Practical Ways of Tackling Overwhelm One Moment at a Time
Signs of Overwhelm ... - Feeling forgetful or confused. - Struggling to concentrate or focus. - Swept away by racing thoughts. - Mind racing in multiple directions - Hesitating to make decisions. - Making more mistakes than usual. - Forgetting to do things - Losing...
Where are the Humans?
Where are the humans? The opportunity to have a conversation. Marketing and connecting with real prospective clients in today's world is vastly different than when I started my company 21 years ago. Once upon a time, real emails would come in; responding to a project...
Managing Depression
Part 2: Overcoming and managing depression. I’m talking about what pulls us out of that; what pulled me out. While there are no “quick fixes” or one size fits all approach, there are tactics I have learned over the years through work with counselors & life coaches.
Depression is …
(Part 1 of a multipart series.) Depression is many things and it really affects people on a spectrum depending on a multitude of factors. Part 1 is defining what it is.
The Big Picture After the Rains
I went out after the rains and was trying to focus on the water droplets. The camera was not wanting to focus. But I took the photos anyway and I think are beautiful. I love the way the sunlight is shining through the trees and causing the water to sparkle on the...
Connection, Growth & Relationships
When it comes to relationships there are some people in our lives in a different way. They are people we work with and do life with. They are the ones that really lift, support, encourage and walk through the trenches with us. They are the ones that we choose and the...
LegoLand – Finally – In The Rain
When we were dating I shared a story with Andy about how my entire childhood Lego city was given away to a cousin when I went away to college (unbeknownst to me until after the fact). Andy told me how he only had a small box of Legos when he was a kid and had to keep...
Marriage Beyond the Fairytale – 18 Years in the Making
18 years ago, May 12th I married my best friend. We only dated 9 months but we knew and God knew just the right person for each other…. In fact, he was opposite from any man I had ever dated!! That was my proof that God chose him! It was a fairy tale wedding complete...
Cortisol, Chaos & Christ: What My Body Reminds Me About Stress
Amongst all the good things happening, there’s been a lot of stress lately and even though I don’t seem stressed or even think I am stressed, my body definitely feels it. I also tend to internalize it while I focus on the blessings. I’m not ignoring the challenges...
Struggling to not be a workaholic
It's been over a year since I've written. A lot has happened in a year and I don't think I can even begin to summarize. Some good, some bad, some sad, some challenging and everything in between. It has all been part of the journey. I got the invoice for where this...
Finding Our Peace by way of Minimalism: Day 2
I'm an all or nothing kind of person. Either I'm going to do it or not. The challenging part sometimes is getting the family on board but we have done it! Day 2 of our journey was a good day and I was thrilled that everyone got on board... even my 2 kids, age 10 and...
Our Minimalist Journey: Day 1
Voluntary simplicity is not easy but it's necessary if we want to live our lives to their fullest purpose. The author points out that living with less is life giving and freeing. Minimalism is not new. It's been promoted for 1000s of years. May 27, 2023 we started a...