped me from scrolling and immediately made me want to share: "You're eventually going to get over what's...
- Jul 18, 2019
- 2 min
Go back
Maybe it's because I've been listening to memoirs. Maybe it's because I'm part of a group of women who are working on sharing our stories...
- Jul 15, 2019
- 2 min
Feel the pain
How much time do you spend avoiding discomfort? Perhaps you're delaying a difficult conversation with a loved one? Avoiding the doctor...
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Be what you want
I have this vague memory of a somewhat cheesy song I learned as a kid, maybe in Girl Scouts, or maybe in CCD. Maybe it was in school. My...
- Jun 6, 2019
- 2 min
Observe
First we were playing cards. Then the phone rang. While I waited for my husband to wrap up the conversation with his mom, I was startled...
- May 27, 2019
- 1 min
Cut one thing
I read about a family that used an interesting strategy to get through a particularly difficult time; they sacrificed one thing a week....
- May 23, 2019
- 2 min
Put it on paper
There's something cathartic about putting pen to paper. Yet with the proliferation of devices, fewer and fewer people are experiencing...
- Apr 15, 2019
- 2 min
Look again
My daughter recently had a new friend over to the house. As we were about to take her home, she could not find her phone. She got...
- Mar 11, 2019
- 3 min
Find common ground
I barely listened to the friendly front desk attendant as she outlined the various hotel amenities. Her voice was drowned out by the...
- Mar 7, 2019
- 2 min
Establish criteria
My husband and I have been actively working on putting ourselves out there in new ways. Firm believers that luck is what happens when...
- Mar 4, 2019
- 2 min
Grow through it
Are you going through something big in your life right now? So many of my friends and family members are, from unemployment to illness to...
- Feb 14, 2019
- 2 min
Remember your why
Two weeks ago I posted about establishing a streak. I was on a roll. February started off great. Then in the span of less than a week,...
- Feb 4, 2019
- 2 min
Face your fear
I shudder at the memory. Uncles walking around with those ginormous video cameras on their shoulders at family reunions, asking me to say...