There was no holiday card this year. I couldn’t even bring myself to log in to social media for long enough to post a holiday wish there. I love you all, and I appreciate the wishes you’ve sent. You’ll have to take my word for it. I thought maybe a little time and space would […]
Tag: self-care
Every year, after the Christmas bustle and just before New Year’s Eve sneaks up, I find myself in reflection mode. Sometimes I’m flabbergasted by the speed at which the year flew; some years have me on my knees in thanks for the blessings and growth; other years, I have to dig a little to excavate […]
I was talking with a woman recently about her adventures in closet cleanouts. She is preparing for a move, listing her house, and doing it all with twin toddlers. She explained the post-baby master closet comb-through I remember doing after each of our boys came into our lives — the ones that involves considering your […]
While getting dressed for a long-awaited date night this weekend, I reached for the first piece of jewelry my husband gifted me long, long ago in a land far away back when our relationship was still shiny, new, and exciting. I remember the air coming out of my lungs when he handed me my very […]
There I was, body softening into my yoga mat, monkey mind quieted, breath slowing, perfectly relaxed, oil diffuser humming, and probably only 1 short minute into a 7 minute savasana. Ahhhhh. Yeeeeessss. And then slam of the door and “Mooooooooooommmmm!?” just above me. I held that softly flowing breath for a second — maybe it […]
This was the year of the anti-resolution for me — no exercise, no dry January, no improved diet or refined goals. I didn’t have it in me. Note to the reader: if you buy into the mindset of New Year, New You, which I have invested in for many years before this one, I do […]
This is a moment to really work out those gratitude muscles. Today, I’m grateful for the body I move through life in. I’m grateful for it not because it’s even close to perfect (newsflash: it isn’t!), not because it’s improving in any visible way (it’s not!), and not because it always functions, looks or feels […]