Have you ever noticed the build up of clutter in your life? Not just in your physical environment, but in your mind as well. Have you noticed that one type of clutter effects the other and vice-versa? So which came first – the chicken or the egg – the physical clutter or the mental? How [...]
Have you ever let your thoughts stop you from having a loving relationship with someone in your life? I did and for many years I felt unlovable! One of my earliest memories is my fifth birthday. My parents had put me into a boarding school when I was 4. So when my mom came to visit around my fifth [...]
Do you wake up in the morning excited to experience the day, or do you hit the snooze button? There is a saying “How you do anything is how you do everything.” I may have mentioned this before and it is very important. If you notice you’re doing something in, one area of, your life [...]
How might you feel if someone were to say to you, “Your son can’t read yet? Mine was reading by the time he was five.” How do you think your child feels when he is compared with his sibling? I would guess similar to how you would feel. Upset? Frustrated? Full of self-doubt? These may be just [...]
January 17, 2012 in Childhood, Growth, Parenting
Have you ever let your thoughts stop you from having a loving relationship with someone in your life? I did and for many years I felt unlovable! One of my earliest memories is my fifth birthday. My parents had put me into a boarding school when I was 4. So when my mom [...]
December 23, 2011 in Around the House, Movement, Parenting
Do you struggle with having your kids help with the chores around the house? Would they rather play than to clean? How can you do both? Watch this how-to video to create a fun cleaning environment for all family members. Learn how to include your kids in cleaning and make [...]
October 11, 2011 in Growth, Movement, Simplicity
What does it take to move forward in your life? Action! Recently, I wrote about structure and how I no longer wished to go to either extreme, being rigid or lax. I also mentioned having a support system for creating balance between the two. It included receiving guidance from mentors, coaches, and [...]
September 12, 2011 in Growth
Have you experienced confusion about what action to take? Recently, I have felt that way. There have been times in my life when I have been very structured. Why am I struggling with it? Upon reflection I became aware of a few things. The structure I had in the past was [...]
August 28, 2011 in Growth, Parenting
How might you feel if someone were to say to you, “Your son can’t read yet? Mine was reading by the time he was five.” How do you think your child feels when he is compared with his sibling? I would guess similar to how you would feel. Upset? Frustrated? Full of [...]
July 10, 2011 in Communication, Growth
Have you ever had one of those conversations where, no matter what questions you ask, the conversation never went past, “Hey, how are you? How’s the weather?” My relationship with my father had been that way for as long as I could remember. Conversations rarely got beyond the superficial formalities. Everything [...]
June 28, 2011 in Parenting, Simplicity
Have you ever noticed the build up of clutter in your life? Not just in your physical environment, but in your mind as well. Have you noticed that one type of clutter effects the other and vice-versa? So which came first – the chicken or the egg – the physical [...]
April 12, 2011 in Communication, Growth, Parenting
What is that age called when your child turns two? Some call it “The Terrible Twos”. You’ve likely heard this often and are conditioned to approach this stage expecting your child to be terrible. So, guess what? Some of the inconceivable things they do seem quite terrible to us. Every [...]
February 8, 2011 in Growth, Movement, Parenting
Do you wake up in the morning excited to experience the day, or do you hit the snooze button? There is a saying “How you do anything is how you do everything.” I may have mentioned this before and it is very important. If you notice you’re doing something in, [...]
