February is often the month when people lose their motivation when it comes to making those changes they wanted to make, when the hype of the holidays, the new year and new beginnings, and vacation days in the sunny south (if you live in the freezing cold north like I...
If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? At first this seems like a very simple question. But if you’re like me, before long you’re going to be beating yourself up because there are SO MANY things you want to change! It’s always a lot...
With the holidays winding down and normal life just around the corner, this is the time to start thinking of all the new things you want to try, and it’s time to firm up your New Year’s Resolutions! New Year, new you!! But first, let me ask you…. if you’ve...
My memories of Christmas as a kid are all about the food, the decorations and the people who came by to visit. My mom really liked to deck the house out in garland, tinsel and lots of lights. And the baking – it was always enough to feed a small...
I don’t know if you’re anything like me, but at times there are things I want to do, but I just can’t seem to muster the motivation or energy to do it. I’ve written about motivation and procrastination many times and I’ve dedicated a whole segment to it in my...
When it comes to planning, do you balk at writing out lists? Personally, I love lists and I make them all the time, but I know there are people who will resist making them. It’s not their thing. I get it, I really do. There are also times when a list just isn’t going...
Be honest – can you really picture your ideal life? Most of us can’t because we haven’t taken the time to know exactly what all of that entails. It’s a lot easier to know the things we don’t want in our lives, and we are quite verbal about those! But the things we do...
Is it really yours? If there is one thing that gets to me the most, it’s this. People getting trapped into trying to create a life that someone else wants for them, a life that others tell them is the right way to live. Go to a good school, get that degree so that...
‘It will be scary. It will be fine’. Today’s inspiration via my Day-At-A-Time desk calendar. In case you missed the post about my calendar and its quotes, you can read it here. So many times, I have let fear rule my actions, and my decisions. And no doubt...
How many times have you decided to do something and set yourself a goal, then got overwhelmed with the things you needed to do, not knowing what to do first, second, third, and so on…. then just gave up on the whole idea altogether? If you’ve done that, then...
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