Different Views through Different Blues
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How many of you have realized how much you took life’s everyday mundane events for granted before Covid-19? As I have now been in quarantine for the last 6 weeks I reflect back on the life I lived and just how much we would pack into a single week’s time and not even give it …
Sometimes we let the busyness of life over take us in a way that makes us feel like our needs always need to come last. Trust me, I definitely recognize the importance of taking care of my family first but eventually we let our own physical and mental well-being slip if we do not make …
As a child growing up in the Midwest, I lived in the country where I was blessed with many opportunities for adventure and exploration. We lived across the street from a family that owned a farm, behind my house was a corn field and a woods, and right next to us was a creek with …
As I turn 38 I stop and take a minute to reflect on what this birthday means to me. This birthday to me is truly a gift. I could dwell on the fact that I only have two years left in my 30’s and the fact that I am getting older…blah blah blah but instead …
Every year February 14th seems to creep up on me faster and faster, leaving me scrambling for ideas to celebrate. I feel like I am shopped out, have attended numerous festivities and exhausted all gift ideas by the time it rolls around. In our family we are coming off of Christmas, New Year’s Eve, my …
I began journaling in early college. It started out for me as something that was very therapeutic during a difficult time I was going through. Every night before I went to bed it became a source of comfort to me, a way to sift through my emotions. Eventually it became a habit and something felt like it was …
About six years ago a friend asked me if I wanted to volunteer to be a coach for Girls on the Run Sierras, the Nevada/California branch of Girls on the Run International. I just had my son and I was beginning to go back to school for my MBA, and I felt like my plate was so full, …
I have always been a huge advocate of personal development and keeping it continuous so you are always learning, getting out of your comfort zone, etc. Last year I felt like I was just in a huge slump. We had a lot of changes happening in our life like selling our home, buying a new …
If any of you have ever been pregnant in the third trimester during the holidays you know it can be tough trying to navigate all the festivities while having enough energy and trying to not eat everything in sight. In the third trimester I had taken a trip to Iowa for a friend’s wedding, hosted Thanksgiving, …
I shared with you in an earlier post “Spooktacular Traditions Part 1” my childhood Halloween Traditions. As my children start to get older we have been establishing some new Halloween Traditions. One of my favorites is “Halloween Art Day.” This is a day where we get creative and come up with all kinds of neat Halloween Creations. Jett loves …