Every January, I look forward to picking one word that will encompass my purpose for the year ahead. 2016 was The Year of Simple 2017 was The Year of Habit I am always amazed to see how one word can take on many different meanings throughout the year, and 2018 was no different. 2018 was The Year of Provision A year for me to plan ahead and be less frantic… or so I...
Over the years, I have tried MANY different strategies when it comes to getting food on the table. I have done the “once-a-month” bulk freezer meal plan, the “Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday” type plan, and the “just cook like your grandma used to” plan. I have paid for other people to plan my meals, for dinner prep “parties”, and for meal-in-a-box services. I have also spent endless hours, with all...
On the surface, you would never guess that I struggle with fear. Haunted houses, scary movies, and visiting the dentist do not phase me. I have no problem with heights or flying in airplanes. However, a few years ago a radical shift happened. At night, I couldn’t go to sleep until I had personally checked all the doors were locked and the garage door closed. I would wake up in...
I’m so excited to be attending the Declare Conference in a couple weeks! Since this will be my first year to attend, I thought I would join the fun and participate in the attendee link-up. Below are my answers to the questions posed to all of the attendees. Whether or not you will be attending this year, I look forward to getting to know all of you lovely writers...
*** No one knows comfort better than a cat. They will assess the situation thoroughly before picking their nest, then curl up in a tight little ball so that all you can see is a pile of fur and paws. We recently had to say goodbye to our original furball Tiki. We adopted him and his sister when we were newlyweds living in the Washington D.C. area. Tiki and Bella...
One of the first habits that I knew I wanted to tackle in The Year of Habit was a simple and sustainable fitness routine. I have never been particularly sporty or athletic, but through the years I have tried it all: dance in high school, weight training and step aerobics in college, yoga and pilates as a young adult, kickboxing and HIIT as a new mom, hot yoga and walking after injuring...
*** Easy girl, steady. One foot in front of the other. Don’t look around or get distracted. Keep your blinders on and move forward. Quaint little sayings flow through my brain: Slow and steady wins the race. Progress not perfection. Every great journey begins with a single step. Despite of my brain telling me these truisms, I am terrified. Do I really want to put myself out here for...
Yes, I realize it is June, but I am finally ready to talk about my word for this year. For the past couple years I have been ditching the traditional New Year’s resolution by picking one word for the year as a way to focus on improving my quality of life without being boxed into arbitrary goals. As a recap: 2015 was The Year of Self Discovery 2016 was The Year...
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to spend a couple days away to recharge at the Pink Impact women’s conference in Fort Worth, Texas. With nearly 8,000 women in attendance, the local restaurants were doing their best to keep up with the crowds, but waiting in a long line was to be expected. Because of this, I chose to grab something from Salata, a restaurant where you go through a cafeteria...
Chad and I stared at each other in silence from across the table at a ski area cafe. At the other end of the table, our 7 year-old daughter has her head down – a bottle of neon yellow Gatorade in front of her. A queasy tummy has quickly turned into a full blown stomach bug, and our dream of a half day of kid-free skiing is no longer in the cards....